Colleges Whose Graduates Earn the Most in New York
Ranked by median earnings 10 years after entry (100 colleges with at least 200 undergraduates). Data: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, June 2026 release.
| # | College | Median earnings 10 years after entry | Net price | Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences Albany, NY · Private nonprofit | $131,426 | $29,882 | $131,426 |
| 2 | Helene Fuld College of Nursing New York, NY · Private nonprofit | $111,027 | $47,181 | $111,027 |
| 3 | SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University Brooklyn, NY · Public | $109,601 | — | $109,601 |
| 4 | Center for Allied Health Education Brooklyn, NY · Private for-profit | $107,249 | $48,150 | $107,249 |
| 5 | St Paul's School of Nursing-Queens Rego Park, NY · Private for-profit | $104,403 | $26,315 | $104,403 |
| 6 | Cornell University Ithaca, NY · Private nonprofit | $104,043 | $28,690 | $104,043 |
| 7 | Columbia University in the City of New York New York, NY · Private nonprofit | $102,491 | $21,590 | $102,491 |
| 8 | Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Troy, NY · Private nonprofit | $102,051 | $36,228 | $102,051 |
| 9 | Mount Sinai Phillips School of Nursing New York, NY · Private nonprofit | $96,980 | — | $96,980 |
| 10 | SUNY Maritime College Throggs Neck, NY · Public | $95,951 | $22,367 | $95,951 |
| 11 | United States Merchant Marine Academy Kings Point, NY · Public | $90,610 | $6,174 | $90,610 |
| 12 | Clarkson University Potsdam, NY · Private nonprofit | $89,696 | $30,305 | $89,696 |
| 13 | Union College Schenectady, NY · Private nonprofit | $88,604 | $34,561 | $88,604 |
| 14 | St Paul's School of Nursing-Staten Island Staten Island, NY · Private for-profit | $86,693 | $35,666 | $86,693 |
| 15 | Manhattan University Riverdale, NY · Private nonprofit | $86,316 | $27,256 | $86,316 |
| 16 | Fordham University Bronx, NY · Private nonprofit | $85,569 | $44,338 | $85,569 |
| 17 | Colgate University Hamilton, NY · Private nonprofit | $85,139 | $28,786 | $85,139 |
| 18 | The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art New York, NY · Private nonprofit | $83,847 | $13,269 | $83,847 |
| 19 | New York University New York, NY · Private nonprofit | $82,509 | $37,050 | $82,509 |
| 20 | St. Joseph's College of Nursing Syracuse, NY · Private nonprofit | $81,908 | — | $81,908 |
| 21 | Binghamton University Vestal, NY · Public | $80,596 | $21,620 | $80,596 |
| 22 | Barnard College New York, NY · Private nonprofit | $80,516 | $28,800 | $80,516 |
| 23 | Syracuse University Syracuse, NY · Private nonprofit | $79,164 | $38,793 | $79,164 |
| 24 | University of Rochester Rochester, NY · Private nonprofit | $79,042 | $29,278 | $79,042 |
| 25 | Excelsior University Albany, NY · Private nonprofit | $78,493 | — | $78,493 |
| 26 | Hamilton College Clinton, NY · Private nonprofit | $78,411 | $28,985 | $78,411 |
| 27 | Marist University Poughkeepsie, NY · Private nonprofit | $77,819 | $41,544 | $77,819 |
| 28 | Molloy University Rockville Centre, NY · Private nonprofit | $77,789 | $24,347 | $77,789 |
| 29 | Rochester Institute of Technology Rochester, NY · Private nonprofit | $76,571 | $34,906 | $76,571 |
| 30 | Siena University Loudonville, NY · Private nonprofit | $76,079 | $33,733 | $76,079 |
| 31 | CUNY Bernard M Baruch College New York, NY · Public | $75,971 | $3,033 | $75,971 |
| 32 | Adelphi University Garden City, NY · Private nonprofit | $75,482 | $30,783 | $75,482 |
| 33 | Stony Brook University Stony Brook, NY · Public | $74,502 | $18,784 | $74,502 |
| 34 | Wagner College Staten Island, NY · Private nonprofit | $74,360 | $28,241 | $74,360 |
| 35 | Iona University New Rochelle, NY · Private nonprofit | $73,595 | $29,188 | $73,595 |
| 36 | Vassar College Poughkeepsie, NY · Private nonprofit | $71,366 | $39,343 | $71,366 |
| 37 | Yeshiva University New York, NY · Private nonprofit | $71,353 | $49,965 | $71,353 |
| 38 | University at Buffalo Buffalo, NY · Public | $70,814 | $20,995 | $70,814 |
| 39 | Pace University New York, NY · Private nonprofit | $70,378 | $30,892 | $70,378 |
| 40 | New York Institute of Technology Old Westbury, NY · Private nonprofit | $70,080 | $22,443 | $70,080 |
| 41 | Farmingdale State College Farmingdale, NY · Public | $69,781 | $10,867 | $69,781 |
| 42 | St. John's University-New York Queens, NY · Private nonprofit | $69,571 | $29,999 | $69,571 |
| 43 | Skidmore College Saratoga Springs, NY · Private nonprofit | $69,363 | $32,297 | $69,363 |
| 44 | Hofstra University Hempstead, NY · Private nonprofit | $69,039 | $34,176 | $69,039 |
| 45 | Hobart William Smith Colleges Geneva, NY · Private nonprofit | $68,831 | $31,563 | $68,831 |
| 46 | University at Albany Albany, NY · Public | $67,979 | $17,167 | $67,979 |
| 47 | Mount Saint Mary College Newburgh, NY · Private nonprofit | $67,705 | $25,522 | $67,705 |
| 48 | SUNY College at Geneseo Geneseo, NY · Public | $67,316 | $18,211 | $67,316 |
| 49 | St Lawrence University Canton, NY · Private nonprofit | $67,258 | $28,651 | $67,258 |
| 50 | St. John Fisher University Rochester, NY · Private nonprofit | $66,944 | $28,945 | $66,944 |
| 51 | D'Youville University Buffalo, NY · Private nonprofit | $66,942 | $20,433 | $66,942 |
| 52 | CUNY City College New York, NY · Public | $66,039 | $3,776 | $66,039 |
| 53 | CUNY Graduate School and University Center New York, NY · Public | $65,991 | — | $65,991 |
| 54 | University of Mount Saint Vincent Bronx, NY · Private nonprofit | $65,756 | $21,696 | $65,756 |
| 55 | Vaughn College of Aeronautics and Technology Flushing, NY · Private nonprofit | $64,973 | $39,986 | $64,973 |
| 56 | SUNY Polytechnic Institute Utica, NY · Public | $64,355 | $14,164 | $64,355 |
| 57 | St. Joseph's University-New York Brooklyn, NY · Private nonprofit | $63,905 | $19,035 | $63,905 |
| 58 | Ithaca College Ithaca, NY · Private nonprofit | $63,548 | $33,926 | $63,548 |
| 59 | Eastern Suffolk BOCES Sayville, NY · Public | $63,394 | $24,557 | $63,394 |
| 60 | Utica University Utica, NY · Private nonprofit | $63,277 | $19,108 | $63,277 |
| 61 | CUNY Hunter College New York, NY · Public | $63,163 | $2,984 | $63,163 |
| 62 | St. Thomas Aquinas College Sparkill, NY · Private nonprofit | $62,909 | $19,994 | $62,909 |
| 63 | CUNY Queens College Queens, NY · Public | $62,763 | $4,195 | $62,763 |
| 64 | Le Moyne College Syracuse, NY · Private nonprofit | $62,731 | $22,277 | $62,731 |
| 65 | Fashion Institute of Technology New York, NY · Public | $62,696 | $19,095 | $62,696 |
| 66 | Daemen University Amherst, NY · Private nonprofit | $61,808 | $18,693 | $61,808 |
| 67 | Dominican University New York Orangeburg, NY · Private nonprofit | $61,171 | $41,832 | $61,171 |
| 68 | Hartwick College Oneonta, NY · Private nonprofit | $61,107 | $31,320 | $61,107 |
| 69 | CUNY Brooklyn College Brooklyn, NY · Public | $60,752 | $3,103 | $60,752 |
| 70 | Canisius University Buffalo, NY · Private nonprofit | $60,681 | $17,940 | $60,681 |
| 71 | SUNY Oneonta Oneonta, NY · Public | $60,386 | $19,158 | $60,386 |
| 72 | State University of New York at Cortland Cortland, NY · Public | $60,236 | $22,345 | $60,236 |
| 73 | Long Island University Brookville, NY · Private nonprofit | $59,950 | $33,062 | $59,950 |
| 74 | LIM College New York, NY · Private for-profit | $58,956 | $38,667 | $58,956 |
| 75 | Manhattanville University Purchase, NY · Private nonprofit | $58,832 | $20,991 | $58,832 |
| 76 | SUNY Old Westbury Old Westbury, NY · Public | $58,526 | $11,282 | $58,526 |
| 77 | Russell Sage College Troy, NY · Private nonprofit | $58,316 | $22,917 | $58,316 |
| 78 | Keuka College Keuka Park, NY · Private nonprofit | $58,289 | $24,338 | $58,289 |
| 79 | St. Francis College Brooklyn, NY · Private nonprofit | $58,099 | $18,129 | $58,099 |
| 80 | State University of New York at New Paltz New Paltz, NY · Public | $58,073 | $18,809 | $58,073 |
| 81 | CUNY Lehman College Bronx, NY · Public | $58,013 | $3,148 | $58,013 |
| 82 | State University of New York at Oswego Oswego, NY · Public | $57,566 | $16,236 | $57,566 |
| 83 | Elmira College Elmira, NY · Private nonprofit | $57,550 | $22,386 | $57,550 |
| 84 | St Bonaventure University Saint Bonaventure, NY · Private nonprofit | $57,214 | $27,074 | $57,214 |
| 85 | CUNY York College Jamaica, NY · Public | $56,945 | $4,456 | $56,945 |
| 86 | Nazareth University Rochester, NY · Private nonprofit | $56,458 | $29,357 | $56,458 |
| 87 | State University of New York at Plattsburgh Plattsburgh, NY · Public | $56,403 | $17,156 | $56,403 |
| 88 | Niagara University Niagara University, NY · Private nonprofit | $56,196 | $17,248 | $56,196 |
| 89 | CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice New York, NY · Public | $56,195 | $3,203 | $56,195 |
| 90 | SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry Syracuse, NY · Public | $55,763 | $18,952 | $55,763 |
| 91 | Maria College of Albany Albany, NY · Private nonprofit | $55,458 | $13,082 | $55,458 |
| 92 | Trocaire College Buffalo, NY · Private nonprofit | $55,318 | $16,636 | $55,318 |
| 93 | Roberts Wesleyan University Rochester, NY · Private nonprofit | $55,031 | $23,130 | $55,031 |
| 94 | Alfred University Alfred, NY · Private nonprofit | $54,897 | $25,620 | $54,897 |
| 95 | American Academy McAllister Institute of Funeral Service New York, NY · Private nonprofit | $54,695 | $22,872 | $54,695 |
| 96 | SUNY Brockport Brockport, NY · Public | $54,496 | $16,353 | $54,496 |
| 97 | Pratt Institute-Main Brooklyn, NY · Private nonprofit | $54,295 | $52,659 | $54,295 |
| 98 | SUNY at Fredonia Fredonia, NY · Public | $54,247 | $15,897 | $54,247 |
| 99 | Empire State University Saratoga Springs, NY · Public | $54,080 | $11,676 | $54,080 |
| 100 | Sarah Lawrence College Bronxville, NY · Private nonprofit | $53,603 | $41,437 | $53,603 |