2026 Highest Early Career Earnings in New York

Name: 2026 Highest Early Career Earnings in New York (Kollegio college rankings)
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108 New York schools ranked in Kollegio's 2026 Highest Early Career Earnings ranking, based on U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard data.

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$67,000

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$82,308

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$150

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1200

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#1 Highest Early Career Earnings

Cornell University

Ithaca

Acceptance rate

8.2%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$60,286

Avg. Cost after Aid

$24,000

#2 Highest Early Career Earnings

Columbia University School of General Studies

New York

Acceptance rate

4.2%

Institution type

COMP

Total Tuition Cost

$59,450

Avg. Cost after Aid

N/A

#3 Highest Early Career Earnings

United States Merchant Marine Academy

Kings Point

Acceptance rate

32.5%

Institution type

COMP

Total Tuition Cost

N/A

Avg. Cost after Aid

$4,000

#4 Highest Early Career Earnings

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Troy

Acceptance rate

58.5%

Institution type

4YEAR

Total Tuition Cost

$57,100

Avg. Cost after Aid

$40,000

#5 Highest Early Career Earnings

Colgate University

Hamilton

Acceptance rate

11.9%

Institution type

COMP

Total Tuition Cost

$61,594

Avg. Cost after Aid

$25,000

#6 Highest Early Career Earnings

New York University

New York

Acceptance rate

9.4%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$53,770

Avg. Cost after Aid

$51,000

#7 Highest Early Career Earnings

University of Rochester

Rochester

Acceptance rate

35.9%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$58,276

Avg. Cost after Aid

$40,000

#8 Highest Early Career Earnings

Barnard College

New York

Acceptance rate

8.0%

Institution type

4YEAR

Total Tuition Cost

$57,734

Avg. Cost after Aid

$28,000

#9 Highest Early Career Earnings

Fordham University

Bronx

Acceptance rate

56.3%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$54,730

Avg. Cost after Aid

$38,000

#10 Highest Early Career Earnings

Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences

Albany

Acceptance rate

59.1%

Institution type

4YEAR

Total Tuition Cost

$36,840

Avg. Cost after Aid

$27,000

#11 Highest Early Career Earnings

Union College

Schenectady

Acceptance rate

43.8%

Institution type

4YEAR

Total Tuition Cost

$61,308

Avg. Cost after Aid

$7,251

#12 Highest Early Career Earnings

Excelsior University

Albany

Acceptance rate

83.0%

Institution type

COMP

Total Tuition Cost

$12,240

Avg. Cost after Aid

N/A

#13 Highest Early Career Earnings

Hamilton College

Clinton

Acceptance rate

11.8%

Institution type

4YEAR

Total Tuition Cost

$59,380

Avg. Cost after Aid

$27,000

#14 Highest Early Career Earnings

Clarkson University

Potsdam

Acceptance rate

77.2%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$53,100

Avg. Cost after Aid

$31,000

#15 Highest Early Career Earnings

SUNY Maritime College

Throggs Neck

Acceptance rate

72.4%

Institution type

COMP

Total Tuition Cost

$7,070

Avg. Cost after Aid

$20,000

#16 Highest Early Career Earnings

Binghamton University - SUNY

Binghamton

Acceptance rate

38.6%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$7,070

Avg. Cost after Aid

$13,236

#17 Highest Early Career Earnings

Marist College

Poughkeepsie

Acceptance rate

56.5%

Institution type

COMP

Total Tuition Cost

$40,675

Avg. Cost after Aid

$38,000

#18 Highest Early Career Earnings

Syracuse University

Syracuse

Acceptance rate

41.7%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$55,920

Avg. Cost after Aid

$44,000

#19 Highest Early Career Earnings

Rochester Institute of Technology

Rochester

Acceptance rate

71.4%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$50,225

Avg. Cost after Aid

$35,000

#20 Highest Early Career Earnings

Yeshiva University

New York

Acceptance rate

63.7%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$44,300

Avg. Cost after Aid

$47,560

#21 Highest Early Career Earnings

Molloy University

Rockville Centre

Acceptance rate

75.6%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$32,900

Avg. Cost after Aid

$26,000

#22 Highest Early Career Earnings

Baruch College of the City University of New York

New York

Acceptance rate

50.5%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$6,930

Avg. Cost after Aid

$4,991

#23 Highest Early Career Earnings

Stony Brook University

Stony Brook

Acceptance rate

49.0%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$7,070

Avg. Cost after Aid

$16,000

#24 Highest Early Career Earnings

Hobart and William Smith Colleges

Geneva

Acceptance rate

57.3%

Institution type

COMP

Total Tuition Cost

$58,900

Avg. Cost after Aid

$34,000

#25 Highest Early Career Earnings

Adelphi University

Garden City

Acceptance rate

77.5%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$40,860

Avg. Cost after Aid

$28,000

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