Which New York computer engineering program has the lowest debt?

NYU reports the lowest median federal debt, $19,000, with first-year pay of $82,183.

How much do computer engineering graduates earn in New York?

The median across 11 New York computer engineering bachelor's programs is $80,942 in the first year after graduating and $111,970 five years after.

How many computer engineering bachelor's programs are in New York?

11 New York programs report first-year pay for their graduates, and 8 of them also report federal debt.

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

11 programs report first-year pay
8 also report federal debt
Bachelor's in Computer Engineering

College Scorecard June 2026 release · BLS wages May 2025

The short answer

The median New York computer engineering bachelor's program pays its graduates $80,942 in their first year, $2,027 more than the national median. Columbia University reports the highest first-year pay ($102,083), and NYU the lowest median debt ($19,000).

Median first-year pay$80,942National $78,915

Median pay after 5 years$111,970National $107,903

Median federal debt$25,060National $24,500

Debt-to-earnings31%National 31%

All 11 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	Columbia UniversityNew York · private nonprofit	$102,083	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
2	RITRochester · private nonprofit	$90,829	$122,991	$28,500	31%
3	Binghamton UniversityVestal · public	$86,938	$114,063	$23,945	28%
4	Syracuse UniversitySyracuse · private nonprofit	$84,793	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
5	NYUNew York · private nonprofit	$82,183	$108,105	$19,000	23%
6	Clarkson UniversityPotsdam · private nonprofit	$80,942	$110,682	$27,000	33%
7	City College of New YorkNew York · public	$78,326	$111,970	Not reported	Not reported
8	Manhattan UniversityRiverdale · private nonprofit	$77,463	Not reported	$27,000	35%
9	University at BuffaloBuffalo · public	$74,753	$103,601	$22,500	30%
10	Stony Brook UniversityStony Brook · public	$73,820	$128,966	$22,990	31%
11	SUNY OswegoOswego · public	$71,436	Not reported	$26,174	37%

Columbia University, Syracuse University, and City College of New York report pay but not debt, so they are ranked only by pay.

Debt and first-year pay at every New York computer engineering 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 8 programs that report both earnings and debt are shown.

Quick picks

Highest first-year pay

Columbia University$102,083
RIT$90,829
Binghamton University$86,938
Syracuse University$84,793
NYU$82,183

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 computer engineering, largest first. Pay is the median across all experience levels.

Software Developers

$166,180

Median pay in New York. 113,510 people work in this job in New York. Nationally, jobs are projected to grow 10% from 2025 to 2035, with about 95,300 openings a year. Typical education to start: bachelor's degree.

Bottom 10%: $97,430Top 10%: $224,590

Architectural and Engineering Managers

$175,710

Median pay in New York. 8,250 people work in this job in New York. Nationally, jobs are projected to grow 6% from 2025 to 2035, with about 14,900 openings a year. Typical education to start: bachelor's degree, plus 5 years or more of related work experience.

Bottom 10%: $128,500Top 10%: $274,870

Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers

$121,240

Median pay in New York. 10,460 people work in this job in New York. Nationally, jobs are projected to grow 6% from 2025 to 2035, with about 10,700 openings a year. Typical education to start: bachelor's degree.

Bottom 10%: $58,180Top 10%: $182,910

Computer Network Architects

$140,390

Median pay in New York. 9,800 people work in this job in New York. Nationally, jobs are projected to grow 8% from 2025 to 2035, with about 9,600 openings a year. Typical education to start: bachelor's degree, plus 5 years or more of related work experience.

Bottom 10%: $83,260Top 10%: $214,590

Common questions

Columbia University in New York reports the highest median first-year pay, $102,083.

Computer Engineering (Bachelor's) programs in the US, ranked165 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 computer engineering 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