Graduating From These NY Colleges Earns You Highest Salary

Five New York colleges are featured on a new list that ranks 50 institutions in the United States that pay off the most for students. Students who attend these universities earn the highest average salaries for how much they pay in tuition, according to the analysis conducted by CNBC.

The publication’s list names the top 25 public and top 25 private universities.

CNBC identified the net college costs for students that come from families that make between $48,001 and $75,000 using data from a non-profit education news organization. The net cost for each college was calculated after taking into account money students get from scholarships and grants.

CNBC then divided the net cost by the amount students are expected to earn once they graduate. (You can see CNBC’s full methodology here.)

The New York colleges on the list, with their rankings, are:

Private Universities

• Columbia University, New York City, No. 7
• Webb Institute, Glen Cove, No. 19
• The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art, New York City, No. 23

Public Universities

• Baruch College, New York City, No. 10
• SUNY Maritime College, Bronx, No. 23

Stanford University topped CNBC’s list. According to CNBC, the net cost for a student from a family earning between $48,001 and $75,000 is just over $4,000 each year. The net cost for a Stanford student is so low because of the university’s generous scholarship awards, CNBC writes.

Stanford graduates have average salaries of $143,100 once they’ve been in the workforce for more than 10 years, CNBC’s report says.

Read the full CNBC report here.