10-yr median earnings
$49,667
Federal aid recipients only
Public · Northport, New York
Western Suffolk BOCES
Western Suffolk BOCES is a public institution in Northport, New York. as a public institution, published Scorecard outcomes are the federal Title-IV cohort view of former students — not every graduate and not a guarantee for any one enrollee.
- $49,667
- 10-yr median earnings
- 83.5%
- 150%-time completion
The verdict
Western Suffolk BOCES posts above-median former-student earnings.
According to the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard.
- Top 29%
- former-student earnings, US
- 83.5%
- 150%-time completion
- -8%
- earnings, 6→10 yrs
Suburb: Large
Institution data retrieved July 2026; field-of-study data retrieved March 2026.
How to read this Western Suffolk BOCES profile
Figures above come from IPEDS institution records published through the College Scorecard (retrieved July 2026 for institution fields; March 2026 for field-of-study). Peer groups and cost cohorts follow IPEDS ownership sector, Carnegie class, and locale, not an editorial shortlist.
Average net price subtracts grant and scholarship aid from cost of attendance for full-time, first-time undergraduate Title IV recipients. It is a defined cohort average, not a personalized price; income-band fields add context but do not replace the school's current net-price calculator.
Earnings use Treasury-linked records for federally aided former students who were working and not enrolled in the measurement year (completers and noncompleters). IPEDS completion and retention use separate first-time, full-time cohorts, so those denominators are not the earnings cohort. Read cost, completion, and earnings as distinct historical measures, not a causal verdict or individual forecast.
College Value Score
B
College Value Score
73/100
Western Suffolk BOCES
A 6-metric composite of earnings, cost, and completion outcomes benchmarked against every reporting US college, not a ranking of teaching quality, campus life, or fit for any individual student. See the full methodology.
Earnings B-
$49,667
10-year median former-student earnings
Net Price N/A
N/A
Average annual cost after grants and aid
Completion Rate A
83.5%
Completion within 150% of normal time
Debt C+
$11,339
Median federal debt at graduation
Loan Repayment B-
67.7%
Borrowers repaying loans within 3 years
Retention N/A
N/A
First-year students returning for year two
Each axis is the percentile score shown in the breakdown at left; the shape shows this school's overall profile at a glance.
Avg net price
Not reported
After grants and scholarships
150%-time completion
83.5%
Full-time, first-time cohort
150%-time completion vs portal median (57.1%) 83.5%
Less-than-four-year-institution cohort
College ROI Quadrant - Western Suffolk BOCES vs peers
Each dot is a college plotted by 10-year median earnings (x-axis) vs average net price (y-axis), colored by completion within 150% of normal time. Bottom-right = high earnings/lower price; top-left = lower earnings/higher price.
How Western Suffolk BOCES ranks nationally
Where this school's former-student earnings fall within the full national distribution of every US college that reports to the College Scorecard, not just its peer set.
Western Suffolk BOCES: former-student earnings vs. every US college
10-year median earnings, College Scorecard
$49,667 Top 29% higher than 71% of 5,103 US colleges
Each bar is a $20K-wide band; taller bars hold more US colleges. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Source U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard · Mar–Jul 2026 retrievals
| Metric | Western Suffolk BOCES | National rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10-yr median earnings | $49,667 | #1499 of 5103 | 71st |
| 150%-time completion | 83.5% | #532 of 4858 | 89th |
| Undergraduate enrollment | 286 | #3324 of 5462 | 39th |
National ranks count every operating US college reporting each metric to the College Scorecard, separate from the earnings histogram above.
Quick Facts
286
Undergraduate enrollment
-
Acceptance rate
-
SAT average
83.5%
150%-time completion
$49,667
10-yr median earnings
-
First-year retention
How Western Suffolk BOCES ranks in New York
State rank among 299 reporting New York colleges with College Scorecard data, a separate lens from the national distribution above.
| Metric | Western Suffolk BOCES | State rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10-yr median earnings | $49,667 | #135 of 299 | 55th |
| 150%-time completion | 83.5% | #55 of 322 | 83rd |
| Undergraduate enrollment | 286 | #212 of 367 | 42nd |
Highest former-student earnings in New York
| # | School | 10-yr earnings | Net price |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences | $131,426 | $29,882 |
| 2 | Helene Fuld College of Nursing | $111,027 | $47,181 |
| 3 | SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University | $109,601 | - |
| 4 | Center for Allied Health Education | $107,249 | $48,150 |
| 5 | Miami Ad School-New York | $106,192 | - |
| 6 | St Paul's School of Nursing-Queens | $104,403 | $26,315 |
| 7 | Cornell University | $104,043 | $28,690 |
| 8 | Weill Medical College of Cornell University | $104,043 | - |
| 9 | Columbia University in the City of New York | $102,491 | $21,590 |
| 10 | Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute | $102,051 | $36,228 |
| 11 | Cochran School of Nursing | $99,503 | - |
| 12 | Mount Sinai Phillips School of Nursing | $96,980 | - |
| 135 | Western Suffolk BOCESThis school | $49,667 | - |
Net price at Western Suffolk BOCES swings rather than trends
Across 9 reported years between 2013 and 2021, the average net price here has ranged from $15,143 to $27,199 without settling into a rise or a fall. Comparing only the first and last years would read as -43.0%, but the years in between do not follow that line, so the honest summary is the range rather than a trend. Budget against the upper end, not the average.
Lowest year
$15,143
Highest year
$27,199
Most recent (2021)
$15,507
9 reported years. Nominal dollars, not adjusted for inflation.
2013 · $27,1992021 · $15,507
Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, per-year fields (2013–2021). Net price is the average cost after grant and scholarship aid for federally-aided undergraduates.
Student Demographics
Race & ethnicity
Student body at a glance
71.2%
Female
39.5%
First Generation
Outcomes
$53,875
Median Earnings (6yr)
67.8%
Earning Over $25K
67.7%
Loan Repayment, Completers (3yr)
Outcomes & debt snapshot
| Measure | Cohort / horizon | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Completion within 150% of normal time | First-time, full-time | 83.5% |
| Median earnings | 6 years after entry | $53,875 |
| Median earnings | 10 years after entry | $49,667 |
| Share earning over $25,000 | Working, not enrolled | 67.8% |
| Loan repayment rate | Completers, 3 years after leaving | 67.7% |
| Median federal student debt | At completion | $11,339 |
| Estimated monthly payment | Standard 10-year plan | $120/mo |
Programs & Earnings
Top programs at Western Suffolk BOCES by completer earnings
Median earnings of program completers, College Scorecard field-of-study file
- Allied Health Diagnostic, …
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions
$84,840 median earnings
- Vehicle Maintenance and Re…
Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians
$79,277 median earnings
- Practical Nursing, Vocatio…
Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants
$59,938 median earnings
- Cosmetology and Related Pe… $26,458
Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming Services
$26,458 median earnings
What this shows The highest-earning programs at a school are not necessarily its most popular ones - a small specialized program can post strong median earnings without reflecting the outcome most students here actually see.
| Program | Credential | Completers | Median Earnings | Median Debt |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions | Certificate | 52 | $84,840 | $12,996 |
| Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians | Certificate | 32 | $79,277 | $12,000 |
| Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants | Certificate | 26 | $59,938 | $9,859 |
| Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming Services | Certificate | 37 | $26,458 | $5,278 |
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Frequently Asked Questions
What are the admissions statistics for Western Suffolk BOCES? ▼
Western Suffolk BOCES is a public institution in Northport, New York. Undergraduate enrollment is 286 students.
How much do Western Suffolk BOCES former students earn? ▼
Federally aided former students at Western Suffolk BOCES who were working and not enrolled had median earnings of $49,667 ten years after entry; the cohort is not limited to graduates. Six years after entry, the corresponding median is $53,875.
What is the graduation rate at Western Suffolk BOCES? ▼
Western Suffolk BOCES has a 83.5% completion rate within 150% of normal program time at a less-than-four-year institution.
Is Western Suffolk BOCES worth the student debt? ▼
The median student debt at Western Suffolk BOCES is $11,339, while former students earn a median of $49,667 ten years after enrollment. That debt represents about 23% of those annual earnings. Among borrowers who completed their program, 67.7% are repaying their loans within 3 years. Estimated monthly loan payment is $120.
Sources & methodology
Public-college profiles lean on IPEDS enrollment and Scorecard Title-IV outcomes. State appropriations are outside this page; the figures below are the federal cohort measures only.
Every number is read live from the Mar–Jul 2026 Scorecard/IPEDS retrievals. Public institutions often enroll large Title-IV cohorts, so medians can be stable — still cohort averages, never a personal forecast. Read the full methodology for how the data is sourced, computed, and verified.
- College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education - former-student earnings, cost & completion (collegescorecard.ed.gov).
- IPEDS, National Center for Education Statistics - enrollment, admissions, Carnegie class & demographics (nces.ed.gov/ipeds).
- U.S. Treasury / IRS earnings linkage - median earnings 6 & 10 years after enrollment for federal-aid recipients (irs.gov).
- College Scorecard, Field of Study - program-level (credential) earnings & debt (collegescorecard.ed.gov).
- Federal Student Aid (Title IV / NSLDS) - U.S. Department of Education - net price, student debt & aid-recipient repayment outcomes (studentaid.gov).
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