SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University
Brooklyn, New York · Also known as SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University · Website
$109,601
median earnings, 10 years after starting
$109,601
median earnings, 10 years after starting
SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University is a public 4-year college in Brooklyn, New York with 293 undergraduates and 1,927 graduate students. Former students earn a median $109,601 a year 10 years after they started, and graduates leave with a median $12,500 in federal student loans.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
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A year, after grants
Tuition and fees
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Admission rate
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Completion rate
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Median debt
$12,500
About $133 a month
Earnings at 10 years
$109,601
Rank 20 of 5,094 in the US
Cost
What a year costs: posted prices and the average after grants
- Students with a need-based grant
- 3.1%
- Students with federal loans
- 43%
Net price is what students who get aid pay on average after grants.
Tuition and net price by year
School years 2015-16 to 2024-25. The year on the chart is the year the school year starts.
Yearly cost
Dollars a year
Admission and students
- Undergraduates
- 293
- Graduate students
- 1,927
- Part-time students
- 3.4%
- Women
- 79%
- Students per teacher
- 9
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Programs
- 34
- Endowment
- $33.4M
Earnings and debt
Compared with the medians of the colleges of its state, of colleges of the same kind and of all US colleges
Median earnings 10 years after starting rank 20 of 5,094 US colleges and 3 of 299 in New York (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | NY median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | - | $17,682 | $12,792 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | - | $13,810 | $8,626 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | - | 73% | 83% | 78% |
| Completion rate | - | 64% | 46% | 58% |
| Retention rate | - | 79% | 76% | 75% |
| Median debt | $12,500 | $15,250 | $19,500 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $110,661 | $38,937 | $43,105 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $109,601 | $47,733 | $50,314 | $40,813 |
Best-paid programs
Median earnings 1 year after graduation
Same kind: US public 4-year colleges. Earnings and debt are medians of former students who received federal student aid. 86% of borrowers lowered their balance within 3 years. 95% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
34 fields of study and credentials, with graduates, debt and earnings
| Field of study | Graduates | Median debt | Earnings 1 yr | Earnings 4 yr | US median 4 yr | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MedicineProfessional | Professional | 190 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingMaster's | Master's | 130 | $26,425 | $132,479 | $142,553 | $120,193 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingBachelor's | Bachelor's | 119 | $12,500 | $112,670 | $108,786 | $88,910 |
| Public HealthOnlineMaster's | Master's | 55 | $28,187 | $74,881 | $83,681 | $82,751 |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsMaster's | Master's | 42 | $87,663 | $133,727 | Withheld | - |
| Rehabilitation and Therapeutic ProfessionsMaster's | Master's | 34 | $66,000 | $73,084 | $84,040 | $71,416 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingOnlineProfessional | Professional | 17 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 15 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Rehabilitation and Therapeutic ProfessionsProfessional | Professional | 15 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Medical Illustration and InformaticsOnlineMaster's | Master's | 14 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Physiology, Pathology and Related SciencesMaster's | Master's | 9 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingGraduate certificate | Graduate certificate | 7 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $126,911 |
| Neurobiology and NeurosciencesDoctoral | Doctoral | 4 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $96,176 |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 4 | $22,869 | $105,434 | $114,061 | $70,786 |
| Public HealthOnlineGraduate certificate | Graduate certificate | 4 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $88,684 |
| Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular BiologyDoctoral | Doctoral | 3 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $112,683 |
| Public HealthProfessional | Professional | 2 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Health Professions Education, Ethics, and HumanitiesGraduate certificate | Graduate certificate | 1 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $112,957 |
| Biomedical/Medical EngineeringDoctoral | Doctoral | 0 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $131,848 |
| Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular BiologyMaster's | Master's | 0 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical SciencesMaster's | Master's | 0 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Microbiological Sciences and ImmunologyMaster's | Master's | 0 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Pharmacology and ToxicologyMaster's | Master's | 0 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Clinical, Counseling and Applied PsychologyMaster's | Master's | 0 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Health and Medical Administrative ServicesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 0 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
In the area
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Questions and answers
How much do SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University graduates earn?
$109,601 a year is the median pay of former SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University students who work, 10 years after they started ($110,661 after 6 years). That ranks 20 of 5,094 US colleges and 3 of 299 in New York. Its best-paid program one year after graduation is Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Master's) at $133,727.
How much student debt do SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University graduates have?
$12,500 is the median federal student loan debt of SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University graduates, about $133 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271. 43% of undergraduates take out federal loans.
What are the most popular majors at SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University?
Medicine (190 professional graduates), Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (130 master's graduates), Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (119 bachelor's graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 34 programs.
Official public data, June 2026 release. Net price is for first-time, full-time students who get aid. Completion counts first-time, full-time students who finish within 150% of the normal time. Debt and earnings are medians of students who received federal student aid, measured a few years after they left, in the dollars of the year measured; earnings count former students who work and are not enrolled, including those who did not finish.