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Highest earning ethnic, cultural minority, gender programs in New York
New York ethnic, cultural minority, gender 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 | Columbia University in the City of New York | New York | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $55,206 | 35 |
| 2 | CUNY Hunter College | New York | Public, 4-year | $34,007 | 30 |
| 3 | CUNY Brooklyn College | Brooklyn | Public, 4-year | $32,083 | 95 |
| 4 | University at Albany | Albany | Public, 4-year | $29,823 | 36 |
| 5 | CUNY City College | New York | Public, 4-year | $26,973 | 42 |
| 6 | State University of New York at New Paltz | New Paltz | Public, 4-year | $23,751 | 31 |
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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