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SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University

Brooklyn, NY · 8 field-and-degree records

Earnings reported for 8 · Federal debt reported for 2

Based onFederal evidence is incompleteEstimateNot enough data
Estimated 10-year payoff
Price unavailable

Payoff needs a reliable price

Observed year-5 earnings are available, but the current federal record does not provide a usable institution-wide average net price.

Not availableTime to earn back the modeled cost
Not availableEstimated return after 10 years
$119,176Observed earnings · year 5
Not availableHighest annual price before payoff reaches $0
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PAYOFF CURVE

No payoff curve is shown.

Observed year-5 earnings are available, but the current federal record does not provide a usable institution-wide average net price.

FEDERAL COST DATA

Four ways to read college price.

Annual college-wide figures from the current College Scorecard release. Average net price covers full-time, first-time undergraduates receiving federal aid; public-college figures use in-state students. Program tuition and individual aid offers may differ.

Published in-state tuitionNot available
Sticker price
Published out-of-state tuitionNot available
Sticker price
Average net priceNot available
Title IV student average
Cost of attendanceNot available
Tuition + living budget
PRICE SOURCECollege reported · annual amount · federal dataset
HOW STUDENTS ATTEND · 2023-24

Online study is a meaningful part of the student experience.

IPEDS enrollment counts show course delivery across the whole institution. They do not indicate whether a specific degree can be completed online.

Fully online11%
272 students
Some online courses43%
1,080 students
No online courses46%
1,149 students
Undergraduates age 25+50%
Share of undergraduate enrollment

Institution-level attendance context from IPEDS. Program delivery is reported separately on degree pages and in the program directory. These figures do not enter ROI.

College identity and local contextAccreditation, institution type, dual enrollment and state prices
COLLEGE AT A GLANCE

Institution details

Current federal characteristics describing the college, not the outcomes of a specific program.

Accreditor
Middle States Commission on Higher Education
Main award level
Bachelor’s degrees
Campus setting
City
Admissions
Not reported
Delivery
Campus or mixed delivery
Federal designation
No special designation reported
Sources: College Scorecard June 2026 release and IPEDS 2024 institutional characteristics.
STATE PRICE CONTEXT · 2024

Prices in New York run 8% above the U.S. level.

BEA Regional Price Parities compare price levels across states. A value of 100 equals the national average.

Overall8% above U.S.
Goods7% above U.S.
Housing22% above U.S.
Utilities34% above U.S.
Other services4% above U.S.

Use this as geographic context, not a personal budget. It describes the state, not the campus neighborhood, and does not measure tuition or student-specific housing.

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THE NUMBERS BEHIND THE VERDICT

What it costs and what graduates earn

Not availableAverage net price / year
Not availableCost of attendance
$12,500Median federal student debt · completer borrowers
$133/moPublished 10-year payment estimate
$119,176Median earnings · year 5 after completion
Not availableCompletion rate
Not availableAdmission rate
293Student size

Debt covers federal student-loan borrowers who completed. It does not include Parent PLUS or private loans. We show admissions scores only when a valid federal value is available.

QUESTIONS ANSWERED

What the numbers say about SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University

What does SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University cost?

The current federal record does not provide a reliable average net price for SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University.

What do SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University graduates earn?

The observed median earnings figure is $119,176 5 years after completion. It describes a federal cohort, not a guaranteed starting salary.

How much federal debt do SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University graduates have?

Completer borrowers report median cumulative federal student debt of $12,500. Parent PLUS and private loans are not included.

Is every degree at SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University worth the same?

No. The current release contains 8 field-and-degree records for SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University; 8 report year-4 earnings and 2 report federal debt. Outcomes can differ substantially by field and degree level.

DEBT AFTER COLLEGE

Are borrowers making progress?

Repayment progress, default and debt at exit describe different federal borrower cohorts. They are shown separately and do not change the ROI estimate.

1 year78%Paid down at least $1 of principal
3 years86%Paid down at least $1 of principal
5 years85%Paid down at least $1 of principal
7 years93%Paid down at least $1 of principal
Students who completed$12,500Median federal debt · 186 borrowers
Students who withdrew$10,087Median federal debt · 23 borrowers
Three-year cohort default rate0%Federal cohort measure, not the share currently behind on payments

Source: College Scorecard. Repayment progress is the share of borrowers who reduced principal by at least $1 at the stated measurement point. Debt covers federal student loans; Parent PLUS and private loans are excluded. Cohorts and reporting periods differ across measures.

2024–25 ENROLLMENT

Who studied here during the year

2,495Students enrolled at any point
324Undergraduate students
2,171Graduate students

Unduplicated students enrolled at any point from July 1, 2024 through June 30, 2025. This full-year measure is different from a fall headcount and does not enter ROI.

More student and earnings detailPrice by family income, retention, equity and common industries
PRICE BY FAMILY INCOME

Average net price is not one price

Federal averages for aided students in each family-income band. Your aid offer can differ.

$0–30kNot available
$30–48kNot available
$48–75kNot available
$75–110kNot available
$110k+Not available
LONGER-TERM CONTEXT

What happens beyond the first earnings measure

Year 5$119,176
Year 6$110,661
Year 10$109,601
Full-time retention
Not available
Part-time retention
Not available
Completion within 200% of normal time
Not available

Earnings timepoints may use different historical cohorts and should not be read as one group’s guaranteed salary growth.

WHO PAYS, WHO FINISHES, WHO EARNS

Outcomes are not the same for every family.

These federal cohorts add context that a single college average can hide. Missing figures remain unreported rather than estimated.

Pell Grant studentsNot reported

Completion rate not reported

97% received a Pell Grant within eight years
Parent borrowingNot available

Median Parent PLUS debt

Borrower count not reported
First-generation students$12,500

Median federal student debt

83% making progress in repayment after three years
Three-year repayment progress
Lower income86%
Middle incomeNot reported
Higher incomeNot reported
Undergraduate student composition
White28%
Black19%
Hispanic19%
Asian25%

Source: College Scorecard, June 2026 release. Parent PLUS debt belongs to parents; student-debt measures exclude Parent PLUS and private loans. Cohort definitions differ by measure.

INDEPENDENT CENSUS EARNINGS VIEW

How earnings develop by field

Privacy-protected Census employment records follow graduate cohorts one, five and ten years after completion. This source is kept separate from College Scorecard because its population and methodology differ.

Field and credentialYear 1Year 5Year 10
Advanced/Graduate Dentistry and Oral Sciences.Doctoral, professional practice · Broad federal field 51
$79,140Year 1
$145,217Year 5
$329,421Year 10
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology.Doctoral, research/scholarship · Broad federal field 26
$60,961Year 1
$75,035Year 5
$158,313Year 10
Advanced/Graduate Dentistry and Oral Sciences.Master’s degree · Broad federal field 51
$104,201Year 1
$120,273Year 5
$141,561Year 10
Advanced/Graduate Dentistry and Oral Sciences.Bachelor’s degree · Broad federal field 51
$96,568Year 1
$112,227Year 5
$125,500Year 10

Median annual earnings in 2023 dollars. Each time point may use a different pooled graduation cohort. Coverage is limited to institutions participating in the Census Post-Secondary Employment Outcomes program.

NATIONAL CONTEXT

How this college compares

Percentiles compare this institution with currently operating colleges that report the same federal measure.

99thEarnings percentile
WHAT STANDS OUT

A faster read on this college

These summaries use every reportable field-and-credential record at this institution. They do not fill privacy-suppressed outcomes.

$105,555Median year-4 earnings across reportable program categories
$24,882Median federal debt across categories that report debt
88%Of comparable categories above their same-field national benchmark
EARNINGS OVER TIME

What graduates earned in later years

$112,160Year 1
$109,981Year 4
$119,176Year 5

Each year can represent a different federal cohort, so the points do not track the same people over time.

DEGREES AT THIS COLLEGE

Your choice of degree can change the payoff.

Graduate earnings differ by field and credential, even within the same college.

1Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing · Master's Degree$142,5532Health and Medical Administrative Services · Master's Degree$122,4463Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions · Bachelor's Degree$114,0614Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing · Bachelor's Degree$108,7865Medicine · Doctoral Degree$102,3236Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions · Bachelor's Degree$91,8097Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions · Master's Degree$84,0408Public Health · Master's Degree$83,681

Observed year-4 earnings · compare the same field and credential across colleges

Strongest relative outcomes

Programs that stand out against the same-degree benchmark

This view rewards performance relative to the same field and credential, not simply majors that pay more everywhere.

1Rehabilitation and Therapeutic ProfessionsBachelor's Degree · $91,809 reported+65%vs same-degree national medianNot availablefederal debt2Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsBachelor's Degree · $114,061 reported+61%vs same-degree national median$27,740federal debt3Health and Medical Administrative ServicesMaster's Degree · $122,446 reported+36%vs same-degree national medianNot availablefederal debt4Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingBachelor's Degree · $108,786 reported+22%vs same-degree national median$22,023federal debt5Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingMaster's Degree · $142,553 reported+19%vs same-degree national medianNot availablefederal debt6Rehabilitation and Therapeutic ProfessionsMaster's Degree · $84,040 reported+18%vs same-degree national medianNot availablefederal debt
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DEGREE OUTCOMES

Compare fields and degree levels

Showing all 8 field-and-degree records in the current release.

Major or fieldDegree levelEarnings, year 4Federal debt2024–25 graduates
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingMaster's Degree$142,553Not available3
Health and Medical Administrative ServicesMaster's Degree$122,446Not availableNot reported
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsBachelor's Degree$114,061$27,740Not reported
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingBachelor's Degree$108,786$22,023Not reported
MedicineDoctoral Degree$102,323Not available177
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic ProfessionsBachelor's Degree$91,809Not availableNot reported
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic ProfessionsMaster's Degree$84,040Not availableNot reported
Public HealthMaster's Degree$83,681Not availableNot reported

Graduate counts come from IPEDS and group related majors into the same federal field. Missing earnings or debt values remain labeled as unavailable.

Earnings, price, completion and enrollment are observed federal measures. ROI, payoff and break-even are modeled scenarios built from those measures and fixed assumptions. College payoff is not the payoff of every degree at this school; use the program table for a more precise comparison.