Best Value Colleges in New York
417 colleges ranked by value score. Based on earnings after graduation, net cost, and graduation rates.
#1
Columbia University in the City of New York
New York, NY·private
Earnings
$102,491
Net Price
$21,590/yr
Grad Rate
96%
100
Value
#2
The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art
New York, NY·private
Earnings
$83,847
Net Price
$13,269/yr
Grad Rate
81%
100
Value
#3
CUNY Bernard M Baruch College
New York, NY·public
Earnings
$75,971
Net Price
$3,033/yr
Grad Rate
72%
100
Value
#4
CUNY Brooklyn College
Brooklyn, NY·public
Earnings
$60,752
Net Price
$3,103/yr
Grad Rate
55%
100
Value
#5
CUNY City College
New York, NY·public
Earnings
$66,039
Net Price
$3,776/yr
Grad Rate
56%
100
Value
#6
CUNY Hunter College
New York, NY·public
Earnings
$63,163
Net Price
$2,984/yr
Grad Rate
59%
100
Value
#7
CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice
New York, NY·public
Earnings
$56,195
Net Price
$3,203/yr
Grad Rate
56%
100
Value
#8
CUNY Lehman College
Bronx, NY·public
Earnings
$58,013
Net Price
$3,148/yr
Grad Rate
50%
100
Value
#9
CUNY Queens College
Queens, NY·public
Earnings
$62,763
Net Price
$4,195/yr
Grad Rate
56%
100
Value
#10
CUNY York College
Jamaica, NY·public
Earnings
$56,945
Net Price
$4,456/yr
Grad Rate
31%
100
Value
#11
Kehilath Yakov Rabbinical Seminary
Ossining, NY·private
Earnings
$36,442
Net Price
$3,822/yr
Grad Rate
54%
100
Value
#12
United States Merchant Marine Academy
Kings Point, NY·public
Earnings
$90,610
Net Price
$6,174/yr
Grad Rate
81%
100
Value
#13
Uta Mesivta of Kiryas Joel
Monroe, NY·private
Earnings
$31,853
Net Price
$4,156/yr
Grad Rate
74%
100
Value
#14
Farmingdale State College
Farmingdale, NY·public
Earnings
$69,781
Net Price
$10,867/yr
Grad Rate
55%
88
Value
#15
Cornell University
Ithaca, NY·private
Earnings
$104,043
Net Price
$28,690/yr
Grad Rate
95%
86
Value
#16
Talmudical Seminary of Bobov
Brooklyn, NY·private
Earnings
$22,432
Net Price
$2,840/yr
Grad Rate
41%
81
Value
#17
College of Staten Island CUNY
Staten Island, NY·public
Earnings
$53,501
Net Price
$5,579/yr
Grad Rate
33%
80
Value
#18
Binghamton University
Vestal, NY·public
Earnings
$80,596
Net Price
$21,620/yr
Grad Rate
83%
77
Value
#19
Stony Brook University
Stony Brook, NY·public
Earnings
$74,502
Net Price
$18,784/yr
Grad Rate
77%
76
Value
#20
Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences
Albany, NY·private
Earnings
$131,426
Net Price
$29,882/yr
Grad Rate
68%
75
Value