Best colleges for business in New York

    CUNY Bernard M Baruch College ranks first in New York for business value (#17 nationally, value score 87): graduates earn $73,619 4 years after the bachelor's degree, and the average net price is $657 a year.

    Data verified Nov 2026 · CollegesRef 2026–27 edition · Source: College Scorecard field of study, reporting year 2025 · 64 New York colleges ranked · Updated November 4, 2026

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    Best business colleges in New York

    CUNY Bernard M Baruch College ranks first in New York for business value (#17 nationally, value score 87): graduates earn $73,619 4 years after the bachelor's degree, and the average net price is $657 a year. 64 New York colleges qualify. At the median one, business graduates earn $65,059 and the average net price is $21,413 a year.

    Source: U.S. College Scorecard field of study, 2025

    What the data shows

    Key findings

    • 64 New York colleges qualify. At the median one, business graduates earn $65,059 and the average net price is $21,413 a year.
    • The highest business earnings in the state are at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute ($99,713), ranked #5 in the state once cost, debt and graduation rate count.
    Median earnings
    $65,059
    National: $64,860
    Median net price
    $21,413
    National: $19,132
    Median federal debt
    $22,063
    business graduates
    Public colleges
    27 of 64
    in this list

    64 colleges

    The New York ranking

    Ordered by the national value score; the national rank is shown with each college. Earnings are medians 4 years after the bachelor's degree.

    1. Rank in New York 1

      CUNY Bernard M Baruch College

      New York, NY · Public · #17 nationally

      87.0Value
      Earnings
      $73,619
      Net price
      $657
      Federal debt
      $11,250
      Graduation rate
      70%
    2. Rank in New York 2

      Binghamton University

      Vestal, NY · Public · #73 nationally

      76.2Value
      Earnings
      $76,271
      Net price
      $20,907
      Federal debt
      $14,000
      Graduation rate
      82%
    3. Rank in New York 3

      SUNY College at Geneseo

      Geneseo, NY · Public · #91 nationally

      74.5Value
      Earnings
      $78,286
      Net price
      $18,952
      Federal debt
      $19,500
      Graduation rate
      70%
    4. Rank in New York 4

      Stony Brook University

      Stony Brook, NY · Public · #96 nationally

      73.8Value
      Earnings
      $72,765
      Net price
      $18,902
      Federal debt
      $15,634
      Graduation rate
      77%
    5. Rank in New York 5

      Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

      Troy, NY · Private nonprofit · #109 nationally

      72.7Value
      Earnings
      $99,713
      Net price
      $32,758
      Federal debt
      $20,750
      Graduation rate
      80%
    6. Rank in New York 6

      SUNY at Albany

      Albany, NY · Public · #114 nationally

      72.2Value
      Earnings
      $76,633
      Net price
      $18,266
      Federal debt
      $19,500
      Graduation rate
      63%
    7. Rank in New York 7

      Skidmore College

      Saratoga Springs, NY · Private nonprofit · #138 nationally

      69.6Value
      Earnings
      $93,229
      Net price
      $31,829
      Federal debt
      $24,774
      Graduation rate
      82%
    8. Rank in New York 8

      Syracuse University

      Syracuse, NY · Private nonprofit · #142 nationally

      69.1Value
      Earnings
      $91,472
      Net price
      $43,336
      Federal debt
      $21,750
      Graduation rate
      81%
    9. Rank in New York 9

      Fordham University

      Bronx, NY · Private nonprofit · #159 nationally

      68.2Value
      Earnings
      $90,192
      Net price
      $42,760
      Federal debt
      $22,500
      Graduation rate
      81%
    10. Rank in New York 10

      Clarkson University-New York

      Potsdam, NY · Private nonprofit · #176 nationally

      67.2Value
      Earnings
      $93,152
      Net price
      $32,137
      Federal debt
      $25,500
      Graduation rate
      72%
    11. Rank in New York 11

      CUNY Lehman College

      Bronx, NY · Public · #178 nationally

      67.2Value
      Earnings
      $62,496
      Net price
      $3,220
      Federal debt
      $8,369
      Graduation rate
      53%
    12. Rank in New York 12

      Marist College

      Poughkeepsie, NY · Private nonprofit · #189 nationally

      66.5Value
      Earnings
      $90,855
      Net price
      $42,789
      Federal debt
      $24,899
      Graduation rate
      81%
    13. Rank in New York 13

      SUNY Empire State College

      Saratoga Springs, NY · Public · #193 nationally

      66.5Value
      Earnings
      $69,365
      Net price
      $11,131
      Federal debt
      $19,312
      Graduation rate
      48%
    14. Rank in New York 14

      New York Institute of Technology

      Old Westbury, NY · Private nonprofit · #206 nationally

      65.9Value
      Earnings
      $73,851
      Net price
      $22,613
      Federal debt
      $16,250
      Graduation rate
      59%
    15. Rank in New York 15

      University at Buffalo

      Buffalo, NY · Public · #217 nationally

      65.3Value
      Earnings
      $69,903
      Net price
      $21,775
      Federal debt
      $17,250
      Graduation rate
      73%
    16. Rank in New York 16

      CUNY Brooklyn College

      Brooklyn, NY · Public · #222 nationally

      65.1Value
      Earnings
      $61,323
      Net price
      $950
      Federal debt
      $11,000
      Graduation rate
      53%
    17. Rank in New York 17

      SUNY College at Oswego

      Oswego, NY · Public · #256 nationally

      62.6Value
      Earnings
      $66,048
      Net price
      $16,300
      Federal debt
      $16,348
      Graduation rate
      58%
    18. Rank in New York 18

      Wagner College

      Staten Island, NY · Private nonprofit · #260 nationally

      62.3Value
      Earnings
      $80,927
      Net price
      $30,038
      Federal debt
      $22,375
      Graduation rate
      62%
    19. Rank in New York 19

      CUNY City College

      New York, NY · Public · #272 nationally

      61.7Value
      Earnings
      $64,414
      Net price
      $1,557
      Federal debt
      Not reported
      Graduation rate
      50%
    20. Rank in New York 20

      St Lawrence University

      Canton, NY · Private nonprofit · #273 nationally

      61.6Value
      Earnings
      $82,269
      Net price
      $31,355
      Federal debt
      $27,000
      Graduation rate
      79%
    21. Rank in New York 21

      Manhattanville College

      Purchase, NY · Private nonprofit · #277 nationally

      61.3Value
      Earnings
      $76,753
      Net price
      $21,572
      Federal debt
      $25,000
      Graduation rate
      59%
    22. Rank in New York 22

      CUNY York College

      Jamaica, NY · Public · #285 nationally

      61.1Value
      Earnings
      $62,993
      Net price
      $1,956
      Federal debt
      $11,250
      Graduation rate
      27%
    23. Rank in New York 23

      Farmingdale State College

      Farmingdale, NY · Public · #292 nationally

      60.8Value
      Earnings
      $61,497
      Net price
      $6,146
      Federal debt
      $14,160
      Graduation rate
      49%
    24. Rank in New York 24

      St. John's University-New York

      Queens, NY · Private nonprofit · #301 nationally

      59.9Value
      Earnings
      $71,271
      Net price
      $24,508
      Federal debt
      $20,500
      Graduation rate
      69%
    25. Rank in New York 25

      SUNY College at Plattsburgh

      Plattsburgh, NY · Public · #313 nationally

      59.3Value
      Earnings
      $70,499
      Net price
      $15,606
      Federal debt
      $25,000
      Graduation rate
      56%
    26. Rank in New York 26

      Ithaca College

      Ithaca, NY · Private nonprofit · #323 nationally

      58.8Value
      Earnings
      $75,810
      Net price
      $33,233
      Federal debt
      $22,725
      Graduation rate
      72%
    27. Rank in New York 27

      College of Staten Island

      Staten Island, NY · Public · #329 nationally

      58.6Value
      Earnings
      $60,530
      Net price
      $3,153
      Federal debt
      $10,379
      Graduation rate
      36%
    28. Rank in New York 28

      Le Moyne College-New York

      Syracuse, NY · Private nonprofit · #337 nationally

      58.0Value
      Earnings
      $70,641
      Net price
      $23,835
      Federal debt
      $21,500
      Graduation rate
      67%
    29. Rank in New York 29

      SUNY College at Old Westbury

      Old Westbury, NY · Public · #391 nationally

      55.6Value
      Earnings
      $59,309
      Net price
      $8,991
      Federal debt
      $12,331
      Graduation rate
      43%
    30. Rank in New York 30

      Hofstra University

      Hempstead, NY · Private nonprofit · #398 nationally

      55.3Value
      Earnings
      $73,584
      Net price
      $30,647
      Federal debt
      $22,750
      Graduation rate
      66%
    31. Rank in New York 31

      Iona College

      New Rochelle, NY · Private nonprofit · #404 nationally

      55.0Value
      Earnings
      $70,790
      Net price
      $26,250
      Federal debt
      $20,500
      Graduation rate
      59%
    32. Rank in New York 32

      Long Island University

      Brookville, NY · Private nonprofit · #411 nationally

      54.4Value
      Earnings
      $66,231
      Net price
      $23,862
      Federal debt
      $16,750
      Graduation rate
      59%
    33. Rank in New York 33

      Pace University

      New York, NY · Private nonprofit · #418 nationally

      53.6Value
      Earnings
      $76,974
      Net price
      $30,721
      Federal debt
      $25,000
      Graduation rate
      56%
    34. Rank in New York 34

      St. Joseph's College-New York

      Brooklyn, NY · Private nonprofit · #422 nationally

      53.5Value
      Earnings
      $63,693
      Net price
      $18,853
      Federal debt
      $19,500
      Graduation rate
      68%
    35. Rank in New York 35

      SUNY Polytechnic Institute

      Utica, NY · Public · #441 nationally

      52.5Value
      Earnings
      $59,011
      Net price
      $12,893
      Federal debt
      $16,575
      Graduation rate
      56%
    36. Rank in New York 36

      Niagara University

      Niagara University, NY · Private nonprofit · #477 nationally

      50.2Value
      Earnings
      $65,154
      Net price
      $17,246
      Federal debt
      $26,000
      Graduation rate
      63%
    37. Rank in New York 37

      Siena College

      Loudonville, NY · Private nonprofit · #478 nationally

      50.1Value
      Earnings
      $72,369
      Net price
      $33,934
      Federal debt
      $27,000
      Graduation rate
      75%
    38. Rank in New York 38

      St Bonaventure University

      Saint Bonaventure, NY · Private nonprofit · #490 nationally

      49.7Value
      Earnings
      $71,066
      Net price
      $27,673
      Federal debt
      $27,000
      Graduation rate
      69%
    39. Rank in New York 39

      Mercy College-New York

      Dobbs Ferry, NY · Private nonprofit · #493 nationally

      49.6Value
      Earnings
      $64,963
      Net price
      $15,093
      Federal debt
      $22,471
      Graduation rate
      45%
    40. Rank in New York 40

      Adelphi University

      Garden City, NY · Private nonprofit · #507 nationally

      48.8Value
      Earnings
      $69,087
      Net price
      $26,646
      Federal debt
      $26,031
      Graduation rate
      71%
    41. Rank in New York 41

      CUNY Medgar Evers College

      Brooklyn, NY · Public · #529 nationally

      47.8Value
      Earnings
      $53,503
      Net price
      $3,245
      Federal debt
      $11,610
      Graduation rate
      19%
    42. Rank in New York 42

      Rochester Institute of Technology

      Rochester, NY · Private nonprofit · #539 nationally

      47.3Value
      Earnings
      $68,524
      Net price
      $37,405
      Federal debt
      $23,201
      Graduation rate
      70%
    43. Rank in New York 43

      St. Thomas Aquinas College

      Sparkill, NY · Private nonprofit · #594 nationally

      44.3Value
      Earnings
      $64,075
      Net price
      $21,253
      Federal debt
      Not reported
      Graduation rate
      53%
    44. Rank in New York 44

      Touro College

      New York, NY · Private nonprofit · #598 nationally

      44.2Value
      Earnings
      $60,290
      Net price
      $28,433
      Federal debt
      $14,625
      Graduation rate
      67%
    45. Rank in New York 45

      SUNY College of Technology at Canton

      Canton, NY · Public · #617 nationally

      43.0Value
      Earnings
      $64,120
      Net price
      $12,696
      Federal debt
      $27,423
      Graduation rate
      37%
    46. Rank in New York 46

      State University of New York at New Paltz

      New Paltz, NY · Public · #618 nationally

      42.8Value
      Earnings
      $57,350
      Net price
      $19,499
      Federal debt
      $18,610
      Graduation rate
      69%
    47. Rank in New York 47

      SUNY Brockport

      Brockport, NY · Public · #633 nationally

      42.0Value
      Earnings
      $59,839
      Net price
      $17,315
      Federal debt
      $19,500
      Graduation rate
      50%
    48. Rank in New York 48

      Molloy College

      Rockville Centre, NY · Private nonprofit · #638 nationally

      41.7Value
      Earnings
      $66,051
      Net price
      $26,735
      Federal debt
      $27,000
      Graduation rate
      69%
    49. Rank in New York 49

      SUNY Morrisville

      Morrisville, NY · Public · #662 nationally

      40.0Value
      Earnings
      $64,577
      Net price
      $16,184
      Federal debt
      $26,255
      Graduation rate
      29%
    50. Rank in New York 50

      SUNY Buffalo State

      Buffalo, NY · Public · #700 nationally

      38.7Value
      Earnings
      $57,114
      Net price
      $10,886
      Federal debt
      $20,500
      Graduation rate
      34%
    51. Rank in New York 51

      SUNY College at Potsdam

      Potsdam, NY · Public · #706 nationally

      38.5Value
      Earnings
      $57,066
      Net price
      $13,628
      Federal debt
      $23,544
      Graduation rate
      55%
    52. Rank in New York 52

      SUNY at Fredonia

      Fredonia, NY · Public · #724 nationally

      37.5Value
      Earnings
      $58,133
      Net price
      $15,275
      Federal debt
      $24,723
      Graduation rate
      55%
    53. Rank in New York 53

      Alfred University

      Alfred, NY · Private nonprofit · #742 nationally

      36.2Value
      Earnings
      $61,629
      Net price
      $22,325
      Federal debt
      $21,000
      Graduation rate
      46%
    54. Rank in New York 54

      St. Francis College

      Brooklyn Heights, NY · Private nonprofit · #759 nationally

      35.4Value
      Earnings
      $51,556
      Net price
      $17,300
      Federal debt
      $16,200
      Graduation rate
      51%
    55. Rank in New York 55

      SUNY College of Technology at Alfred

      Alfred, NY · Public · #836 nationally

      30.7Value
      Earnings
      $51,988
      Net price
      $14,079
      Federal debt
      $24,142
      Graduation rate
      53%
    56. Rank in New York 56

      College of Mount Saint Vincent

      Bronx, NY · Private nonprofit · #864 nationally

      28.2Value
      Earnings
      $56,425
      Net price
      $19,758
      Federal debt
      $25,000
      Graduation rate
      52%
    57. Rank in New York 57

      Elmira College

      Elmira, NY · Private nonprofit · #868 nationally

      27.9Value
      Earnings
      $60,556
      Net price
      $23,178
      Federal debt
      $27,000
      Graduation rate
      48%
    58. Rank in New York 58

      Saint John Fisher College

      Rochester, NY · Private nonprofit · #873 nationally

      27.8Value
      Earnings
      $57,184
      Net price
      $29,743
      Federal debt
      $24,119
      Graduation rate
      74%
    59. Rank in New York 59

      Hartwick College

      Oneonta, NY · Private nonprofit · #878 nationally

      27.0Value
      Earnings
      $62,065
      Net price
      $36,296
      Federal debt
      $25,375
      Graduation rate
      53%
    60. Rank in New York 60

      SUNY College of Technology at Delhi

      Delhi, NY · Public · #882 nationally

      26.9Value
      Earnings
      $53,385
      Net price
      $17,334
      Federal debt
      $22,544
      Graduation rate
      46%
    61. Rank in New York 61

      Nazareth College

      Rochester, NY · Private nonprofit · #887 nationally

      26.5Value
      Earnings
      $57,193
      Net price
      $30,265
      Federal debt
      $25,000
      Graduation rate
      73%
    62. Rank in New York 62

      Keuka College

      Keuka Park, NY · Private nonprofit · #937 nationally

      21.3Value
      Earnings
      $58,413
      Net price
      $35,459
      Federal debt
      $23,250
      Graduation rate
      49%
    63. Rank in New York 63

      Roberts Wesleyan College

      Rochester, NY · Private nonprofit · #960 nationally

      17.2Value
      Earnings
      $49,788
      Net price
      $23,239
      Federal debt
      $20,000
      Graduation rate
      39%
    64. Rank in New York 64

      Metropolitan College of New York

      New York, NY · Private nonprofit · #986 nationally

      4.6Value
      Earnings
      $36,644
      Net price
      $29,006
      Federal debt
      $35,562
      Graduation rate
      31%

    Method: the same value score as the national business ranking (earnings, debt relative to earnings, average net price and graduation rate, each a national percentile). Data: College Scorecard, reporting year 2025; 2026–27 edition, verified Nov 2026.

    Questions about business colleges in New York

    What are the best colleges for business in New York?

    By CollegesRef value score, the top 3 New York colleges for business are CUNY Bernard M Baruch College (value score 87), Binghamton University (value score 76.2) and SUNY College at Geneseo (value score 74.5). The score weighs graduate earnings, debt relative to earnings, average net price and graduation rate.

    Which New York college has the highest earnings for business graduates?

    Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute: its business graduates have median earnings of $99,713 4 years after the bachelor's degree.

    What is the most affordable business college in New York on this list?

    CUNY Bernard M Baruch College has the lowest average net price of the ranked New York colleges, $657 a year after grants. A family's own price depends on income and aid.

    How many New York colleges are ranked for business?

    64 New York colleges have a business bachelor's program with enough graduates and reported earnings, plus a published net price and graduation rate. Ranks shown are national; the state rank is their order within New York.