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Best Value Degrees in New York (2026)

Top 100 of 1710 programs in New York · Updated 2026

The best college programs in New York, ranked by overall value. We scored 1710 programs across New York schools on earnings, AI resilience, job demand, and tuition ROI. The top programs average $78,755/yr in graduate earnings.

Programs in NY

1,710

Avg Earnings (Top 100)

$78,755/yr

Avg DW Score

82/100

#1 Program

Registered Nursing & Nursing Administration

College of Staten Island CUNY

Top Programs in New York

Top 100 programs by DegreeWorth Score. Click any row for full analysis.

#	Program	DW Score	Earnings	AI Risk	ROI
1	Registered Nursing & Nursing Administration College of Staten Island CUNY · Staten Island, NY	91 88–91	$110,335/yr	High	39.2x
2	Registered Nursing & Nursing Administration CUNY Graduate School and University Center · New York, NY	91 88–91	$109,744/yr	High	40.9x
3	Registered Nursing & Nursing Administration CUNY Hunter College · New York, NY	91 88–91	$103,692/yr	High	37.7x
4	Registered Nursing & Nursing Administration CUNY Lehman College · Bronx, NY	91 88–91	$101,531/yr	High	42.2x
5	Registered Nursing & Nursing Administration CUNY Medgar Evers College · Brooklyn, NY	91 88–91	$115,779/yr	High	42.5x
6	Registered Nursing & Nursing Administration CUNY New York City College of Technology · Brooklyn, NY	91 88–91	$103,611/yr	High	36.8x
7	Registered Nursing & Nursing Administration Farmingdale State College · Farmingdale, NY	91 87–91	$103,508/yr	High	31.7x
8	Computer and Information Sciences, General Stony Brook University · Stony Brook, NY	91 84–92	$90,673/yr	Very High	32.0x
9	Registered Nursing & Nursing Administration Empire State University · Saratoga Springs, NY	91 87–91	$94,830/yr	High	32.9x
10	Registered Nursing & Nursing Administration CUNY York College · Jamaica, NY	90 87–90	$113,718/yr	High	31.9x
11	Registered Nursing & Nursing Administration SUNY College of Technology at Canton · Canton, NY	90 87–90	$81,256/yr	High	30.1x
12	Registered Nursing & Nursing Administration SUNY College of Technology at Delhi · Delhi, NY	90 87–90	$89,749/yr	High	29.1x
13	Registered Nursing & Nursing Administration Stony Brook University · Stony Brook, NY	90 87–90	$94,853/yr	High	24.3x
14	Computer Science CUNY City College · New York, NY	89 82–90	$83,258/yr	Very High	35.0x
15	Computer Science Binghamton University · Vestal, NY	89 82–90	$82,329/yr	Very High	32.0x
16	Registered Nursing & Nursing Administration Binghamton University · Vestal, NY	89 86–89	$86,404/yr	High	22.0x
17	Registered Nursing & Nursing Administration SUNY Polytechnic Institute · Utica, NY	89 86–89	$80,210/yr	High	26.3x
18	Registered Nursing & Nursing Administration SUNY College at Plattsburgh · Plattsburgh, NY	89 86–88	$76,152/yr	High	25.3x
19	Computer Science CUNY Hunter College · New York, NY	88 81–90	$76,747/yr	Very High	36.4x
20	Finance and Financial Management Services Binghamton University · Vestal, NY	88 86–90	$73,598/yr	Very High	27.0x
21	Registered Nursing & Nursing Administration University at Buffalo · Buffalo, NY	88 84–88	$78,621/yr	High	20.1x
22	Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods CUNY Bernard M Baruch College · New York, NY	87 83–87	$62,306/yr	Very High	31.5x
23	Accounting and Related Services Binghamton University · Vestal, NY	87 83–89	$74,151/yr	Very High	22.9x
24	Computer Science University at Buffalo · Buffalo, NY	87 80–88	$72,283/yr	Very High	24.6x
25	Registered Nursing & Nursing Administration SUNY Brockport · Brockport, NY	87 84–86	$75,698/yr	High	22.2x
26	Computer Engineering CUNY City College · New York, NY	86 79–87	$78,326/yr	Very High	37.1x
27	Computer Science CUNY Queens College · Queens, NY	86 79–87	$63,632/yr	Very High	36.7x
28	Registered Nursing & Nursing Administration Mercy University · Dobbs Ferry, NY	86 83–86	$90,933/yr	High	13.2x
29	Computer Engineering Binghamton University · Vestal, NY	86 80–88	$86,938/yr	Very High	26.5x
30	Computer Engineering Stony Brook University · Stony Brook, NY	85 79–87	$73,820/yr	Very High	29.5x
31	Accounting and Related Services SUNY Oneonta · Oneonta, NY	85 82–87	$63,674/yr	Very High	24.8x
32	Registered Nursing & Nursing Administration Helene Fuld College of Nursing · New York, NY	84 81–84	$119,170/yr	High	11.2x
33	Computer Engineering University at Buffalo · Buffalo, NY	84 78–86	$74,753/yr	Very High	23.0x
34	Computer and Information Sciences, General SUNY Polytechnic Institute · Utica, NY	84 78–85	$61,721/yr	Very High	24.4x
35	Accounting and Related Services SUNY College at Geneseo · Geneseo, NY	84 80–85	$61,687/yr	Very High	23.0x
36	Accounting and Related Services CUNY Bernard M Baruch College · New York, NY	83 80–85	$54,281/yr	Very High	28.8x
37	Finance and Financial Management Services CUNY Bernard M Baruch College · New York, NY	83 80–84	$54,991/yr	Very High	27.6x
38	Computer and Information Sciences, General CUNY Brooklyn College · Brooklyn, NY	83 77–84	$51,862/yr	Very High	32.2x
39	Computer Science CUNY Lehman College · Bronx, NY	83 76–85	$59,516/yr	Very High	29.1x
40	Information Science/Studies Stony Brook University · Stony Brook, NY	83 77–84	$68,007/yr	Very High	23.1x
41	Registered Nursing & Nursing Administration St. Francis College · Brooklyn, NY	82 79–82	$81,263/yr	High	9.5x
42	Accounting and Related Services University at Albany · Albany, NY	82 79–84	$55,124/yr	Very High	21.4x
43	Registered Nursing & Nursing Administration Touro University · New York, NY	82 79–82	$85,682/yr	High	10.1x
44	Business/Commerce, General CUNY Graduate School and University Center · New York, NY	81 76–81	$65,520/yr	High	24.6x
45	Teacher Education CUNY Queens College · Queens, NY	81 80–82	$58,894/yr	High	22.1x
46	Allied Health Diagnostic Stony Brook University · Stony Brook, NY	81 79–81	$92,165/yr	Moderate	22.2x
47	Computer Science Cornell University · Ithaca, NY	80 75–81	$152,656/yr	Very High	7.3x
48	Registered Nursing & Nursing Administration Dominican University New York · Orangeburg, NY	80 77–80	$93,690/yr	High	7.4x
49	Registered Nursing & Nursing Administration Long Island University · Brookville, NY	80 76–80	$100,097/yr	High	6.2x
50	Registered Nursing & Nursing Administration Molloy College · Rockville Centre, NY	80 76–80	$105,747/yr	High	6.5x
51	Finance and Financial Management Services State University of New York at Oswego · Oswego, NY	80 77–81	$51,590/yr	Very High	21.3x
52	Registered Nursing & Nursing Administration Utica University · Utica, NY	80 77–80	$78,857/yr	High	8.8x
53	Registered Nursing & Nursing Administration Adelphi University · Garden City, NY	79 75–79	$102,136/yr	High	5.0x
54	Computer Science Columbia University in the City of New York · New York, NY	79 74–81	$118,636/yr	Very High	6.4x
55	Computer and Information Sciences, General Cornell University · Ithaca, NY	79 73–80	$103,650/yr	Very High	4.3x
56	Information Science/Studies CUNY Bernard M Baruch College · New York, NY	79 72–80	$51,864/yr	Very High	28.7x
57	Teacher Education CUNY Hunter College · New York, NY	79 80–80	$49,245/yr	High	24.2x
58	Accounting and Related Services CUNY Hunter College · New York, NY	79 75–80	$54,617/yr	Very High	21.6x
59	Health and Medical Administrative Services CUNY New York City College of Technology · Brooklyn, NY	79 74–80	$63,667/yr	High	22.3x
60	Registered Nursing & Nursing Administration Mount Saint Mary College · Newburgh, NY	79 75–79	$95,495/yr	High	5.5x
61	Registered Nursing & Nursing Administration University of Mount Saint Vincent · Bronx, NY	79 76–79	$105,134/yr	High	5.7x
62	Computer and Information Sciences, General New York University · New York, NY	79 72–80	$87,608/yr	Very High	5.2x
63	Registered Nursing & Nursing Administration New York Institute of Technology · Old Westbury, NY	79 76–79	$88,844/yr	High	5.4x
64	Computer and Information Sciences, General Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute · Troy, NY	79 72–80	$85,172/yr	Very High	5.9x
65	Computer and Information Sciences, General SUNY Brockport · Brockport, NY	79 73–80	$56,406/yr	Very High	19.2x
66	Accounting and Related Services SUNY Old Westbury · Old Westbury, NY	79 76–81	$52,090/yr	Very High	21.0x
67	Registered Nursing & Nursing Administration Wagner College · Staten Island, NY	79 75–79	$108,746/yr	High	4.7x
68	Computer Science College of Staten Island CUNY · Staten Island, NY	78 73–79	$45,290/yr	Very High	32.3x
69	Finance and Financial Management Services Fordham University · Bronx, NY	78 75–80	$83,789/yr	Very High	4.4x
70	Registered Nursing & Nursing Administration Keuka College · Keuka Park, NY	78 75–78	$86,649/yr	High	5.5x
71	Registered Nursing & Nursing Administration New York University · New York, NY	78 75–78	$111,360/yr	High	4.0x
72	Registered Nursing & Nursing Administration Pace University · New York, NY	78 75–78	$107,433/yr	High	4.5x
73	Computer Science Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute · Troy, NY	78 72–80	$104,943/yr	Very High	5.0x
74	Computer Science Rochester Institute of Technology · Rochester, NY	78 71–79	$94,611/yr	Very High	5.0x
75	Computer and Information Sciences, General University at Albany · Albany, NY	78 72–79	$49,759/yr	Very High	18.7x
76	Business Administration Binghamton University · Vestal, NY	78 72–79	$47,971/yr	High	22.6x
77	Computer/Information Technology Administration SUNY Polytechnic Institute · Utica, NY	78 72–80	$52,079/yr	Very High	21.9x
78	Industrial Engineering SUNY Maritime College · Throggs Neck, NY	78 75–78	$91,470/yr	High	35.1x
79	International Business CUNY Bernard M Baruch College · New York, NY	77 70–77	$52,290/yr	Very High	26.1x
80	Teacher Education CUNY Brooklyn College · Brooklyn, NY	77 78–78	$46,233/yr	High	23.3x
81	Computer/Information Technology Administration CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice · New York, NY	77 71–78	$49,580/yr	Very High	23.5x
82	Finance and Financial Management Services CUNY Queens College · Queens, NY	77 76–78	$45,168/yr	Very High	24.6x
83	Business Administration Manhattan College · Riverdale, NY	77 73–77	$113,777/yr	High	4.5x
84	Computer/Information Technology Administration Rochester Institute of Technology · Rochester, NY	77 72–79	$89,032/yr	Very High	5.0x
85	Registered Nursing & Nursing Administration SUNY College of Technology at Alfred · Alfred, NY	77 74–77	$77,300/yr	High	20.8x
86	Construction Management SUNY College of Technology at Alfred · Alfred, NY	77 75–77	$55,851/yr	High	20.7x
87	Computer/Information Technology Administration SUNY Morrisville · Morrisville, NY	77 72–78	$47,905/yr	Very High	22.1x
88	Accounting and Related Services University at Buffalo · Buffalo, NY	77 75–79	$47,474/yr	Very High	18.3x
89	Accounting and Related Services State University of New York at New Paltz · New Paltz, NY	77 74–78	$47,884/yr	Very High	20.3x
90	Business/Commerce, General Empire State University · Saratoga Springs, NY	77 72–78	$57,225/yr	High	21.2x
91	Mechanical Engineering SUNY Maritime College · Throggs Neck, NY	77 74–79	$77,895/yr	Very High	32.5x
92	Computer Science Clarkson University · Potsdam, NY	76 69–78	$79,744/yr	Very High	4.3x
93	Economics CUNY Bernard M Baruch College · New York, NY	76 72–77	$51,728/yr	Very High	25.0x
94	Information Science/Studies CUNY Lehman College · Bronx, NY	76 70–77	$50,133/yr	Very High	24.3x
95	Registered Nursing & Nursing Administration Daemen University · Amherst, NY	76 73–76	$79,376/yr	High	5.6x
96	Computer Science Ithaca College · Ithaca, NY	76 69–77	$70,239/yr	Very High	5.8x
97	Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research Farmingdale State College · Farmingdale, NY	76 74–75	$95,766/yr	Moderate	26.5x
98	Business Administration University at Albany · Albany, NY	76 70–76	$48,605/yr	High	18.6x
99	Management Information Systems and Services Binghamton University · Vestal, NY	76 69–78	$81,708/yr	Very High	26.0x
100	Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research Stony Brook University · Stony Brook, NY	76 74–75	$92,286/yr	Moderate	24.3x

Methodology

This ranking includes the top 100 programs at New York colleges and universities, drawn from 1710 total programs with earnings data. Programs are ranked by DegreeWorth Score (0–100), which combines graduate earnings, AI automation resilience, job market demand, and tuition ROI.

Only in-state tuition is used for ROI calculations. Earnings data comes from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the best college program in New York?

By DegreeWorth Score, Registered Nursing & Nursing Administration at College of Staten Island CUNY ranks #1 in New York with a score of 91/100 and graduate earnings of $110,335/yr.

How many college programs are in New York?

Our database includes 1710 programs across New York colleges with reported earnings data from the U.S. Department of Education.

Data: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (earnings, debt), Bureau of Labor Statistics 2024–2034 (employment projections), OpenAI GPTs-are-GPTs research (AI task exposure), Felten et al. AIOE. Last updated 2025.