Best Public Universities in the Northeast

Best Public Universities in the Northeast, ranked by median 10-year earnings. Region: Census Northeast region. Included states / district: CT ME MA NH RI VT NJ NY PA. Median earnings of federally aided former students who are working and not enrolled, 10 years after entry; includes students who did not graduate. “Best” on this page means highest reported earnings, not an overall quality score. Four-year colleges with at least 1,000 undergraduates. Online-only schools are excluded. This page lists all 101 colleges in the ranking. Search and filter the list.

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1SUNY Maritime CollegeThroggs Neck, New York72%1214$22k$96k64%1,285< 1 mi 2New Jersey Institute of TechnologyNewark, New Jersey65%1337$17k$84k73%9,0194 mi 3Massachusetts Maritime AcademyBuzzards Bay, Massachusetts95%—$22k$82k74%1,395< 1 mi 4Binghamton UniversityVestal, New York39%1415$22k$81k82%14,65594 mi 5CUNY Bernard M Baruch CollegeNew York, New York48%1280$3k$76k72%16,1541 mi 6Stony Brook UniversityStony Brook, New York49%1419$19k$75k76%18,1012 mi 7Rutgers University-New BrunswickNew Brunswick, New Jersey58%1410$24k$74k84%37,7519 mi 8Rutgers University-NewarkNewark, New Jersey71%—$20k$74k64%7,7094 mi 9Rutgers University-CamdenCamden, New Jersey66%1178$19k$74k67%3,753< 1 mi 10University of ConnecticutStorrs, Connecticut52%1348$25k$74k83%19,83531 mi 11University of Connecticut-StamfordStamford, Connecticut83%1094$17k$74k57%2,4322 mi 12University of Connecticut-Hartford CampusHartford, Connecticut88%1073$16k$74k65%1,52531 mi 13The College of New JerseyEwing, New Jersey62%1246$28k$73k86%7,10522 mi 14University of Massachusetts-AmherstAmherst, Massachusetts60%1423$22k$72k83%23,67170 mi 15University at BuffaloBuffalo, New York74%1295$21k$71k75%20,1126 mi 16Farmingdale State CollegeFarmingdale, New York63%1147$11k$70k53%9,5527 mi 17University of Rhode IslandKingston, Rhode Island72%1160$21k$70k73%13,3815 mi 18Thomas Edison State UniversityTrenton, New Jersey———$69k—6,70720 mi 19University of Massachusetts-DartmouthNorth Dartmouth, Massachusetts91%1182$21k$69k52%5,2215 mi 20University at AlbanyAlbany, New York69%—$17k$68k61%12,56495 mi 21Ramapo College of New JerseyMahwah, New Jersey71%1211$18k$68k70%4,89813 mi 22SUNY College at GeneseoGeneseo, New York66%1286$18k$67k71%3,86934 mi 23University of New Hampshire-Main CampusDurham, New Hampshire88%1218$24k$66k76%11,26110 mi 24University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh CampusPittsburgh, Pennsylvania58%1370$30k$66k86%20,370110 mi 25University of Pittsburgh-JohnstownJohnstown, Pennsylvania95%1105$18k$66k56%1,808133 mi 26University of Pittsburgh-GreensburgGreensburg, Pennsylvania95%1160$18k$66k40%1,305128 mi 27CUNY City CollegeNew York, New York60%1260$4k$66k57%12,505< 1 mi 28CUNY Graduate School and University CenterNew York, New York68%——$66k—3,2541 mi 29University of Massachusetts-BostonBoston, Massachusetts84%1194$18k$66k49%11,512< 1 mi 30University of Massachusetts-LowellLowell, Massachusetts83%1285$17k$65k65%11,43424 mi 31SUNY Polytechnic InstituteUtica, New York81%1201$14k$64k55%1,84957 mi 32Temple UniversityPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania80%—$28k$64k75%20,9702 mi 33Pennsylvania State University-Main CampusUniversity Park, Pennsylvania61%1337$33k$63k86%42,284124 mi 34Pennsylvania State University-World CampusUniversity Park, Pennsylvania91%1248$20k$63k34%7,877124 mi 35Pennsylvania State University-Penn State HarrisburgMiddletown, Pennsylvania98%1227$23k$63k26%4,03157 mi 36Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Erie-Behrend CollegeErie, Pennsylvania97%1228$25k$63k44%3,2404 mi 37Pennsylvania State University-Penn State AbingtonAbington, Pennsylvania97%1181$18k$63k20%2,8778 mi 38Pennsylvania State University-Penn State AltoonaAltoona, Pennsylvania98%1187$22k$63k17%2,367130 mi 39Pennsylvania State University-Penn State BerksReading, Pennsylvania99%1174$24k$63k32%1,87247 mi 40Pennsylvania State University-Penn State BrandywineMedia, Pennsylvania98%1200$23k$63k26%1,2237 mi 41CUNY Hunter CollegeNew York, New York54%1280$3k$63k57%16,2891 mi 42CUNY Queens CollegeQueens, New York64%1120$4k$63k53%12,5503 mi 43University of VermontBurlington, Vermont65%1374$19k$62k79%11,74366 mi 44Montclair State UniversityMontclair, New Jersey88%1070$16k$61k65%18,37611 mi 45West Chester University of PennsylvaniaWest Chester, Pennsylvania78%1187$23k$61k71%14,16413 mi 46CUNY Brooklyn CollegeBrooklyn, New York58%1140$3k$61k54%10,5433 mi 47Worcester State UniversityWorcester, Massachusetts88%1150$13k$61k61%3,93039 mi 48SUNY OneontaOneonta, New York70%1230$19k$60k69%4,64395 mi 49State University of New York at CortlandCortland, New York60%—$22k$60k68%5,90158 mi 50Rowan UniversityGlassboro, New Jersey78%1212$22k$60k67%15,84112 mi 51Western Connecticut State UniversityDanbury, Connecticut87%1110$18k$59k52%3,51120 mi 52Central Connecticut State UniversityNew Britain, Connecticut73%1080$17k$59k48%7,82228 mi 53SUNY Old WestburyOld Westbury, New York84%—$11k$59k45%4,1624 mi 54State University of New York at New PaltzNew Paltz, New York62%1265$19k$58k72%6,08631 mi 55CUNY Lehman CollegeBronx, New York57%970$3k$58k51%10,6961 mi 56William Paterson University of New JerseyWayne, New Jersey90%—$19k$58k44%6,61414 mi 57Stockton UniversityGalloway, New Jersey89%1139$21k$58k69%7,5375 mi 58State University of New York at OswegoOswego, New York81%1187$16k$58k60%5,4731 mi 59Bridgewater State UniversityBridgewater, Massachusetts88%1180$16k$57k53%7,82913 mi 60Westfield State UniversityWestfield, Massachusetts81%—$17k$57k54%3,61557 mi 61Plymouth State UniversityPlymouth, New Hampshire88%—$19k$57k52%3,15365 mi 62Kean UniversityUnion, New Jersey76%1040$12k$57k47%11,4333 mi 63CUNY York CollegeJamaica, New York64%880$4k$57k32%4,3454 mi 64Salem State UniversitySalem, Massachusetts96%—$16k$57k50%4,291< 1 mi 65Eastern Connecticut State UniversityWillimantic, Connecticut83%1160$21k$56k58%3,41826 mi 66State University of New York at PlattsburghPlattsburgh, New York78%1165$17k$56k59%3,76946 mi 67Shippensburg University of PennsylvaniaShippensburg, Pennsylvania87%1120$24k$56k56%4,08673 mi 68Rhode Island CollegeProvidence, Rhode Island92%990$9k$56k48%5,0494 mi 69CUNY John Jay College of Criminal JusticeNew York, New York57%1080$3k$56k56%11,590< 1 mi 70East Stroudsburg University of PennsylvaniaEast Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania92%1084$18k$56k43%4,81456 mi 71SUNY College of Environmental Science and ForestrySyracuse, New York63%—$19k$56k66%1,83935 mi 72Millersville University of PennsylvaniaMillersville, Pennsylvania86%1110$21k$55k58%5,72834 mi 73Southern Connecticut State UniversityNew Haven, Connecticut91%—$21k$55k50%6,2953 mi 74SUNY BrockportBrockport, New York71%1193$16k$54k55%5,78411 mi 75Keene State CollegeKeene, New Hampshire90%—$18k$54k60%2,69972 mi 76SUNY at FredoniaFredonia, New York78%1250$16k$54k50%2,7553 mi 77Empire State UniversitySaratoga Springs, New York——$12k$54k41%7,585122 mi 78Fitchburg State UniversityFitchburg, Massachusetts87%1150$14k$54k55%2,75241 mi 79Kutztown University of PennsylvaniaKutztown, Pennsylvania91%1210$21k$54k54%6,18051 mi 80College of Staten Island CUNYStaten Island, New York92%1040$6k$54k34%9,6572 mi 81Slippery Rock University of PennsylvaniaSlippery Rock, Pennsylvania71%1095$20k$53k66%6,78868 mi 82New Jersey City UniversityJersey City, New Jersey98%—$16k$53k34%3,6811 mi 83Commonwealth University of PennsylvaniaBloomsburg, Pennsylvania93%1090$16k$52k54%9,21098 mi 84Framingham State UniversityFramingham, Massachusetts84%1180$16k$52k48%2,56620 mi 85SUNY Buffalo State UniversityBuffalo, New York73%1070$11k$52k33%5,0971 mi 86Indiana University of PennsylvaniaIndiana, Pennsylvania91%1082$17k$51k56%6,764116 mi 87Vermont State UniversityRandolph, Vermont82%—$18k$50k47%3,590109 mi 88University of Southern MainePortland, Maine79%1116$14k$50k40%4,2221 mi 89CUNY New York City College of TechnologyBrooklyn, New York80%1010$5k$49k21%13,580< 1 mi 90University of MaineOrono, Maine97%—$18k$49k55%8,49624 mi 91SUNY College at PotsdamPotsdam, New York78%—$14k$48k45%1,82327 mi 92SUNY College of Technology at CantonCanton, New York92%—$15k$48k38%2,74131 mi 93Pennsylvania Western UniversityCalifornia, Pennsylvania94%1063$18k$47k52%7,451136 mi 94CUNY Medgar Evers CollegeBrooklyn, New York86%920$6k$46k20%3,2333 mi 95SUNY at Purchase CollegePurchase, New York74%1312$19k$45k63%3,1974 mi 96SUNY College of Agriculture and Technology at CobleskillCobleskill, New York84%—$19k$45k42%1,90498 mi

US Department of Education College Scorecard and IPEDS. Missing or suppressed values are excluded. A ranking is a comparison of the named measure, not an overall quality score.