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Liberal Arts & Humanities Schools in New York

46 schools compared · Average earnings $24,986/yr

46 New York schools offer Liberal Arts & Humanities. Average graduate earnings run 10% below the national average — something worth factoring in alongside tuition, location, and program fit.

Schools in NY
46
Avg Grad Earnings
$24,986/yr
-10% vs. national avg
Avg Score
38/100
Top NY Cities
8
with programs

Liberal Arts & Humanities Programs in New York

All 46 New York schools offering Liberal Arts & Humanities, ranked by TradeSchoolOutlook Score. Click a school to see full earnings projections and program details.

# School Score Earnings ROI
1 Excelsior University
Albany, NY		 53 $50,464/yr —
2 Maria College of Albany
Albany, NY		 51 $60,857/yr 16.2x
3 SUNY Westchester Community College
Valhalla, NY		 47 $30,417/yr 52.3x
4 Columbia-Greene Community College
Hudson, NY		 42 $28,342/yr 32.4x
5 Sullivan County Community College
Loch Sheldrake, NY		 43 $27,874/yr 33.9x
6 CUNY Kingsborough Community College
Brooklyn, NY		 43 $27,831/yr 35.9x
7 Nassau Community College
Garden City, NY		 42 $27,510/yr 34.8x
8 CUNY Bronx Community College
Bronx, NY		 43 $26,251/yr 40.2x
9 Hudson Valley Community College
Troy, NY		 41 $28,464/yr 28.6x
10 Suffolk County Community College
Selden, NY		 41 $26,874/yr 33.8x
11 SUNY Corning Community College
Corning, NY		 41 $26,679/yr 32.2x
12 Monroe Community College
Rochester, NY		 40 $25,252/yr 33.7x
13 CUNY Medgar Evers College
Brooklyn, NY		 38 $24,861/yr 32.7x
14 CUNY Borough of Manhattan Community College
New York, NY		 40 $23,669/yr 36.6x
15 CUNY Hostos Community College
Bronx, NY		 38 $22,344/yr 38.4x
16 SUNY College of Technology at Alfred
Alfred, NY		 38 $27,450/yr 20.9x
17 Clinton Community College
Plattsburgh, NY		 38 $25,319/yr 27.4x
18 Ulster County Community College
Stone Ridge, NY		 38 $24,015/yr 29.6x
19 College of Staten Island CUNY
Staten Island, NY		 36 $23,549/yr 33.6x
20 Jefferson Community College
Watertown, NY		 38 $23,245/yr 33.3x
21 Dutchess Community College
Poughkeepsie, NY		 38 $22,095/yr 34.5x
22 Rockland Community College
Suffern, NY		 36 $21,840/yr 34.4x
23 CUNY LaGuardia Community College
Long Island City, NY		 37 $21,713/yr 37.2x
24 Touro University
New York, NY		 37 $30,786/yr 9.0x
25 SUNY Morrisville
Morrisville, NY		 37 $26,602/yr 19.7x
26 Tompkins Cortland Community College
Dryden, NY		 38 $24,591/yr 27.9x
27 Jamestown Community College
Jamestown, NY		 37 $23,757/yr 27.2x
28 Erie Community College
Buffalo, NY		 37 $23,608/yr 28.2x
29 Finger Lakes Community College
Canandaigua, NY		 37 $22,999/yr 29.8x
30 Onondaga Community College
Syracuse, NY		 37 $22,966/yr 29.8x
31 Niagara County Community College
Sanborn, NY		 36 $22,942/yr 28.4x
32 CUNY Queensborough Community College
Bayside, NY		 36 $19,582/yr 36.7x
33 SUNY Broome Community College
Binghamton, NY		 36 $23,351/yr 24.6x
34 Farmingdale State College
Farmingdale, NY		 34 $22,443/yr 28.1x
35 Genesee Community College
Batavia, NY		 37 $22,079/yr 29.5x
36 Fulton-Montgomery Community College
Johnstown, NY		 36 $21,482/yr 31.0x
37 CUNY Stella and Charles Guttman Community College
New York, NY		 36 $21,272/yr 29.5x
38 Orange County Community College
Middletown, NY		 35 $20,630/yr 31.9x
39 Herkimer County Community College
Herkimer, NY		 34 $19,395/yr 30.4x
40 North Country Community College
Saranac Lake, NY		 34 $24,113/yr 17.4x
41 Mohawk Valley Community College
Utica, NY		 34 $23,618/yr 18.3x
42 SUNY College of Technology at Delhi
Delhi, NY		 34 $23,039/yr 18.3x
43 CUNY New York City College of Technology
Brooklyn, NY		 32 $18,360/yr 27.4x
44 SUNY College of Technology at Canton
Canton, NY		 30 $17,143/yr 20.1x
45 Houghton University
Houghton, NY		 26 $14,467/yr 3.2x
46 Bard College
Annandale-On-Hudson, NY		 26 $13,221/yr 0.8x

Where Liberal Arts & Humanities Programs Cluster in New York

Cities with the most Liberal Arts & Humanities programs — useful if you want to minimize commute or relocate within state.

City Schools Avg Earnings
New York, NY 3 $25,242/yr
Brooklyn, NY 3 $23,684/yr
Albany, NY 2 $55,661/yr
Bronx, NY 2 $24,298/yr
Valhalla, NY 1 $30,417/yr
Troy, NY 1 $28,464/yr
Hudson, NY 1 $28,342/yr
Loch Sheldrake, NY 1 $27,874/yr

Compare Liberal Arts & Humanities in Other States

Considering a nearby state? Here's how New York compares to others with strong Liberal Arts & Humanities offerings.

North Carolina (49) Texas (48) Ohio (43) Illinois (42) Florida (32) California (32) Michigan (27) Washington (25) Minnesota (23) Alabama (22) New Jersey (21) Virginia (21)
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Data from College Scorecard, Bureau of Labor Statistics 2024–2034, and DOL RAPIDS. Methodology & sources →