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Highest earning computer science programs in New York
New York computer science programs, ranked by median earnings one year after completion, from the College Scorecard field-of-study file (September 18, 2026). Only programs with at least 30 counted graduates in the earnings sample are shown, and at least 5 programs must qualify for this list to exist.
| Rank | School | City | Sector | Median earnings, 1 year after | Graduates counted |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cornell University | Ithaca | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $152,656 | 282 |
| 2 | Columbia University in the City of New York | New York | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $118,636 | 186 |
| 3 | Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute | Troy | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $104,943 | 219 |
| 4 | University of Rochester | Rochester | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $99,878 | 80 |
| 5 | Rochester Institute of Technology | Rochester | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $94,611 | 196 |
| 6 | CUNY City College | New York | Public, 4-year | $83,258 | 116 |
| 7 | Binghamton University | Vestal | Public, 4-year | $82,329 | 86 |
| 8 | Clarkson University | Potsdam | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $79,744 | 41 |
| 9 | CUNY Hunter College | New York | Public, 4-year | $76,747 | 124 |
| 10 | University at Buffalo | Buffalo | Public, 4-year | $72,283 | 207 |
| 11 | Marist University | Poughkeepsie | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $69,737 | 74 |
| 12 | CUNY Queens College | Queens | Public, 4-year | $63,632 | 269 |
| 13 | Pace University | New York | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $60,551 | 45 |
| 14 | CUNY Lehman College | Bronx | Public, 4-year | $59,516 | 120 |
| 15 | College of Staten Island CUNY | Staten Island | Public, 4-year | $45,290 | 61 |
| 16 | Hofstra University | Hempstead | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $41,177 | 47 |
| 17 | CUNY York College | Jamaica | Public, 4-year | $36,061 | 49 |
Earnings cover federally aided graduates only, as published by College Scorecard.
How to read this. A smaller program can show a high or low figure from just a few graduates, and this earnings figure only ever covers students who received federal aid, so it does not describe every graduate.
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