Best colleges for psychology in New York

    CUNY Bernard M Baruch College ranks first in New York for psychology value (#9 nationally, value score 89): graduates earn $58,476 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 · 71 New York colleges ranked · Updated November 4, 2026

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    Best psychology colleges in New York

    CUNY Bernard M Baruch College ranks first in New York for psychology value (#9 nationally, value score 89): graduates earn $58,476 4 years after the bachelor's degree, and the average net price is $657 a year. 71 New York colleges qualify. At the median one, psychology graduates earn $56,366 and the average net price is $21,572 a year.

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

    What the data shows

    Key findings

    • 71 New York colleges qualify. At the median one, psychology graduates earn $56,366 and the average net price is $21,572 a year.
    • The highest psychology earnings in the state are at Columbia University in the City of New York ($86,946), ranked #3 in the state once cost, debt and graduation rate count.
    Median earnings
    $56,366
    National: $51,007
    Median net price
    $21,572
    National: $18,874
    Median federal debt
    $20,375
    psychology graduates
    Public colleges
    29 of 71
    in this list

    71 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 · #9 nationally

      89.0Value
      Earnings
      $58,476
      Net price
      $657
      Federal debt
      $12,367
      Graduation rate
      70%
    2. Rank in New York 2

      CUNY Hunter College

      New York, NY · Public · #15 nationally

      86.6Value
      Earnings
      $59,149
      Net price
      $1,051
      Federal debt
      $8,566
      Graduation rate
      59%
    3. Rank in New York 3

      Columbia University in the City of New York

      New York, NY · Private nonprofit · #17 nationally

      85.7Value
      Earnings
      $86,946
      Net price
      $15,370
      Federal debt
      $31,181
      Graduation rate
      95%
    4. Rank in New York 4

      CUNY Queens College

      Queens, NY · Public · #31 nationally

      82.5Value
      Earnings
      $57,210
      Net price
      $1,272
      Federal debt
      $8,179
      Graduation rate
      53%
    5. Rank in New York 5

      Binghamton University

      Vestal, NY · Public · #33 nationally

      80.8Value
      Earnings
      $67,249
      Net price
      $20,907
      Federal debt
      $17,250
      Graduation rate
      82%
    6. Rank in New York 6

      CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice

      New York, NY · Public · #38 nationally

      79.9Value
      Earnings
      $55,595
      Net price
      $1,110
      Federal debt
      $11,000
      Graduation rate
      54%
    7. Rank in New York 7

      CUNY City College

      New York, NY · Public · #40 nationally

      79.4Value
      Earnings
      $56,223
      Net price
      $1,557
      Federal debt
      $10,187
      Graduation rate
      50%
    8. Rank in New York 8

      Farmingdale State College

      Farmingdale, NY · Public · #41 nationally

      79.3Value
      Earnings
      $58,570
      Net price
      $6,146
      Federal debt
      $17,500
      Graduation rate
      49%
    9. Rank in New York 9

      College of Staten Island

      Staten Island, NY · Public · #43 nationally

      79.2Value
      Earnings
      $59,741
      Net price
      $3,153
      Federal debt
      $14,795
      Graduation rate
      36%
    10. Rank in New York 10

      Stony Brook University

      Stony Brook, NY · Public · #50 nationally

      76.4Value
      Earnings
      $58,137
      Net price
      $18,902
      Federal debt
      $16,156
      Graduation rate
      77%
    11. Rank in New York 11

      Cornell University-New York

      Ithaca, NY · Private nonprofit · #52 nationally

      76.3Value
      Earnings
      $78,049
      Net price
      $33,934
      Federal debt
      $12,500
      Graduation rate
      95%
    12. Rank in New York 12

      CUNY Lehman College

      Bronx, NY · Public · #53 nationally

      76.3Value
      Earnings
      $54,063
      Net price
      $3,220
      Federal debt
      $10,500
      Graduation rate
      53%
    13. Rank in New York 13

      Barnard College

      New York, NY · Private nonprofit · #54 nationally

      76.0Value
      Earnings
      $65,644
      Net price
      $28,930
      Federal debt
      $12,155
      Graduation rate
      92%
    14. Rank in New York 14

      CUNY Medgar Evers College

      Brooklyn, NY · Public · #56 nationally

      75.8Value
      Earnings
      $56,458
      Net price
      $3,245
      Federal debt
      $4,800
      Graduation rate
      19%
    15. Rank in New York 15

      CUNY Brooklyn College

      Brooklyn, NY · Public · #77 nationally

      73.4Value
      Earnings
      $52,742
      Net price
      $950
      Federal debt
      $12,149
      Graduation rate
      53%
    16. Rank in New York 16

      St. Joseph's College-New York

      Brooklyn, NY · Private nonprofit · #79 nationally

      73.0Value
      Earnings
      $59,679
      Net price
      $18,853
      Federal debt
      $20,375
      Graduation rate
      68%
    17. Rank in New York 17

      Vassar College

      Poughkeepsie, NY · Private nonprofit · #83 nationally

      72.2Value
      Earnings
      $65,095
      Net price
      $36,924
      Federal debt
      $15,830
      Graduation rate
      89%
    18. Rank in New York 18

      Clarkson University-New York

      Potsdam, NY · Private nonprofit · #88 nationally

      71.6Value
      Earnings
      $73,359
      Net price
      $32,137
      Federal debt
      $19,500
      Graduation rate
      72%
    19. Rank in New York 19

      College of Mount Saint Vincent

      Bronx, NY · Private nonprofit · #93 nationally

      71.2Value
      Earnings
      $59,487
      Net price
      $19,758
      Federal debt
      $10,112
      Graduation rate
      52%
    20. Rank in New York 20

      University of Rochester

      Rochester, NY · Private nonprofit · #97 nationally

      70.8Value
      Earnings
      $65,000
      Net price
      $34,347
      Federal debt
      $19,000
      Graduation rate
      83%
    21. Rank in New York 21

      SUNY College at Geneseo

      Geneseo, NY · Public · #98 nationally

      70.8Value
      Earnings
      $57,972
      Net price
      $18,952
      Federal debt
      $20,500
      Graduation rate
      70%
    22. Rank in New York 22

      New York University

      New York, NY · Private nonprofit · #100 nationally

      70.7Value
      Earnings
      $63,315
      Net price
      $35,737
      Federal debt
      $17,713
      Graduation rate
      88%
    23. Rank in New York 23

      St. John's University-New York

      Queens, NY · Private nonprofit · #105 nationally

      70.4Value
      Earnings
      $62,672
      Net price
      $24,508
      Federal debt
      $20,500
      Graduation rate
      69%
    24. Rank in New York 24

      Manhattan College

      Riverdale, NY · Private nonprofit · #108 nationally

      69.9Value
      Earnings
      $64,684
      Net price
      $25,074
      Federal debt
      $21,250
      Graduation rate
      68%
    25. Rank in New York 25

      CUNY York College

      Jamaica, NY · Public · #112 nationally

      69.7Value
      Earnings
      $53,156
      Net price
      $1,956
      Federal debt
      $9,333
      Graduation rate
      27%
    26. Rank in New York 26

      State University of New York at New Paltz

      New Paltz, NY · Public · #113 nationally

      69.6Value
      Earnings
      $55,378
      Net price
      $19,499
      Federal debt
      $16,420
      Graduation rate
      69%
    27. Rank in New York 27

      SUNY College at Old Westbury

      Old Westbury, NY · Public · #117 nationally

      69.2Value
      Earnings
      $53,013
      Net price
      $8,991
      Federal debt
      $11,689
      Graduation rate
      43%
    28. Rank in New York 28

      Manhattanville College

      Purchase, NY · Private nonprofit · #138 nationally

      68.2Value
      Earnings
      $63,908
      Net price
      $21,572
      Federal debt
      $22,778
      Graduation rate
      59%
    29. Rank in New York 29

      Syracuse University

      Syracuse, NY · Private nonprofit · #139 nationally

      68.1Value
      Earnings
      $65,694
      Net price
      $43,336
      Federal debt
      $21,091
      Graduation rate
      81%
    30. Rank in New York 30

      Niagara University

      Niagara University, NY · Private nonprofit · #145 nationally

      67.4Value
      Earnings
      $55,947
      Net price
      $17,246
      Federal debt
      $20,316
      Graduation rate
      63%
    31. Rank in New York 31

      St. Thomas Aquinas College

      Sparkill, NY · Private nonprofit · #146 nationally

      67.3Value
      Earnings
      $60,409
      Net price
      $21,253
      Federal debt
      $19,000
      Graduation rate
      53%
    32. Rank in New York 32

      Adelphi University

      Garden City, NY · Private nonprofit · #151 nationally

      66.9Value
      Earnings
      $61,393
      Net price
      $26,646
      Federal debt
      $21,500
      Graduation rate
      71%
    33. Rank in New York 33

      SUNY at Albany

      Albany, NY · Public · #162 nationally

      66.2Value
      Earnings
      $55,004
      Net price
      $18,266
      Federal debt
      $18,500
      Graduation rate
      63%
    34. Rank in New York 34

      Marist College

      Poughkeepsie, NY · Private nonprofit · #186 nationally

      63.8Value
      Earnings
      $62,821
      Net price
      $42,789
      Federal debt
      $23,250
      Graduation rate
      81%
    35. Rank in New York 35

      Fordham University

      Bronx, NY · Private nonprofit · #196 nationally

      63.2Value
      Earnings
      $62,273
      Net price
      $42,760
      Federal debt
      $23,250
      Graduation rate
      81%
    36. Rank in New York 36

      SUNY Cortland

      Cortland, NY · Public · #199 nationally

      63.1Value
      Earnings
      $56,366
      Net price
      $22,125
      Federal debt
      $22,397
      Graduation rate
      72%
    37. Rank in New York 37

      Pace University

      New York, NY · Private nonprofit · #202 nationally

      62.9Value
      Earnings
      $67,811
      Net price
      $30,721
      Federal debt
      $23,500
      Graduation rate
      56%
    38. Rank in New York 38

      Le Moyne College-New York

      Syracuse, NY · Private nonprofit · #204 nationally

      62.6Value
      Earnings
      $57,984
      Net price
      $23,835
      Federal debt
      $22,500
      Graduation rate
      67%
    39. Rank in New York 39

      Siena College

      Loudonville, NY · Private nonprofit · #217 nationally

      61.2Value
      Earnings
      $63,227
      Net price
      $33,934
      Federal debt
      $26,495
      Graduation rate
      75%
    40. Rank in New York 40

      Touro College

      New York, NY · Private nonprofit · #219 nationally

      61.2Value
      Earnings
      $56,443
      Net price
      $28,433
      Federal debt
      $18,625
      Graduation rate
      67%
    41. Rank in New York 41

      St Lawrence University

      Canton, NY · Private nonprofit · #222 nationally

      61.1Value
      Earnings
      $62,479
      Net price
      $31,355
      Federal debt
      $27,000
      Graduation rate
      79%
    42. Rank in New York 42

      University at Buffalo

      Buffalo, NY · Public · #227 nationally

      60.8Value
      Earnings
      $52,303
      Net price
      $21,775
      Federal debt
      $17,030
      Graduation rate
      73%
    43. Rank in New York 43

      Hofstra University

      Hempstead, NY · Private nonprofit · #239 nationally

      60.2Value
      Earnings
      $60,448
      Net price
      $30,647
      Federal debt
      $23,500
      Graduation rate
      66%
    44. Rank in New York 44

      SUNY Empire State College

      Saratoga Springs, NY · Public · #265 nationally

      59.0Value
      Earnings
      $49,979
      Net price
      $11,131
      Federal debt
      $16,667
      Graduation rate
      48%
    45. Rank in New York 45

      Iona College

      New Rochelle, NY · Private nonprofit · #267 nationally

      58.8Value
      Earnings
      $60,525
      Net price
      $26,250
      Federal debt
      $24,750
      Graduation rate
      59%
    46. Rank in New York 46

      SUNY College at Oswego

      Oswego, NY · Public · #289 nationally

      57.4Value
      Earnings
      $52,023
      Net price
      $16,300
      Federal debt
      $20,500
      Graduation rate
      58%
    47. Rank in New York 47

      SUNY College at Plattsburgh

      Plattsburgh, NY · Public · #313 nationally

      56.2Value
      Earnings
      $50,673
      Net price
      $15,606
      Federal debt
      $18,500
      Graduation rate
      56%
    48. Rank in New York 48

      Hobart William Smith Colleges

      Geneva, NY · Private nonprofit · #320 nationally

      55.8Value
      Earnings
      $59,317
      Net price
      $31,617
      Federal debt
      $27,000
      Graduation rate
      71%
    49. Rank in New York 49

      Mercy College-New York

      Dobbs Ferry, NY · Private nonprofit · #322 nationally

      55.7Value
      Earnings
      $53,346
      Net price
      $15,093
      Federal debt
      $22,250
      Graduation rate
      45%
    50. Rank in New York 50

      SUNY Oneonta

      Oneonta, NY · Public · #332 nationally

      54.9Value
      Earnings
      $51,355
      Net price
      $18,369
      Federal debt
      $20,500
      Graduation rate
      66%
    51. Rank in New York 51

      St Bonaventure University

      Saint Bonaventure, NY · Private nonprofit · #334 nationally

      54.8Value
      Earnings
      $57,215
      Net price
      $27,673
      Federal debt
      $26,000
      Graduation rate
      69%
    52. Rank in New York 52

      Saint John Fisher College

      Rochester, NY · Private nonprofit · #370 nationally

      52.1Value
      Earnings
      $53,568
      Net price
      $29,743
      Federal debt
      $22,000
      Graduation rate
      74%
    53. Rank in New York 53

      Ithaca College

      Ithaca, NY · Private nonprofit · #396 nationally

      50.4Value
      Earnings
      $53,057
      Net price
      $33,233
      Federal debt
      $20,866
      Graduation rate
      72%
    54. Rank in New York 54

      Canisius College

      Buffalo, NY · Private nonprofit · #397 nationally

      50.4Value
      Earnings
      $51,532
      Net price
      $18,178
      Federal debt
      $23,250
      Graduation rate
      61%
    55. Rank in New York 55

      SUNY College at Potsdam

      Potsdam, NY · Public · #410 nationally

      49.6Value
      Earnings
      $48,601
      Net price
      $13,628
      Federal debt
      $20,380
      Graduation rate
      55%
    56. Rank in New York 56

      SUNY Brockport

      Brockport, NY · Public · #429 nationally

      48.7Value
      Earnings
      $48,050
      Net price
      $17,315
      Federal debt
      $15,551
      Graduation rate
      50%
    57. Rank in New York 57

      SUNY at Purchase College

      Purchase, NY · Public · #431 nationally

      48.6Value
      Earnings
      $47,022
      Net price
      $19,338
      Federal debt
      $14,690
      Graduation rate
      61%
    58. Rank in New York 58

      SUNY Polytechnic Institute

      Utica, NY · Public · #435 nationally

      48.4Value
      Earnings
      $40,318
      Net price
      $12,893
      Federal debt
      $7,500
      Graduation rate
      56%
    59. Rank in New York 59

      SUNY College of Technology at Canton

      Canton, NY · Public · #446 nationally

      47.5Value
      Earnings
      $51,077
      Net price
      $12,696
      Federal debt
      $24,500
      Graduation rate
      37%
    60. Rank in New York 60

      Utica College

      Utica, NY · Private nonprofit · #470 nationally

      46.2Value
      Earnings
      $53,457
      Net price
      $24,195
      Federal debt
      $23,722
      Graduation rate
      54%
    61. Rank in New York 61

      Molloy College

      Rockville Centre, NY · Private nonprofit · #478 nationally

      45.2Value
      Earnings
      $53,334
      Net price
      $26,735
      Federal debt
      $26,697
      Graduation rate
      69%
    62. Rank in New York 62

      Marymount Manhattan College

      New York, NY · Private nonprofit · #488 nationally

      44.5Value
      Earnings
      $55,226
      Net price
      $38,195
      Federal debt
      $23,500
      Graduation rate
      53%
    63. Rank in New York 63

      Long Island University

      Brookville, NY · Private nonprofit · #496 nationally

      43.9Value
      Earnings
      $51,029
      Net price
      $23,862
      Federal debt
      $21,750
      Graduation rate
      59%
    64. Rank in New York 64

      Russell Sage College

      Troy, NY · Private nonprofit · #514 nationally

      43.1Value
      Earnings
      $50,446
      Net price
      $21,084
      Federal debt
      $23,250
      Graduation rate
      59%
    65. Rank in New York 65

      Yeshiva University

      New York, NY · Private nonprofit · #520 nationally

      42.9Value
      Earnings
      $47,301
      Net price
      $49,210
      Federal debt
      $15,000
      Graduation rate
      87%
    66. Rank in New York 66

      Rochester Institute of Technology

      Rochester, NY · Private nonprofit · #540 nationally

      41.2Value
      Earnings
      $51,577
      Net price
      $37,405
      Federal debt
      $23,135
      Graduation rate
      70%
    67. Rank in New York 67

      Nazareth College

      Rochester, NY · Private nonprofit · #557 nationally

      40.0Value
      Earnings
      $50,903
      Net price
      $30,265
      Federal debt
      $25,000
      Graduation rate
      73%
    68. Rank in New York 68

      SUNY at Fredonia

      Fredonia, NY · Public · #576 nationally

      39.0Value
      Earnings
      $47,043
      Net price
      $15,275
      Federal debt
      $23,750
      Graduation rate
      55%
    69. Rank in New York 69

      Elmira College

      Elmira, NY · Private nonprofit · #635 nationally

      35.0Value
      Earnings
      $51,101
      Net price
      $23,178
      Federal debt
      $27,000
      Graduation rate
      48%
    70. Rank in New York 70

      Alfred University

      Alfred, NY · Private nonprofit · #642 nationally

      34.4Value
      Earnings
      $47,445
      Net price
      $22,325
      Federal debt
      $19,500
      Graduation rate
      46%
    71. Rank in New York 71

      The New School

      New York, NY · Private nonprofit · #803 nationally

      14.3Value
      Earnings
      $38,181
      Net price
      $48,163
      Federal debt
      $20,000
      Graduation rate
      68%

    Method: the same value score as the national psychology 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 psychology colleges in New York

    What are the best colleges for psychology in New York?

    By CollegesRef value score, the top 3 New York colleges for psychology are CUNY Bernard M Baruch College (value score 89), CUNY Hunter College (value score 86.6) and Columbia University in the City of New York (value score 85.7). The score weighs graduate earnings, debt relative to earnings, average net price and graduation rate.

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

    Columbia University in the City of New York: its psychology graduates have median earnings of $86,946 4 years after the bachelor's degree.

    What is the most affordable psychology 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 psychology?

    71 New York colleges have a psychology 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.