Ranking
Best Arts, Entertainment, and Media Management Colleges in New York 2026
26 New York colleges offering Arts, Entertainment, and Media Management, ranked by EduGradify value grade.
- Schools ranked
- 25
- Cheapest net price
- $3,033
- Top earnings 10y
- $79,164
- Public / Private
- 12 / 13
CUNY Bernard M Baruch College
A+- ROI score
- 62.62
- Net price
- $3,033
- Earnings 10y
- $75,971
- Acceptance
- 47.5%
CUNY Medgar Evers College
A+- ROI score
- 20.33
- Net price
- $5,718
- Earnings 10y
- $46,498
- Acceptance
- 86.1%
Jamestown Community College
B- ROI score
- 9.71
- Net price
- $9,850
- Earnings 10y
- $38,242
- Acceptance
- Open / not reported
SUNY College at Potsdam
B- ROI score
- 8.78
- Net price
- $13,624
- Earnings 10y
- $47,866
- Acceptance
- 77.7%
SUNY at Fredonia
B- ROI score
- 8.53
- Net price
- $15,897
- Earnings 10y
- $54,247
- Acceptance
- 77.7%
University at Buffalo
B- ROI score
- 8.43
- Net price
- $20,995
- Earnings 10y
- $70,814
- Acceptance
- 74.2%
SUNY Brockport
B- ROI score
- 8.33
- Net price
- $16,353
- Earnings 10y
- $54,496
- Acceptance
- 70.7%
State University of New York at Plattsburgh
B- ROI score
- 8.22
- Net price
- $17,156
- Earnings 10y
- $56,403
- Acceptance
- 78.4%
Fashion Institute of Technology
B- ROI score
- 8.21
- Net price
- $19,095
- Earnings 10y
- $62,696
- Acceptance
- 60.2%
SUNY Oneonta
B- ROI score
- 7.88
- Net price
- $19,158
- Earnings 10y
- $60,386
- Acceptance
- 69.6%
Herkimer County Community College
C- ROI score
- 7.30
- Net price
- $13,419
- Earnings 10y
- $39,199
- Acceptance
- Open / not reported
Villa Maria College
C- ROI score
- 7.20
- Net price
- $13,494
- Earnings 10y
- $38,857
- Acceptance
- 86.6%
Le Moyne College
C- ROI score
- 7.04
- Net price
- $22,277
- Earnings 10y
- $62,731
- Acceptance
- 83%
Manhattanville University
C- ROI score
- 7.01
- Net price
- $20,991
- Earnings 10y
- $58,832
- Acceptance
- 87.3%
University of Rochester
C- ROI score
- 6.75
- Net price
- $29,278
- Earnings 10y
- $79,042
- Acceptance
- 40.1%
Wagner College
C- ROI score
- 6.58
- Net price
- $28,241
- Earnings 10y
- $74,360
- Acceptance
- 88%
SUNY at Purchase College
C- ROI score
- 5.96
- Net price
- $18,913
- Earnings 10y
- $45,092
- Acceptance
- 74.1%
Pace University
C- ROI score
- 5.70
- Net price
- $30,892
- Earnings 10y
- $70,378
- Acceptance
- 75.9%
Syracuse University
D- ROI score
- 5.10
- Net price
- $38,793
- Earnings 10y
- $79,164
- Acceptance
- 45.9%
Hofstra University
D- ROI score
- 5.05
- Net price
- $34,176
- Earnings 10y
- $69,039
- Acceptance
- 68.1%
Nazareth University
D- ROI score
- 4.81
- Net price
- $29,357
- Earnings 10y
- $56,458
- Acceptance
- 74.7%
Ithaca College
D- ROI score
- 4.68
- Net price
- $33,926
- Earnings 10y
- $63,548
- Acceptance
- 69%
Long Island University
D- ROI score
- 4.53
- Net price
- $33,062
- Earnings 10y
- $59,950
- Acceptance
- 86.2%
Marymount Manhattan College
D- ROI score
- 3.33
- Net price
- $36,861
- Earnings 10y
- $49,131
- Acceptance
- 82.6%
Pratt Institute-Main
D- ROI score
- 2.58
- Net price
- $52,659
- Earnings 10y
- $54,295
- Acceptance
- 73.3%
How we picked this list
This list starts with New York schools with positive Arts, Entertainment, and Media Management program-share evidence, then sorts by EduGradify's school-wide ROI proxy: ten-year median earnings weighed against average net price. The set's average EduGradify ROI score is 9.39 (12 public, 13 private).
Every figure comes from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard. See our full methodology for the formulas.
FAQ
Who leads this ranking?
CUNY Bernard M Baruch College in New York, NY tops this ranking. EduGradify value grade is A+.
How does EduGradify pick this list?
We rank this set by roi score using the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard — see our methodology for the full formula. No paid placements, no surveys.
How many New York colleges are in this list?
26 New York colleges qualified for this ranking based on available federal data.
What does net price mean here?
Net price is what students actually pay after grants and scholarships — not the sticker price. It is reported by each college to the U.S. Department of Education.