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Highest-earning colleges in New York

Colleges ranked by reported median earnings five years after completion. Price and modeled ROI do not affect the order.

129eligible collegesYear 5earnings period
LOWERMEDIAN EARNINGS · YEAR 5 AFTER COMPLETIONHIGHER
1
Columbia University in the City of New YorkNew York, NY · Private nonprofit
$112,647Observed median earnings
2
Helene Fuld College of NursingNew York, NY · Private nonprofit
$106,863Observed median earnings
3
Cornell UniversityIthaca, NY · Private nonprofit
$104,057Observed median earnings
4
SUNY Maritime CollegeThroggs Neck, NY · Public
$102,795Observed median earnings
5
Rensselaer Polytechnic InstituteTroy, NY · Private nonprofit
$102,764Observed median earnings
6
United States Merchant Marine AcademyKings Point, NY · Public
$96,303Observed median earnings
7
Clarkson UniversityPotsdam, NY · Private nonprofit
$89,882Observed median earnings
8
Molloy UniversityRockville Centre, NY · Private nonprofit
$89,292Observed median earnings
9
Manhattan UniversityRiverdale, NY · Private nonprofit
$86,042Observed median earnings
10
University of RochesterRochester, NY · Private nonprofit
$84,459Observed median earnings
11
New York UniversityNew York, NY · Private nonprofit
$83,544Observed median earnings
12
CUNY Graduate School and University CenterNew York, NY · Public
$81,447Observed median earnings
13
CUNY Bernard M Baruch CollegeNew York, NY · Public
$81,296Observed median earnings
14
Fordham UniversityBronx, NY · Private nonprofit
$81,207Observed median earnings
15
Union CollegeSchenectady, NY · Private nonprofit
$80,426Observed median earnings
16
Wagner CollegeStaten Island, NY · Private nonprofit
$80,303Observed median earnings
17
Binghamton UniversityVestal, NY · Public
$80,182Observed median earnings
18
Barnard CollegeNew York, NY · Private nonprofit
$79,860Observed median earnings
19
Rochester Institute of TechnologyRochester, NY · Private nonprofit
$79,755Observed median earnings
20
Pace UniversityNew York, NY · Private nonprofit
$79,270Observed median earnings
21
Excelsior UniversityAlbany, NY · Private nonprofit
$78,507Observed median earnings
22
Stony Brook UniversityStony Brook, NY · Public
$78,458Observed median earnings
23
Colgate UniversityHamilton, NY · Private nonprofit
$78,336Observed median earnings
24
Hamilton CollegeClinton, NY · Private nonprofit
$77,354Observed median earnings
25
Yeshiva UniversityNew York, NY · Private nonprofit
$76,796Observed median earnings
26
Marist UniversityPoughkeepsie, NY · Private nonprofit
$76,528Observed median earnings
27
Adelphi UniversityGarden City, NY · Private nonprofit
$76,438Observed median earnings
28
New York Institute of TechnologyOld Westbury, NY · Private nonprofit
$76,175Observed median earnings
29
Syracuse UniversitySyracuse, NY · Private nonprofit
$74,809Observed median earnings
30
D'Youville UniversityBuffalo, NY · Private nonprofit
$74,733Observed median earnings
31
University of Mount Saint VincentBronx, NY · Private nonprofit
$73,472Observed median earnings
32
Long Island UniversityBrookville, NY · Private nonprofit
$73,396Observed median earnings
33
Mount Saint Mary CollegeNewburgh, NY · Private nonprofit
$72,592Observed median earnings
34
St. John's University-New YorkQueens, NY · Private nonprofit
$71,559Observed median earnings
35
Hofstra UniversityHempstead, NY · Private nonprofit
$71,515Observed median earnings
36
Utica UniversityUtica, NY · Private nonprofit
$71,267Observed median earnings
37
Trocaire CollegeBuffalo, NY · Private nonprofit
$71,071Observed median earnings
38
SUNY Polytechnic InstituteUtica, NY · Public
$70,849Observed median earnings
39
CUNY Hunter CollegeNew York, NY · Public
$70,493Observed median earnings
40
Iona UniversityNew Rochelle, NY · Private nonprofit
$69,867Observed median earnings
41
Siena UniversityLoudonville, NY · Private nonprofit
$69,406Observed median earnings
42
Daemen UniversityAmherst, NY · Private nonprofit
$69,195Observed median earnings
43
Vaughn College of Aeronautics and TechnologyFlushing, NY · Private nonprofit
$68,858Observed median earnings
44
University at BuffaloBuffalo, NY · Public
$68,437Observed median earnings
45
CUNY City CollegeNew York, NY · Public
$67,227Observed median earnings
46
Hobart William Smith CollegesGeneva, NY · Private nonprofit
$66,994Observed median earnings
47
Farmingdale State CollegeFarmingdale, NY · Public
$66,973Observed median earnings
48
Dominican University New YorkOrangeburg, NY · Private nonprofit
$66,867Observed median earnings
49
St. John Fisher UniversityRochester, NY · Private nonprofit
$66,453Observed median earnings
50
CUNY Queens CollegeQueens, NY · Public
$65,545Observed median earnings

The ranking includes currently operating colleges in New York with reported bachelor’s-level programs, at least 500 students and available year-5 earnings. It does not adjust for program mix, geography, student background or cost.

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