Colleges with the Highest Earnings Relative to Net Price in the Northeast

Colleges with the Highest Earnings Relative to Net Price in the Northeast, ranked by earnings / annual net price. Region: Census Northeast region. Included states / district: CT ME MA NH RI VT NJ NY PA. This ranks the named measure, not overall college quality. Annual earnings divided by annual net price above $3,000; not a lifetime ROI or payback estimate. Four-year colleges with at least 1,000 undergraduates. Online-only schools are excluded. This page lists all 305 colleges in the ranking. Search and filter the list.

1CUNY Bernard M Baruch CollegeNew York, New York25.05×48%1280$3k$76k72%16,1541 mi 2CUNY Brooklyn CollegeBrooklyn, New York19.58×58%1140$3k$61k54%10,5433 mi 3CUNY Lehman CollegeBronx, New York18.43×57%970$3k$58k51%10,6961 mi 4Princeton UniversityPrinceton, New Jersey17.96×5%1553$6k$110k98%5,70922 mi 5CUNY John Jay College of Criminal JusticeNew York, New York17.54×57%1080$3k$56k56%11,590< 1 mi 6CUNY City CollegeNew York, New York17.49×60%1260$4k$66k57%12,505< 1 mi 7CUNY Queens CollegeQueens, New York14.96×64%1120$4k$63k53%12,5503 mi 8CUNY York CollegeJamaica, New York12.78×64%880$4k$57k32%4,3454 mi 9CUNY New York City College of TechnologyBrooklyn, New York9.63×80%1010$5k$49k21%13,580< 1 mi 10College of Staten Island CUNYStaten Island, New York9.59×92%1040$6k$54k34%9,6572 mi 11CUNY Medgar Evers CollegeBrooklyn, New York8.13×86%920$6k$46k20%3,2333 mi 12Uta Mesivta of Kiryas JoelMonroe, New York7.66×——$4k$32k70%2,95710 mi 13Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyCambridge, Massachusetts7.13×5%1560$20k$143k96%4,5352 mi 14Farmingdale State CollegeFarmingdale, New York6.42×63%1147$11k$70k53%9,5527 mi 15Rhode Island CollegeProvidence, Rhode Island5.94×92%990$9k$56k48%5,0494 mi 16University of Maine at Presque IslePresque Isle, Maine5.82×100%—$7k$41k52%1,913107 mi 17Bowdoin CollegeBrunswick, Maine5.75×7%1520$14k$83k95%1,8733 mi 18Harvard UniversityCambridge, Massachusetts5.34×4%1553$19k$102k98%7,6014 mi 19SUNY Old WestburyOld Westbury, New York5.19×84%—$11k$59k45%4,1624 mi 20New Jersey Institute of TechnologyNewark, New Jersey5.11×65%1337$17k$84k73%9,0194 mi 21Williams CollegeWilliamstown, Massachusetts5.00×8%1533$18k$89k94%2,07698 mi 22Columbia University in the City of New YorkNew York, New York4.75×4%1553$22k$102k96%8,973< 1 mi 23Saint Peter's UniversityJersey City, New Jersey4.74×90%—$12k$58k58%2,1352 mi 24Holy Family UniversityPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania4.74×71%1060$13k$62k61%2,4644 mi 25Colby CollegeWaterville, Maine4.69×7%1501$17k$80k89%2,40735 mi 26Empire State UniversitySaratoga Springs, New York4.63×——$12k$54k41%7,585122 mi 27SUNY Buffalo State UniversityBuffalo, New York4.61×73%1070$11k$52k33%5,0971 mi 28Kean UniversityUnion, New Jersey4.60×76%1040$12k$57k47%11,4333 mi 29SUNY Polytechnic InstituteUtica, New York4.54×81%1201$14k$64k55%1,84957 mi 30Worcester State UniversityWorcester, Massachusetts4.53×88%1150$13k$61k61%3,93039 mi 31University of Connecticut-Hartford CampusHartford, Connecticut4.51×88%1073$16k$74k65%1,52531 mi 32University of Connecticut-StamfordStamford, Connecticut4.41×83%1094$17k$74k57%2,4322 mi 33SUNY Maritime CollegeThroggs Neck, New York4.29×72%1214$22k$96k64%1,285< 1 mi 34Yale UniversityNew Haven, Connecticut4.23×4%1534$24k$101k96%6,7581 mi 35Rutgers University-CamdenCamden, New Jersey3.97×66%1178$19k$74k67%3,753< 1 mi 36Stony Brook UniversityStony Brook, New York3.97×49%1419$19k$75k76%18,1012 mi 37University at AlbanyAlbany, New York3.96×69%—$17k$68k61%12,56495 mi 38Montclair State UniversityMontclair, New Jersey3.95×88%1070$16k$61k65%18,37611 mi 39Bay Path UniversityLongmeadow, Massachusetts3.88×85%1120$14k$55k44%1,10849 mi 40University of PennsylvaniaPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania3.88×5%1553$29k$111k97%10,6503 mi 41Massachusetts Maritime AcademyBuzzards Bay, Massachusetts3.82×95%—$22k$82k74%1,395< 1 mi 42United Talmudical SeminaryBrooklyn, New York3.78×——$7k$25k58%2,2411 mi 43Rutgers University-NewarkNewark, New Jersey3.78×71%—$20k$74k64%7,7094 mi 44University of Massachusetts-LowellLowell, Massachusetts3.78×83%1285$17k$65k65%11,43424 mi 45Fitchburg State UniversityFitchburg, Massachusetts3.78×87%1150$14k$54k55%2,75241 mi 46Binghamton UniversityVestal, New York3.73×39%1415$22k$81k82%14,65594 mi 47University of Massachusetts-BostonBoston, Massachusetts3.72×84%1194$18k$66k49%11,512< 1 mi 48Fairleigh Dickinson University-Metropolitan CampusTeaneck, New Jersey3.72×91%—$15k$57k53%2,6275 mi 49Ramapo College of New JerseyMahwah, New Jersey3.72×71%1211$18k$68k70%4,89813 mi 50Brown UniversityProvidence, Rhode Island3.71×5%1546$25k$93k96%7,2261 mi 51Mercy UniversityDobbs Ferry, New York3.70×86%—$14k$52k46%5,735< 1 mi 52SUNY College at GeneseoGeneseo, New York3.70×66%1286$18k$67k71%3,86934 mi 53University of Maine at AugustaAugusta, Maine3.69×——$11k$40k27%2,65919 mi 54University of Pittsburgh-GreensburgGreensburg, Pennsylvania3.68×95%1160$18k$66k40%1,305128 mi 55University of Southern MainePortland, Maine3.67×79%1116$14k$50k40%4,2221 mi 56University of Pittsburgh-JohnstownJohnstown, Pennsylvania3.63×95%1105$18k$66k56%1,808133 mi 57Cornell UniversityIthaca, New York3.63×9%1535$29k$104k95%15,99561 mi 58Carnegie Mellon UniversityPittsburgh, Pennsylvania3.60×12%1546$32k$115k94%7,304110 mi 59State University of New York at OswegoOswego, New York3.55×81%1187$16k$58k60%5,4731 mi 60Salem State UniversitySalem, Massachusetts3.54×96%—$16k$57k50%4,291< 1 mi 61SUNY College at PotsdamPotsdam, New York3.51×78%—$14k$48k45%1,82327 mi 62Pennsylvania State University-Penn State AbingtonAbington, Pennsylvania3.51×97%1181$18k$63k20%2,8778 mi 63Bridgewater State UniversityBridgewater, Massachusetts3.51×88%1180$16k$57k53%7,82913 mi 64Central Connecticut State UniversityNew Britain, Connecticut3.47×73%1080$17k$59k48%7,82228 mi 65La Salle UniversityPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania3.47×97%—$19k$67k57%1,9535 mi 66Swarthmore CollegeSwarthmore, Pennsylvania3.47×7%1534$23k$80k92%1,6133 mi 67Westfield State UniversityWestfield, Massachusetts3.43×81%—$17k$57k54%3,61557 mi 68SUNY at FredoniaFredonia, New York3.41×78%1250$16k$54k50%2,7553 mi 69Boston UniversityBoston, Massachusetts3.41×11%1480$24k$83k89%18,2483 mi 70Canisius UniversityBuffalo, New York3.38×72%—$18k$61k66%1,6853 mi 71University at BuffaloBuffalo, New York3.37×74%1295$21k$71k75%20,1126 mi 72Western Connecticut State UniversityDanbury, Connecticut3.36×87%1110$18k$59k52%3,51120 mi 73St. Joseph's University-New YorkBrooklyn, New York3.36×72%1190$19k$64k69%3,1441 mi 74Commonwealth University of PennsylvaniaBloomsburg, Pennsylvania3.34×93%1090$16k$52k54%9,21098 mi 75SUNY BrockportBrockport, New York3.33×71%1193$16k$54k55%5,78411 mi 76Wellesley CollegeWellesley, Massachusetts3.33×14%1520$25k$85k92%2,30013 mi 77Amherst CollegeAmherst, Massachusetts3.32×9%1533$23k$78k94%1,91169 mi 78Utica UniversityUtica, New York3.31×92%1110$19k$63k56%2,27857 mi 79Daemen UniversityAmherst, New York3.31×68%—$19k$62k59%1,6436 mi 80Dartmouth CollegeHanover, New Hampshire3.30×5%1534$30k$97k96%4,54188 mi 81York College of PennsylvaniaYork, Pennsylvania3.29×74%1162$19k$61k64%3,26542 mi 82University of Massachusetts-DartmouthNorth Dartmouth, Massachusetts3.29×91%1182$21k$69k52%5,2215 mi 83State University of New York at PlattsburghPlattsburgh, New York3.29×78%1165$17k$56k59%3,76946 mi 84New Jersey City UniversityJersey City, New Jersey3.29×98%—$16k$53k34%3,6811 mi 85D'Youville UniversityBuffalo, New York3.28×81%1130$20k$67k67%1,258< 1 mi 86Niagara UniversityNiagara University, New York3.26×87%1168$17k$56k75%2,6533 mi 87University of Rhode IslandKingston, Rhode Island3.25×72%1160$21k$70k73%13,3815 mi 88Framingham State UniversityFramingham, Massachusetts3.25×84%1180$16k$52k48%2,56620 mi 89Pennsylvania State University-World CampusUniversity Park, Pennsylvania3.24×91%1248$20k$63k34%7,877124 mi 90University of VermontBurlington, Vermont3.23×65%1374$19k$62k79%11,74366 mi 91Waynesburg UniversityWaynesburg, Pennsylvania3.21×90%1090$18k$59k66%1,009136 mi 92St. Francis CollegeBrooklyn, New York3.20×——$18k$58k55%1,6841 mi 93University of Massachusetts-AmherstAmherst, Massachusetts3.20×60%1423$22k$72k83%23,67170 mi 94Molloy UniversityRockville Centre, New York3.20×82%1187$24k$78k70%3,1624 mi 95Bentley UniversityWaltham, Massachusetts3.19×45%1352$38k$121k87%4,4749 mi 96Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health SciencesBoston, Massachusetts3.18×85%1269$40k$126k62%3,4513 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.