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NY · 417 COVERED COLLEGES

College ROI in New York

See the strongest eligible ROI and value signals, then browse every covered college located in the state.

Download NY data ↓Read the national value report →Federal data through June 10, 2026
126Colleges with a publishable ROI scenario
$60,748Median observed year-5 earnings
$21,620Median annual net price
−37%Median modeled 10-year ROI
STATE PRICE CONTEXT · 2024

New York's everyday prices are 7.9% above the U.S. average

This statewide BEA benchmark helps put college budgets in context. It is not tuition, a campus-specific cost estimate or an input to our ROI rankings.

Overall prices
107.9
Housing
122.2
Utilities
134.4
U.S. average = 100
TOP 10 · ECONOMIC ROI

Best estimated 10-year return

126 colleges meet the consistent ROI screen.

1Columbia University in the City of New YorkNew York · Private nonprofit+154%2United States Merchant Marine AcademyKings Point · Public+151%3SUNY Maritime CollegeThroggs Neck · Public+114%4Cornell UniversityIthaca · Private nonprofit+100%5CUNY Bernard M Baruch CollegeNew York · Public+89%6Rensselaer Polytechnic InstituteTroy · Private nonprofit+78%7Helene Fuld College of NursingNew York · Private nonprofit+68%8Molloy UniversityRockville Centre · Private nonprofit+60%9Clarkson UniversityPotsdam · Private nonprofit+49%10Manhattan UniversityRiverdale · Private nonprofit+42%
TOP 10 · VALUE

Most earnings per price dollar

Observed five-year earnings divided by annual average net price.

1CUNY Bernard M Baruch CollegeNew York · Public26.8×2CUNY Hunter CollegeNew York · Public23.6×3CUNY Brooklyn CollegeBrooklyn · Public20.7×4CUNY Lehman CollegeBronx · Public20.3×5CUNY John Jay College of Criminal JusticeNew York · Public18.9×6CUNY City CollegeNew York · Public17.8×7CUNY Queens CollegeQueens · Public15.6×8United States Merchant Marine AcademyKings Point · Public15.6×9CUNY York CollegeJamaica · Public13.5×10College of Staten Island CUNYStaten Island · Public11.6×
LOW DEBT · SOLID COMPLETION

Where completer borrowers leave with less federal debt

Limited to currently operating colleges with at least 500 students and a completion rate at or above the New York median among debt-reporting colleges.

1Christine Valmy International School for Esthetics Skin Care & MakeupNew York · Private for-profit$5,478median federal debt94%college completion2Access CareersHempstead · Private for-profit$5,500median federal debt90%college completion3Hunter Business SchoolLevittown · Private for-profit$7,937median federal debt85%college completion4United States Merchant Marine AcademyKings Point · Public$8,833median federal debt82%college completion5Apex Technical SchoolLong Island City · Private nonprofit$9,500median federal debt78%college completion6CUNY Hunter CollegeNew York · Public$11,000median federal debt57%college completion7SUNY College of Environmental Science and ForestrySyracuse · Public$11,000median federal debt66%college completion8CUNY Bernard M Baruch CollegeNew York · Public$11,512median federal debt72%college completion9Lincoln Technical Institute-WhitestoneWhitestone · Private for-profit$11,730median federal debt67%college completion10CUNY City CollegeNew York · Public$11,990median federal debt57%college completion
Debt covers federal student-loan borrowers who completed. Parent PLUS and private loans are excluded. This view does not rank ROI or guarantee affordability.
ALL COLLEGES IN NY

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417 matching colleges · page 10 of 17

CollegeEarningsNet priceFederal debt10-year ROI
Long Island Beauty School-HempsteadHempstead · Private for-profit$26,914$26,387$8,254−163%American Academy of Dramatic Arts-New YorkNew York · Private nonprofit$19,329$55,553$12,000−164%Seminar L'moros Bais YaakovBrooklyn · Private nonprofit$27,394$23,921Not available−164%Shear Ego International School of Hair DesignRochester · Private for-profit$25,125$29,578$6,333−167%New York Institute of BeautyIslandia · Private for-profit$25,560$27,491$5,422−167%Yeshiva Gedolah Imrei Yosef D'spinkaBrooklyn · Private nonprofit$31,052$5,646Not available−169%Rabbinical College of Ohr Shimon YisroelBrooklyn · Private nonprofit$23,560$32,594Not available−169%American Musical and Dramatic AcademyNew York · Private nonprofit$21,034$41,416$15,250−169%Orlo School of Hair Design and CosmetologyAlbany · Private for-profit$26,940$16,747$6,538−173%Studio JewelersNew York · Private for-profit$26,029$19,698Not available−173%Uta Mesivta of Kiryas JoelMonroe · Private nonprofit$30,419$4,156Not available−174%Paul Mitchell the School-NYCStaten Island · Private for-profit$23,908$24,336$7,614−176%Continental School of Beauty Culture-MattydaleMattydale · Private for-profit$24,733$20,904$6,333−177%New York Institute of Massage IncWilliamsville · Private for-profit$22,028$27,232$10,322−180%The Salon Professional Academy-TonawandaTonawanda · Private for-profit$24,698$18,346$6,333−180%The Ailey SchoolNew York · Private nonprofit$19,055$35,855$17,500−180%Aveda Arts & Sciences Institute-New YorkNew York · Private for-profit$23,395$21,623$6,129−181%Capri Cosmetology Learning CentersNanuet · Private for-profit$24,132$17,425$5,827−184%Long Island Beauty School-HauppaugeHauppauge · Private for-profit$22,242$22,689$5,500−184%Continental School of Beauty Culture-RochesterRochester · Private for-profit$24,733$14,993$6,333−184%Empire Beauty School-PeekskillPeekskill · Private for-profit$22,752$19,310$6,554−186%Yeshiva Karlin StolinBrooklyn · Private nonprofit$27,006$6,393Not available−188%Christine Valmy International School for Esthetics Skin Care & MakeupNew York · Private for-profit$24,081$14,570$5,478−188%Lia Schorr Institute of Cosmetic Skin Care TrainingNew York · Private for-profit$26,376$7,746Not available−188%Central Yeshiva Tomchei Tmimim LubavitzBrooklyn · Private nonprofit$21,461$21,437Not available−189%

The directory includes every College Scorecard institution assigned to New York, including online-only colleges at their federal administrative location and historical records marked as not currently operating. Online-only colleges are labeled and excluded from state top-10 lists because their students are not confined to that state. “Not available” means a required federal value was missing or suppressed. Top-10 ROI eligibility requires current operating status, a reported bachelor’s-level program, at least 500 students, observed earnings and average net price of at least $1,000.