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Highest earning journalism programs in New York
New York journalism 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 | Fordham University | Bronx | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $42,769 | 34 |
| 2 | Syracuse University | Syracuse | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $40,757 | 168 |
| 3 | Hofstra University | Hempstead | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $37,241 | 63 |
| 4 | St. John's University-New York | Queens | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $36,020 | 41 |
| 5 | Ithaca College | Ithaca | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $34,453 | 47 |
| 6 | SUNY Brockport | Brockport | Public, 4-year | $33,085 | 82 |
| 7 | University at Albany | Albany | Public, 4-year | $28,553 | 49 |
| 8 | CUNY Lehman College | Bronx | Public, 4-year | $26,319 | 30 |
| 9 | CUNY Brooklyn College | Brooklyn | Public, 4-year | $23,120 | 41 |
| 10 | CUNY Bernard M Baruch College | New York | Public, 4-year | $22,839 | 40 |
| 11 | SUNY at Purchase College | Purchase | Public, 4-year | $22,011 | 38 |
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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