Best colleges for finance in New York
Colleges that offer a bachelor’s in finance, ranked by Compass Score.
Best colleges for finance in New York46 schools
46 schools qualify, ranked by the Compass Score. The top 25 are shown.
How this list is made
- Schools in New York.
- Accredited four-year undergraduate colleges.
- Offers a bachelor’s program in finance, from the College Scorecard field-of-study data (credential level 3).
- Each school needs a complete Compass Score, so every row shows a rating.
- Ordered by Compass Score, highest first. Schools with the same score share a rank.
Updated Oct. 20, 2026. Methodology. Spot an error? Send a correction.
- 1
New York University
New York, NY · Private nonprofitHonor RollExceptional: Compass grade A
- Bachelor’s program in finance
- Value grade B-
- 2
Binghamton University
Vestal, NY · PublicHonor RollExceptional: Compass grade A
- Bachelor’s program in finance
- Value grade A- · Top 13%
- 3
Yeshiva University
New York, NY · Private nonprofitHonor RollExceptional: Compass grade A
- Bachelor’s program in finance
- Value grade C+
- 4
Syracuse University
Syracuse, NY · Private nonprofitHonor RollTop 8% for earnings
- Bachelor’s program in finance
- Value grade C+
- 5
CUNY Bernard M Baruch College
New York, NY · PublicHonor RollTop 2% for low net price
- Bachelor’s program in finance
- Value grade A+ · Top 1%
- 6
Fordham University
Bronx, NY · Private nonprofitHonor RollTop 6% for earnings
- Bachelor’s program in finance
- Value grade C+
- 7
Touro University
New York, NY · Private nonprofitExcellent: Compass grade A-
- Bachelor’s program in finance
- Value grade B-
- 8
SUNY College at Geneseo
Geneseo, NY · PublicExcellent: Compass grade A-
- Bachelor’s program in finance
- Value grade A- · Top 14%
- 9
Rochester Institute of Technology
Rochester, NY · Private nonprofitTop 10% for earnings
- Bachelor’s program in finance
- Value grade C+
- 10
State University of New York at New Paltz
New Paltz, NY · PublicExcellent: Compass grade A-
- Bachelor’s program in finance
- Value grade B+ · Top 26%
- 11
St. John Fisher University
Rochester, NY · Private nonprofitTop 15% for graduation
- Bachelor’s program in finance
- Value grade B-
- 12Tie
Hofstra University
Hempstead, NY · Private nonprofitTop 15% for earnings
- Bachelor’s program in finance
- Value grade B-
- 12Tie
Siena College
Loudonville, NY · Private nonprofitTop 10% for earnings
- Bachelor’s program in finance
- Value grade B-
- 14
Le Moyne College
Syracuse, NY · Private nonprofitTop 16% for graduation
- Bachelor’s program in finance
- Value grade B · Top 41%
- 15
CUNY City College
New York, NY · PublicTop 2% for low net price
- Bachelor’s program in finance
- Value grade A+ · Top 1%
- 16
Nazareth University
Rochester, NY · Private nonprofitTop 17% for graduation
- Bachelor’s program in finance
- Value grade C+
- 17
Adelphi University
Garden City, NY · Private nonprofitTop 11% for earnings
- Bachelor’s program in finance
- Value grade B-
- 18
Niagara University
Niagara University, NY · Private nonprofitTop 15% for graduation
- Bachelor’s program in finance
- Value grade B · Top 41%
- 19
Molloy University
Rockville Centre, NY · Private nonprofitTop 9% for earnings
- Bachelor’s program in finance
- Value grade B · Top 41%
- 20
CUNY Brooklyn College
Brooklyn, NY · PublicTop 2% for low net price
- Bachelor’s program in finance
- Value grade A+ · Top 2%
- 21
St. Bonaventure University
Saint Bonaventure, NY · Private nonprofitVery good: Compass grade B+
- Bachelor’s program in finance
- Value grade B-
- 22
Elmira College
Elmira, NY · Private nonprofitVery good: Compass grade B+
- Bachelor’s program in finance
- Value grade B-
- 23
Manhattan University
Riverdale, NY · Private nonprofitTop 6% for earnings
- Bachelor’s program in finance
- Value grade B · Top 48%
- 24Tie
CUNY Queens College
Queens, NY · PublicTop 3% for low net price
- Bachelor’s program in finance
- Value grade A+ · Top 1%
- 24Tie
St. John's University-New York
Queens, NY · Private nonprofitTop 15% for earnings
- Bachelor’s program in finance
- Value grade B-
Compare cost and outcomes
| School | Net price a year | Median debt | Earnings 10 years out | Graduation rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York University | $37,050 | $20,500 | $82,509 | 88% |
| Binghamton University | $21,620 | $18,500 | $80,596 | 82% |
| Yeshiva University | $49,965 | $18,250 | $71,353 | 83% |
| Syracuse University | $38,793 | $26,000 | $79,164 | 84% |
| CUNY Bernard M Baruch College | $3,033 | $11,512 | $75,971 | 72% |
| Fordham University | $44,338 | $24,300 | $85,569 | 82% |
| Touro University | $29,627 | $15,547 | $53,419 | 72% |
| SUNY College at Geneseo | $18,211 | $19,500 | $67,316 | 71% |
| Rochester Institute of Technology | $34,906 | $26,778 | $76,571 | 70% |
| State University of New York at New Paltz | $18,809 | $18,750 | $58,073 | 72% |
| St. John Fisher University | $28,945 | $23,250 | $66,944 | 74% |
| Hofstra University | $34,176 | $23,621 | $69,039 | 69% |
| Siena College | $33,733 | $26,561 | $76,079 | 75% |
| Le Moyne College | $22,277 | $23,000 | $62,731 | 73% |
| CUNY City College | $3,776 | $11,990 | $66,039 | 57% |
| Nazareth University | $29,357 | $26,038 | $56,458 | 73% |
| Adelphi University | $30,783 | $25,000 | $75,482 | 67% |
| Niagara University | $17,248 | $25,475 | $56,196 | 75% |
| Molloy University | $24,347 | $27,000 | $77,789 | 70% |
| CUNY Brooklyn College | $3,103 | $11,000 | $60,752 | 54% |
| St. Bonaventure University | $27,074 | $26,000 | $57,214 | 67% |
| Elmira College | $22,386 | $27,000 | $57,550 | 65% |
| Manhattan University | $27,256 | $26,000 | $86,316 | 64% |
| CUNY Queens College | $4,195 | $10,298 | $62,763 | 53% |
| St. John's University-New York | $29,999 | $25,000 | $69,571 | 66% |
Net price is the average yearly cost after grants. Federal data (College Scorecard). “—” means the school reports no figure.
This list in other states
- Alabama 16
- Arizona 5
- Arkansas 12
- California 22
- Colorado 4
- Connecticut 16
- Delaware 4
- District of Columbia 6
- Florida 29
- Georgia 17
- Idaho 4
- Illinois 29
- Indiana 22
- Iowa 13
- Kansas 15
- Kentucky 11
- Louisiana 12
- Maine 6
- Maryland 7
- Massachusetts 23
- Michigan 28
- Minnesota 20
- Mississippi 6
- Missouri 22
- Montana 3
- Nebraska 7
- New Hampshire 5
- New Jersey 15
- North Carolina 19
- North Dakota 6
- Ohio 40
- Oklahoma 12
- Oregon 7
- Pennsylvania 58
- Puerto Rico 13
- Rhode Island 8
- South Carolina 12
- South Dakota 6
- Tennessee 22
- Texas 57
- Utah 8
- Virginia 10
- Washington 7
- West Virginia 4
- Wisconsin 20