Top Ranked Programs
Suny Old Westbury's program mix is centered on Business, with additional strength in education, psychology, and health-related fields. Psychology, General is the largest program with 117 graduates, followed by Biology, General (84 graduates), Accounting (83 graduates), Communication and Media Studies (69 graduates), and Criminology (66 graduates). Across 26 programs serving roughly 1,000 students annually, 14 meet Azimuth's ranking threshold. Business accounts for 24% of degree output, Social Sciences represents 14%, and Education makes up 12% — a portfolio tilted toward applied professional fields. The strongest earnings come from Accounting, where 83 graduates earn median earnings of $70,351 four years after enrollment, and Azimuth ranks the program #161 for median earnings four years after enrollment among nonprofit four-year institutions. The Special Education and Teaching program graduates 42 students with median earnings of $62,389, and Azimuth ranks it #6 for median earnings four years after enrollment among nonprofit four-year institutions. Psychology, General combines the largest cohort with solid pay, making it the program that contributes most to the institution's overall earnings profile. Biology, General (84 graduates, $60,351) and Business Administration (47 graduates, $59,309) round out the higher-earning options. Several of Suny Old Westbury's largest programs feed directly into local and regional labor markets. Education and psychology graduates often stay in the New York metro area for careers in teaching, counseling, and social services — fields with steady demand but more moderate starting pay. Business and accounting graduates, by contrast, enter higher-mobility career tracks where four-year earnings more closely reflect labor-market outcomes. The [supply-demand map for college graduates](/analysis/supply-demand-map-college-degrees/) provides context for how these program families align with broader national hiring trends. ```