Liberal Arts Programs in New York
Liberal Arts is the broad general-studies degree: writing, reasoning, and coursework across fields rather than one occupation. Its earnings median blends graduates headed everywhere from sales to graduate school, which is why the sample size beside it matters.
Programs below are ranked only when a college figure rests on at least 100 graduates. Programs on 30 to 99 graduates carry a small-program flag and are listed, not ranked. Anything smaller shows the national median for the major, badged as such.
Ranked Liberal Arts Programs in New York
| College | Major | Median Earnings | Median Debt |
|---|---|---|---|
| Excelsior University | Liberal Arts | $58,001 n=533 | $12,500 n=298 |
| New York University | Liberal Arts | $50,154 n=307 | $19,500 n=299 |
| Mercy University | Liberal Arts | $49,815 n=119 | Not published |
| CUNY City College | Liberal Arts | $42,998 n=134 | $11,975 Small program - rough guide n=82 |
| SUNY Buffalo State University | Liberal Arts | $33,555 n=125 | $26,299 n=140 |
| Sarah Lawrence College | Liberal Arts | $28,372 n=260 | $25,925 n=320 |
Smaller Programs and National-Median Programs
These programs are too small for a trustworthy ranked figure, or their college figure is not published. They are listed, not ranked.
| College | Major | Median Earnings | Median Debt |
|---|---|---|---|
| Simon's Rock at Bard College | Liberal Arts | $42,801 National median for this major n=38,048 | Not published |
| Adelphi University | Liberal Arts | $42,801 National median for this major n=38,048 | Not published |
| Alfred University | Liberal Arts | $42,801 National median for this major n=38,048 | Not published |
| Bard College | Liberal Arts | $42,801 National median for this major n=38,048 | Not published |
| Barnard College | Liberal Arts | $42,801 National median for this major n=38,048 | Not published |
| Boricua College | Liberal Arts | $42,801 National median for this major n=38,048 | Not published |
| Canisius University | Liberal Arts | $42,801 National median for this major n=38,048 | Not published |
| Clarkson University | Liberal Arts | $42,801 National median for this major n=38,048 | Not published |
| Colgate University | Liberal Arts | $42,801 National median for this major n=38,048 | Not published |
| Columbia University in the City of New York | Liberal Arts | $42,801 National median for this major n=38,048 | Not published |
| Cornell University | Liberal Arts | $42,801 National median for this major n=38,048 | Not published |
| CUNY Bernard M Baruch College | Liberal Arts | $50,817 Small program - rough guide n=33 | Not published |
| CUNY Borough of Manhattan Community College | Liberal Arts | $42,801 National median for this major n=38,048 | Not published |
| CUNY Brooklyn College | Liberal Arts | $42,801 National median for this major n=38,048 | Not published |
| College of Staten Island CUNY | Liberal Arts | $42,801 National median for this major n=38,048 | Not published |
| CUNY Graduate School and University Center | Liberal Arts | $42,801 National median for this major n=38,048 | Not published |
| CUNY Hunter College | Liberal Arts | $42,801 National median for this major n=38,048 | Not published |
| CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice | Liberal Arts | $42,801 National median for this major n=38,048 | Not published |
| CUNY Lehman College | Liberal Arts | $42,801 National median for this major n=38,048 | Not published |
| CUNY Medgar Evers College | Liberal Arts | $42,801 National median for this major n=38,048 | Not published |
| D'Youville University | Liberal Arts | $42,801 National median for this major n=38,048 | Not published |
| Daemen University | Liberal Arts | $42,801 National median for this major n=38,048 | $6,200 Small program - rough guide n=37 |
| Dominican University New York | Liberal Arts | $42,801 National median for this major n=38,048 | Not published |
| Elmira College | Liberal Arts | $42,801 National median for this major n=38,048 | Not published |
| Five Towns College | Liberal Arts | $42,801 National median for this major n=38,048 | Not published |
| Fordham University | Liberal Arts | $42,801 National median for this major n=38,048 | Not published |
| Hartwick College | Liberal Arts | $42,801 National median for this major n=38,048 | Not published |
| Hilbert College | Liberal Arts | $42,801 National median for this major n=38,048 | Not published |
| Hobart William Smith Colleges | Liberal Arts | $42,801 National median for this major n=38,048 | Not published |
| Hofstra University | Liberal Arts | $42,801 National median for this major n=38,048 | Not published |
| Houghton University | Liberal Arts | $42,801 National median for this major n=38,048 | Not published |
| Iona University | Liberal Arts | $42,801 National median for this major n=38,048 | Not published |
| Ithaca College | Liberal Arts | $42,801 National median for this major n=38,048 | Not published |
| Keuka College | Liberal Arts | $42,801 National median for this major n=38,048 | Not published |
| Le Moyne College | Liberal Arts | $42,801 National median for this major n=38,048 | Not published |
| Long Island University | Liberal Arts | $42,801 National median for this major n=38,048 | Not published |
| Manhattan University | Liberal Arts | $42,801 National median for this major n=38,048 | Not published |
| Manhattanville University | Liberal Arts | $42,801 National median for this major n=38,048 | Not published |
| Maria College of Albany | Liberal Arts | $42,801 National median for this major n=38,048 | Not published |
| Molloy University | Liberal Arts | $42,801 National median for this major n=38,048 | $27,000 Small program - rough guide n=42 |
| Mount Saint Mary College | Liberal Arts | $42,801 National median for this major n=38,048 | Not published |
| University of Mount Saint Vincent | Liberal Arts | $42,801 National median for this major n=38,048 | Not published |
| Nazareth University | Liberal Arts | $42,801 National median for this major n=38,048 | Not published |
| The New School | Liberal Arts | $35,585 Small program - rough guide n=86 | $23,100 Small program - rough guide n=66 |
| Niagara University | Liberal Arts | $42,801 National median for this major n=38,048 | Not published |
| Pace University | Liberal Arts | $42,801 National median for this major n=38,048 | Not published |
| Roberts Wesleyan University | Liberal Arts | $42,801 National median for this major n=38,048 | Not published |
| Rochester Institute of Technology | Liberal Arts | $46,087 Small program - rough guide n=82 | $22,500 n=107 |
| University of Rochester | Liberal Arts | $42,801 National median for this major n=38,048 | Not published |
| Russell Sage College | Liberal Arts | $42,801 National median for this major n=38,048 | Not published |
| St. Francis College | Liberal Arts | $42,801 National median for this major n=38,048 | Not published |
| St Lawrence University | Liberal Arts | $42,801 National median for this major n=38,048 | Not published |
| St. Thomas Aquinas College | Liberal Arts | $42,801 National median for this major n=38,048 | Not published |
| Skidmore College | Liberal Arts | $42,801 National median for this major n=38,048 | Not published |
| St. Joseph's University-New York | Liberal Arts | $56,405 Small program - rough guide n=39 | $26,444 Small program - rough guide n=52 |
| St. John Fisher University | Liberal Arts | $42,801 National median for this major n=38,048 | Not published |
| St. John's University-New York | Liberal Arts | $42,801 National median for this major n=38,048 | Not published |
| University at Albany | Liberal Arts | $42,801 National median for this major n=38,048 | Not published |
| Binghamton University | Liberal Arts | $42,801 National median for this major n=38,048 | Not published |
| University at Buffalo | Liberal Arts | $42,801 National median for this major n=38,048 | Not published |
| Stony Brook University | Liberal Arts | $42,801 National median for this major n=38,048 | Not published |
| SUNY Brockport | Liberal Arts | $42,801 National median for this major n=38,048 | Not published |
| State University of New York at Cortland | Liberal Arts | $34,350 Small program - rough guide n=40 | $25,250 Small program - rough guide n=49 |
| SUNY at Fredonia | Liberal Arts | $42,801 National median for this major n=38,048 | Not published |
| State University of New York at New Paltz | Liberal Arts | $42,801 National median for this major n=38,048 | Not published |
| SUNY Oneonta | Liberal Arts | $42,801 National median for this major n=38,048 | Not published |
| State University of New York at Oswego | Liberal Arts | $42,801 National median for this major n=38,048 | Not published |
| SUNY at Purchase College | Liberal Arts | $41,701 Small program - rough guide n=77 | $25,000 Small program - rough guide n=49 |
| SUNY Old Westbury | Liberal Arts | $42,801 National median for this major n=38,048 | $19,343 Small program - rough guide n=31 |
| State University of New York at Plattsburgh | Liberal Arts | $42,801 National median for this major n=38,048 | Not published |
| Empire State University | Liberal Arts | $42,801 National median for this major n=38,048 | Not published |
| Syracuse University | Liberal Arts | $42,801 National median for this major n=38,048 | Not published |
| Union College | Liberal Arts | $42,801 National median for this major n=38,048 | Not published |
| Utica University | Liberal Arts | $42,801 National median for this major n=38,048 | Not published |
| Vassar College | Liberal Arts | $42,801 National median for this major n=38,048 | Not published |
| Wagner College | Liberal Arts | $42,801 National median for this major n=38,048 | Not published |