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Median earnings of all students 10 years after enrollment. Includes students that did not graduate.
EarningsPluscompares student earnings after college against a benchmark that Degreechoices adjusts based on each school’s unique mix of academic programs and the in-state/out-of-state composition of the student body.
Schools are assigned a value from 1-100, where 100 is best for students from households earning up to $30,000. This value is multiplied by the percentage of the school’s student body that received a Pell Grant, to calculate the economic mobility score. A higher score is better. Read the full explanation
The percentage of a school’s student body that has received a Pell Grant.
Payback measures how long it takes the average student to pay back the total cost of attending college with marginal earnings. Marginal earnings are the difference between what the average student would have earned before attending college and what they earn afterwards.
Graduation rates below the school’s state average are shown in red. Schools with graduation rates in the bottom 25% nationally (49%) are not displayed.
The median net cost of students who receive federal financial aid. This is lower than the price advertised by the school.
The total debt accrued by the median student at the time of graduation.
The debt-to-earnings ratio is calculated by dividing student debt upon graduation by the annual salary. A debt to earnings ratio of 1 means that annual educational debt is the same as annual earnings.
Our economic score ranks programs based on a combination of payback and EarningsPlus. Lower scores are better. Check our methodology page for details and data sources.
EarningsPluscompares student earnings after college against a benchmark that Degreechoices adjusts based on each school’s unique mix of academic programs and the in-state/out-of-state composition of the student body.
Payback measures how long it takes the average student to pay back the total cost of attending college with marginal earnings. Marginal earnings are the difference between what the average student would have earned before attending college and what they earn afterwards.
New York's excellent City University of New York (CUNY) and State University of New York (SUNY) public college and university network are a blessing to New York residents, offering high quality, very affordable education to state residents. City College of New York specifically, known as the "Harvard of the proletariat", is one of the top schools in the country according to our value scoring. New York also has a number of prestigious private unis, most centered in New York city, allowing students from accross the country and globe the unique opportunity for first-rate educational opportunity in the city that never sleeps.
Our economic score ranks programs based on a combination of payback and EarningsPlus. Lower scores are better. Check our methodology page for details and data sources.
Cost$3,644
The median net cost of students who receive federal financial aid. This is lower than the price advertised by the school.
Earnings$75,971
Median earnings of all students 10 years after enrollment. Includes students that did not graduate.
Graduation rate73%
Graduation rates below the school’s state average are shown in red. Schools with graduation rates in the bottom 25% nationally (49%) are not displayed.
#2 in New York|#2 in Hispanic-serving Institutions
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Cost$3,434
The median net cost of students who receive federal financial aid. This is lower than the price advertised by the school.
Earnings$66,039
Median earnings of all students 10 years after enrollment. Includes students that did not graduate.
Graduation rate63%
Graduation rates below the school’s state average are shown in red. Schools with graduation rates in the bottom 25% nationally (49%) are not displayed.
#3 in New York|#3 in Hispanic-serving Institutions
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Cost$3,296
The median net cost of students who receive federal financial aid. This is lower than the price advertised by the school.
Earnings$63,163
Median earnings of all students 10 years after enrollment. Includes students that did not graduate.
Graduation rate60%
Graduation rates below the school’s state average are shown in red. Schools with graduation rates in the bottom 25% nationally (49%) are not displayed.
#4 in New York|#5 in Hispanic-serving Institutions
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Cost$3,780
The median net cost of students who receive federal financial aid. This is lower than the price advertised by the school.
Earnings$56,195
Median earnings of all students 10 years after enrollment. Includes students that did not graduate.
Graduation rate61%
Graduation rates below the school’s state average are shown in red. Schools with graduation rates in the bottom 25% nationally (49%) are not displayed.
#5 in New York|#6 in Hispanic-serving Institutions
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Cost$4,034
The median net cost of students who receive federal financial aid. This is lower than the price advertised by the school.
Earnings$58,013
Median earnings of all students 10 years after enrollment. Includes students that did not graduate.
Graduation rate64%
Graduation rates below the school’s state average are shown in red. Schools with graduation rates in the bottom 25% nationally (49%) are not displayed.
#6 in New York|#7 in Hispanic-serving Institutions
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Cost$4,921
The median net cost of students who receive federal financial aid. This is lower than the price advertised by the school.
Earnings$62,763
Median earnings of all students 10 years after enrollment. Includes students that did not graduate.
Graduation rate59%
Graduation rates below the school’s state average are shown in red. Schools with graduation rates in the bottom 25% nationally (49%) are not displayed.
#7 in New York|#10 in Hispanic-serving Institutions
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Cost$8,973
The median net cost of students who receive federal financial aid. This is lower than the price advertised by the school.
Earnings$69,781
Median earnings of all students 10 years after enrollment. Includes students that did not graduate.
Graduation rate62%
Graduation rates below the school’s state average are shown in red. Schools with graduation rates in the bottom 25% nationally (49%) are not displayed.
#8 in New York|#38 in Hispanic-serving Institutions
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Cost$28,590
The median net cost of students who receive federal financial aid. This is lower than the price advertised by the school.
Earnings$86,316
Median earnings of all students 10 years after enrollment. Includes students that did not graduate.
Graduation rate72%
Graduation rates below the school’s state average are shown in red. Schools with graduation rates in the bottom 25% nationally (49%) are not displayed.
#9 in New York|#50 in Hispanic-serving Institutions
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Cost$11,639
The median net cost of students who receive federal financial aid. This is lower than the price advertised by the school.
Earnings$58,526
Median earnings of all students 10 years after enrollment. Includes students that did not graduate.
Graduation rate63%
Graduation rates below the school’s state average are shown in red. Schools with graduation rates in the bottom 25% nationally (49%) are not displayed.
#10 in New York|#53 in Hispanic-serving Institutions
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Cost$18,009
The median net cost of students who receive federal financial aid. This is lower than the price advertised by the school.
Earnings$65,756
Median earnings of all students 10 years after enrollment. Includes students that did not graduate.
Graduation rate67%
Graduation rates below the school’s state average are shown in red. Schools with graduation rates in the bottom 25% nationally (49%) are not displayed.
#11 in New York|#92 in Hispanic-serving Institutions
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Cost$20,988
The median net cost of students who receive federal financial aid. This is lower than the price advertised by the school.
Earnings$58,832
Median earnings of all students 10 years after enrollment. Includes students that did not graduate.
Graduation rate64%
Graduation rates below the school’s state average are shown in red. Schools with graduation rates in the bottom 25% nationally (49%) are not displayed.
#12 in New York|#93 in Hispanic-serving Institutions
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Cost$22,920
The median net cost of students who receive federal financial aid. This is lower than the price advertised by the school.
Earnings$61,171
Median earnings of all students 10 years after enrollment. Includes students that did not graduate.
Graduation rate54%
Graduation rates below the school’s state average are shown in red. Schools with graduation rates in the bottom 25% nationally (49%) are not displayed.
#13 in New York|#100 in Hispanic-serving Institutions
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Cost$14,940
The median net cost of students who receive federal financial aid. This is lower than the price advertised by the school.
Earnings$52,055
Median earnings of all students 10 years after enrollment. Includes students that did not graduate.
Graduation rate57%
Graduation rates below the school’s state average are shown in red. Schools with graduation rates in the bottom 25% nationally (49%) are not displayed.
#14 in New York|#117 in Hispanic-serving Institutions
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Cost$25,827
The median net cost of students who receive federal financial aid. This is lower than the price advertised by the school.
Earnings$58,099
Median earnings of all students 10 years after enrollment. Includes students that did not graduate.
Graduation rate56%
Graduation rates below the school’s state average are shown in red. Schools with graduation rates in the bottom 25% nationally (49%) are not displayed.
#15 in New York|#132 in Hispanic-serving Institutions
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Cost$19,598
The median net cost of students who receive federal financial aid. This is lower than the price advertised by the school.
Earnings$45,092
Median earnings of all students 10 years after enrollment. Includes students that did not graduate.
Graduation rate66%
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Cost$5,568
The median net cost of students who receive federal financial aid. This is lower than the price advertised by the school.
Earnings$56,945
Median earnings of all students 10 years after enrollment. Includes students that did not graduate.
Graduation rate41%
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Cost$5,601
The median net cost of students who receive federal financial aid. This is lower than the price advertised by the school.
Earnings$49,365
Median earnings of all students 10 years after enrollment. Includes students that did not graduate.
Graduation rate31%
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Cost$6,007
The median net cost of students who receive federal financial aid. This is lower than the price advertised by the school.
Earnings$53,501
Median earnings of all students 10 years after enrollment. Includes students that did not graduate.
Graduation rate37%
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Cost$34,735
The median net cost of students who receive federal financial aid. This is lower than the price advertised by the school.
Earnings$64,973
Median earnings of all students 10 years after enrollment. Includes students that did not graduate.
Graduation rate37%
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Cost$22,883
The median net cost of students who receive federal financial aid. This is lower than the price advertised by the school.
Earnings$46,236
Median earnings of all students 10 years after enrollment. Includes students that did not graduate.
Graduation rate37%
Graduation rates below the school’s state average are shown in red. Schools with graduation rates in the bottom 25% nationally (49%) are not displayed.