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Highest earning teacher education programs in New York
New York teacher education 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 | Monroe University | Bronx | For-profit, 4-year | $58,194 | 31 |
| 2 | New York University | New York | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $46,445 | 34 |
| 3 | CUNY City College | New York | Public, 4-year | $39,169 | 69 |
| 4 | State University of New York at Cortland | Cortland | Public, 4-year | $37,979 | 126 |
| 5 | CUNY Queens College | Queens | Public, 4-year | $37,414 | 74 |
| 6 | CUNY Brooklyn College | Brooklyn | Public, 4-year | $37,223 | 182 |
| 7 | SUNY Buffalo State University | Buffalo | Public, 4-year | $36,654 | 66 |
| 8 | CUNY Hunter College | New York | Public, 4-year | $36,410 | 72 |
| 9 | State University of New York at Oswego | Oswego | Public, 4-year | $35,577 | 44 |
| 10 | SUNY Old Westbury | Old Westbury | Public, 4-year | $33,561 | 40 |
| 11 | SUNY Oneonta | Oneonta | Public, 4-year | $30,410 | 68 |
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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