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After Western Suffolk BOCES: graduation, pay and debt

Northport, New York · Public · 274 undergrads

The typical student earns $49,667 ten years after starting and graduates leave with $11,339 in federal loans at the median.

The short answers

$49.7k
median pay 10 years after starting college.
$11.3k
median federal debt at graduation.
63%
of borrowers were paying down their loans three years after leaving.
All the federal numbers

Finishing

Finished a two-year program within three yearsCollege Scorecard
85%

Pay after college

Median pay 6 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard
$53,875
Median pay 8 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard
$61,434
Median pay 10 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard
$49,667
Earning more than $25,000 six years after startingCollege Scorecard
68%

Pay is for students who got federal aid and are working, counted from the year they started college, whether or not they finished.

Debt and paying it back

Median federal debt, students who graduatedCollege Scorecard
$11,339
Median federal debt, everyone who borrowed (finished or not)College Scorecard
$9,500
Median federal debt, students with a Pell GrantCollege Scorecard
$9,500
Median federal debt, students without a Pell GrantCollege Scorecard
$12,000
Paying down their loans 3 years after leavingCollege Scorecard
63%
Paying down their loans 5 years after leavingCollege Scorecard
67%
Paying down their loans 7 years after leavingCollege Scorecard
66%

Federal student loans only. Private loans and Parent PLUS loans aren't counted.

Where these numbers come from

Federal college data (IPEDS and College Scorecard).

Updated May 8, 2026Spot a mistake?How we get our numbers