Which New York business program has the lowest debt?

College of Staten Island reports the lowest median federal debt, $11,956, with first-year pay of $29,736.

How much do business graduates earn in New York?

The median across 10 New York business bachelor's programs is $53,966 in the first year after graduating and $74,487 five years after.

How many business bachelor's programs are in New York?

10 New York programs report first-year pay for their graduates, and 10 of them also report federal debt.

Business (Bachelor's) Programs in New York, Ranked by Graduate Pay and Debt

10 programs report first-year pay
10 also report federal debt
Bachelor's in Business/Commerce, General

College Scorecard June 2026 release · BLS wages May 2025

The short answer

The median New York business bachelor's program pays its graduates $53,966 in their first year, $7,259 more than the national median. NYU reports the highest first-year pay ($77,828), and College of Staten Island the lowest median debt ($11,956).

Median first-year pay$53,966National $46,707

Median pay after 5 years$74,487National $64,119

Median federal debt$23,000National $25,625

Debt-to-earnings42%National 54%

All 10 programs, ranked

Each figure is the median for the program's graduates. Programs that don't report a figure are listed last when you sort by it.

#	School	Year 1 pay	Year 5 pay	Debt	Debt to pay
1	NYUNew York · private nonprofit	$77,828	$136,918	$19,500	25%
2	CUNY Graduate CenterNew York · public	$65,520	$75,771	$14,500	22%
3	Empire State UniversitySaratoga Springs · public	$57,225	$67,879	$28,710	50%
4	St Lawrence UniversityCanton · private nonprofit	$54,772	$86,492	$26,113	48%
5	Skidmore CollegeSaratoga Springs · private nonprofit	$54,378	$74,487	$20,814	38%
6	Excelsior UniversityAlbany · private nonprofit	$53,553	$74,852	$23,000	43%
7	Siena UniversityLoudonville · private nonprofit	$47,318	Not reported	$27,000	57%
8	Medgar Evers CollegeBrooklyn · public	$37,978	$58,300	$12,444	33%
9	College of Staten IslandStaten Island · public	$29,736	$62,693	$11,956	40%
10	Metropolitan College of New YorkNew York · private nonprofit	$26,372	$65,814	$39,500	150%

One more program reports debt but not pay, so it isn't listed.

Debt and first-year pay at every New York business program

Programs in the upper left give graduates higher pay for less debt. Dashed lines mark the New York medians.

Hover over or tap a dot to see the school. Only the 10 programs that report both earnings and debt are shown.

Quick picks

Highest first-year pay

Lowest median debt

Lowest debt for the pay

"Debt for the pay" is median debt divided by first-year pay. Only programs that report both figures are included.

Careers this field leads to

These are the jobs that the federal crosswalk from fields of study to occupations links to business, largest first. Pay is the median across all experience levels.

General and Operations Managers

$130,860

Median pay in New York. 206,740 people work in this job in New York. Nationally, jobs are projected to grow 5% from 2025 to 2035, with about 285,000 openings a year. Typical education to start: bachelor's degree, plus 5 years or more of related work experience.

Bottom 10%: $62,340Top 10%: $336,070

Project Management Specialists

$121,040

Median pay in New York. 68,020 people work in this job in New York. Nationally, jobs are projected to grow 7% from 2025 to 2035, with about 76,500 openings a year. Typical education to start: bachelor's degree.

Bottom 10%: $74,580Top 10%: $192,160

Management Analysts

$112,250

Median pay in New York. 69,150 people work in this job in New York. Nationally, jobs are projected to grow 10% from 2025 to 2035, with about 94,100 openings a year. Typical education to start: bachelor's degree, plus less than 5 years of related work experience.

Bottom 10%: $64,900Top 10%: $209,440

Sales Managers

$217,640

Median pay in New York. 38,510 people work in this job in New York. Nationally, jobs are projected to grow 5% from 2025 to 2035, with about 47,300 openings a year. Typical education to start: bachelor's degree, plus less than 5 years of related work experience.

Bottom 10%: $107,670Top 10%: $378,910

Common questions

NYU in New York reports the highest median first-year pay, $77,828. Its median federal debt is $19,500.

Business (Bachelor's) programs in the US, ranked206 programs by pay and debt

About this data

Earnings and debt only include students who received federal financial aid, and earnings only count graduates who were working and not enrolled in more school.
Debt only includes federal loans. Private loans and credit cards are not counted.
Some schools with several campuses report one combined figure for all of them. We count each of those schools once, and leave them out of New York rankings when their main campus is in another state.
Medians are across the business bachelor's programs that report each figure, so the counts differ by figure. Scorecard figures describe graduating classes from several years ago. BLS wages are from May 2025.

Sources

U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, field of study and institution files, June 2026 release
Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025
Bureau of Labor Statistics, Employment Projections 2025 to 2035
NCES, CIP 2020 to SOC 2018 crosswalk, and IPEDS institution directory, 2024