Which Long Island University major has the lowest debt?

Other Interdisciplinary Studies graduates leave with a median of $21,000 in federal loans, the lowest among 15 Long Island University bachelor's programs that report debt.

How much does Long Island University cost?

Tuition and fees are $42,432 a year for all students. After grants and scholarships, the average net price is $33,062 a year.

How many Long Island University programs report graduate pay?

15 bachelor's programs at Long Island University report first-year pay, and all of them also report federal debt.

Long Island University Programs, Ranked by Graduate Pay and Debt

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Brookville, NY
5,520 undergraduates

College Scorecard June 2026 release

The short answer

15 Long Island University bachelor's programs report what graduates earn. Nursing pays the most in the first year ($100,097), and Theatre the least ($18,671). The median program pays $31,432.

Tuition and fees$42,432Per year, for all students

Average net price after aid$33,062Per year

Graduation rate57%Within 6 years

Admission rate86%Of applicants

All 15 bachelor's programs, ranked

Each figure is the median for the program's graduates. "Rank in New York" compares first-year pay with the same field's bachelor's programs across New York. Programs that don't report a figure are listed last when you sort by it.

#	Program	Year 1 pay	Year 5 pay	Debt	Rank in New York
1	NursingAbout 416 graduates a year	$100,097	$120,566	$31,000	18th of 51
2	Diagnostic and Treatment ProfessionsAbout 59 graduates a year	$92,696	$110,434	$28,545	6th of 13
3	Health and Medical AdministrationAbout 5 graduates a year	$55,041	$62,207	$25,000	3rd of 13
4	AccountingAbout 38 graduates a year	$47,852	$76,814	$23,000	31st of 45
5	Subject-Area Teacher EducationAbout 36 graduates a year	$40,191	$66,446	$26,500	12th of 22
6	Political ScienceAbout 18 graduates a year	$39,603	$66,195	$22,593	15th of 47
7	Teacher EducationAbout 37 graduates a year	$32,187	$51,621	$27,000	20th of 25
8	Criminal JusticeAbout 23 graduates a year	$31,432	$67,781	$27,531	27th of 32
9	Other Health ProfessionsAbout 84 graduates a year	$31,153	$65,226	$25,000	5th of 6
10	Business AdministrationAbout 91 graduates a year	$29,585	$71,361	$22,570	70th of 73
11	PsychologyAbout 48 graduates a year	$28,007	$52,325	$23,343	53rd of 65
12	BiologyAbout 51 graduates a year	$25,679	$80,268	$26,000	56th of 65
13	Kinesiology and Exercise ScienceAbout 24 graduates a year	$24,096	$47,889	$25,000	16th of 18
14	Other Interdisciplinary StudiesAbout 5 graduates a year	$21,549	$37,773	$21,000	6th of 6
15	TheatreAbout 63 graduates a year	$18,671	Not reported	$26,000	17th of 31

Program names link to the program's own page, and New York ranks link to the full ranking for the field.

Some nursing bachelor's programs are for nurses who are already licensed and working (RN-to-BSN). College Scorecard counts them with programs for new students, and their graduates' pay reflects years of nursing experience, so high pay at a program here may not mean higher starting pay for a new nurse.

2 more bachelor's programs report debt but not pay, so they aren't listed.

Quick picks

Highest first-year pay

Nursing$100,097
Diagnostic and Treatment Professions$92,696
Health and Medical Administration$55,041
Accounting$47,852
Subject-Area Teacher Education$40,191

Lowest median debt

Largest programs

NursingAbout 416 graduates a year
Business AdministrationAbout 91 graduates a year
Other Health ProfessionsAbout 84 graduates a year
TheatreAbout 63 graduates a year
Diagnostic and Treatment ProfessionsAbout 59 graduates a year

Common questions

Nursing graduates earn a median of $100,097 in their first year, the most of 15 Long Island University bachelor's programs that report pay.

About this data

Earnings and debt only include students who received federal financial aid, and earnings only count graduates who were working and not enrolled in more school.
Debt only includes federal loans. Private loans and credit cards are not counted.
Tuition, net price, graduation rate, and admission rate are for the whole school, not one program.
Some schools with several campuses report one combined figure for all of them. We count each of those schools once, and leave them out of New York rankings when their main campus is in another state.
Scorecard figures describe graduating classes from several years ago.

Sources

U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, field of study and institution files, June 2026 release
NCES, IPEDS tuition and fees, 2023-24, for in-district tuition labels