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Long Island University Majors & Programs

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Which majors earn the most at Long Island University?

Program-level earnings at Long Island University vary markedly, with several fields reporting high medians four years after completion. Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration reports median earnings of $136,840 and 176 degrees awarded, while Nursing reports $118,331 with 478 degrees awarded.

Allied Health Professions has median earnings of $107,539 four years after completion and 54 degrees awarded. In a more moderate-earning field, Computer and Information Sciences reports $77,461 and 8 degrees awarded.

The figures show a wide range across these fields, with the first three programs reporting higher medians than the computer field.

Major mix · each dot ≈ 1% of completions

Share of reported completions in the bachelor’s programs included here. Each dot represents approximately 1% of those completions. Counts are credentials, not unique students; excluded programs are not zero activity.

  • Health professions875 · 62.1%
  • Business132 · 9.4%
  • Education79 · 5.6%
  • Visual and performing arts56 · 4.0%
  • Psychology45 · 3.2%
  • Other223 · 15.8%

34 of 34 programs shown

Four-year earnings · first six matching programs
Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration 176 degrees awarded
$136,840
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing 478 degrees awarded
$118,331
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions 54 degrees awarded
$107,539
Computer and Information Sciences, General 8 degrees awarded
$77,461
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services 13 degrees awarded
$75,502
Accounting and Related Services 32 degrees awarded
$67,733

Each bar is a field’s median. Program size counts degrees awarded, not unique people or the earnings sample.

Compare all matching programs
Reported bachelor’s programs · earnings, program size and field ranks
ProgramDegrees awarded4-yr earningsField rank
Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration176$136,840—
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing478$118,331—
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions54$107,539—
Computer and Information Sciences, General small degree count8$77,461—
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services small degree count13$75,502—
Accounting and Related Services32$67,733—
Health and Medical Administrative Services small degree count19$66,243—
Business Administration, Management and Operations83$66,231—
Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services small degree count10$63,323—
Social Work small degree count17$59,425—
Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other68$56,863—
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas42$54,050—
Political Science and Government24$53,556—
Criminal Justice and Corrections26$51,086—
Psychology, General45$51,029—
Biology, General42$50,986—
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods37$48,618—
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness27$47,813—
Audiovisual Communications Technologies/Technicians small degree count5$44,659—
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft36$43,904—
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other small degree count17$41,138—
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions57$39,038—
Radio, Television, and Digital Communication small degree count12$34,304—
Veterinary/Animal Health Technologies/Technicians small degree count6Too few graduates to report—
Computer Programming small degree count8Too few graduates to report—
English Language and Literature, General small degree count12Too few graduates to report—
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities small degree count5Too few graduates to report—
Mathematics small degree count6Too few graduates to report—
Security Science and Technology small degree count8Too few graduates to report—
Film/Video and Photographic Arts small degree count8Too few graduates to report—
Visual and Performing Arts, General small degree count7Too few graduates to report—
Music small degree count5Too few graduates to report—
Finance and Financial Management Services small degree count10Too few graduates to report—
Specialized Sales, Merchandising and Marketing Operations small degree count7Too few graduates to report—

Program data and definitions · How to evaluate program rankings

What are the largest programs at Long Island University?

Ten largest programs by degrees awarded
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
478
Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration
176
Business Administration, Management and Operations
83
Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other
68
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions
57
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions
54
Psychology, General
45
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas
42
Biology, General
42
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods
37

Counts describe degrees awarded in the reporting period, not current enrollment. Program data and definitions

How do Long Island University majors rank nationally?

National program ranks are not reported for this school.

How Azimuth compares programs across colleges

Further analysis

Outcomes at Long Island University depend heavily on field of study, and the program pages let you compare earnings and debt across the catalog. Of the 23 programs with published earnings data, the spread between the highest- and lowest-earning fields is wide.

The degree mix is concentrated in health professions. Health Professions accounts for 62.1% of bachelor's degrees awarded, with Business a distant second at 9.4% and Education third at 5.6%.

The largest single program is Nursing, at 478 degrees awarded in a year, and its completers earn a median of $118,331 four years after completion. The highest-earning program is Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration, where completers earn $136,840 four years after completion from 176 degrees awarded annually.

Allied Health Professions is a smaller program at 54 degrees a year, but its completers earn $107,539 four years after completion, well above the national median for the field.

Data & methodology

Sources and reporting periods: methodology.

Analysis and methodology by Daniel Rogers, founder of College Azimuth.

Explanatory text is AI-assisted drafting checked against those figures; it is not an additional data source.

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