Computer Science · New York

New York colleges that awarded Computer Science credentials

75 colleges in New York reported conferring Computer Science credentials to the federal IPEDS collection in 2023-24, and every one of them also awarded in the year before. 75 awarded a degree. That is a record of credentials already awarded, not confirmation that a program is currently admitting.

Colleges and what they awarded

Largest first by credentials conferred in 2023-24. That order measures the size of the graduating class and nothing else: it is not a ranking, and the largest entry is often a certificate provider rather than the strongest degree program. The credential is labelled on every row for exactly that reason.

Colleges in New York that conferred Computer Science credentials in 2023-24, with the number awarded and whether any was a degree.
CollegeCredentials awardedHighest level
Columbia University in the City of New York919Degree
Cornell University874Degree
Stony Brook University494Degree
Binghamton University406Degree
Pace University347Degree
Rochester Institute of Technology347Degree
University at Buffalo302Degree
CUNY Hunter College292Degree
CUNY Queens College268Degree
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute259Degree
University at Albany225Degree
University of Rochester161Degree
CUNY Borough of Manhattan Community College141Degree
CUNY Lehman College110Degree
College of Staten Island CUNY106Degree
CUNY City College89Degree
CUNY LaGuardia Community College88Degree
Monroe College85Degree
Barnard College62Degree
CUNY Queensborough Community College62Degree
Hofstra University51Degree
CUNY New York City College of Technology50Degree
Touro University49Degree
Clarkson University45Degree
Colgate University45Degree
Suffolk County Community College42Degree
SUNY Brockport42Degree
CUNY York College36Degree
Monroe Community College33Degree
Farmingdale State College32Degree
Marist College31Degree
State University of New York at Oswego30Degree
CUNY Kingsborough Community College29Degree
Nassau Community College29Degree
CUNY Hostos Community College25Degree
Mercy University25Degree
CUNY Bronx Community College22Degree
Dutchess Community College21Degree
CUNY Brooklyn College20Degree
SUNY Westchester Community College20Degree
CUNY Graduate School and University Center19Degree
Finger Lakes Community College19Degree
St. Joseph's University-New York18Degree
SUNY Polytechnic Institute18Degree
Erie Community College17Degree
Iona University16Degree
Onondaga Community College16Degree
Jamestown Community College15Degree
Mohawk Valley Community College15Degree
SUNY Oneonta15Degree
Ithaca College14Degree
CUNY Medgar Evers College13Degree
Schenectady County Community College13Degree
Niagara County Community College12Degree
SUNY Broome Community College12Degree
Ulster County Community College11Degree
Orange County Community College10Degree
SUNY at Fredonia10Degree
SUNY College at Plattsburgh9Degree
Tompkins Cortland Community College9Degree

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How much of this field is in New York

Credentials awarded
6,654
Share of U.S. total
8.4%
Colleges awarding it
75
Awarding a degree
75

New York colleges conferred 6,654 Computer Science credentials in 2023-24, which is 8.4% of the 79,450 conferred across the 51 U.S. jurisdictions reporting any. Of the 75 colleges here, every one awarded a degree. These counts measure the size of graduating classes, not program quality, and not how many students are currently enrolled.

What level those credentials were

  • Associate11%744
  • Bachelor's57%3,811
  • Graduate32%2,099

Most Computer Science credentials awarded in New York were bachelor's degrees. The mix here is close to the national pattern for this field. A certificate is a different credential from a degree, not a lesser one, and the level a program awards is set by the program rather than by the student.

We measured how much this varies nationwide, and for most fields the credential level is set by the field rather than the state: is your major a certificate or a degree?

How concentrated it is. The single college with the largest reported graduating class in this field accounted for 14% of New York’s Computer Science credentials. Activity is spread across several institutions rather than sitting with one.

What these New York colleges cost

Median net price across the 74 of these 75 colleges that report it, by family income. Net price is what students receiving federal aid actually paid for the WHOLE college after grants and scholarships, so it is not the price of a Computer Science program specifically, and not a quote for any family.

0-30k
$7,687
30-48k
$8,935
48-75k
$12,069
75-110k
$14,916
110k+
$17,027

By the kind of college

The figure above averages very different institutions together. Split by federal sector, for a family earning under $30,000:

Median net price for a family earning under $30,000, by kind of college, among New York colleges that reported awarding Computer Sciencecredentials.
Kind of collegeCollegesMedian net price
Public two-year29$4,379
Public four-year21$8,119
Private24$19,925

Sector is the federal classification (IPEDS ICLEVEL and CONTROL). Private covers both nonprofit and for-profit colleges, which CampusPin does not split here because the for-profit sample in a single state is usually too small to publish a median. Each row needs at least five colleges reporting net price, so a sector with fewer is left out rather than estimated.

A family earning under $30,000 paid a median of $7,687 at these colleges, against $17,027 for a family earning over $110,000. Individual colleges vary widely around these medians. See every New York college by income band.

What this evidence does and does not prove

This lists colleges that reported conferring credentials in this field to the federal IPEDS completions collection, in both 2022-23 and 2023-24. It does not confirm that any of them is currently admitting students to the program, and a college can appear here after deciding to close it. Confirm with the institution before it affects where you apply.

How this list was built

From the U.S. Department of Education IPEDS completions collection, matched to each college on its exact federal program classification. A college appears only if it conferred credentials in both 2022-23 and 2023-24, which is what separates a running program from one that has already closed.

This page exists because its list of colleges is materially different from that of every closely related field in New York — the fields a reader could otherwise mistake it for, such as two engineering disciplines, or nursing and practical nursing. Where a related field resolves to the same colleges, the second page would be the first one with its title changed, and CampusPin does not publish it. Sharing colleges with an unrelated field is different, and not a reason to withhold the page: in most states the same colleges award business, psychology and biology alike, which says something about the colleges rather than about the fields. We measured exactly how often that happens, and published the result: does choosing a major narrow your college list?

What Computer Science graduates go on to do

Occupations the federal CIP–SOC crosswalk associates with Computer Science, ordered by projected annual openings. National figures: openings and pay do not vary by where you studied, and the crosswalk describes related fields rather than a required or guaranteed path.

Occupations associated with Computer Science, with median annual wage, projected annual openings, and the education most entrants hold.
OccupationMedian payOpenings / yrMost entrants hold
Software Developers$133,080115,200Bachelor's degree
Computer and Information Systems Managers$171,20055,600Bachelor's degree
Computer Occupations, All Other$108,97031,300Bachelor's degree
Data Scientists$112,59023,400Bachelor's degree
Information Security Analysts$124,91016,000Bachelor's degree
Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers$102,61014,000Bachelor's degree
Computer Network Support Specialists$73,3409,600Associate's degree
Web and Digital Interface Designers$98,0909,100Bachelor's degree
Computer Programmers$98,6705,500Bachelor's degree
Web Developers$90,9305,400Bachelor's degree

Crosswalk: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), CIP 2020 to SOC 2018. Pay and projections: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (2024 wages, Employment Projections). “Most entrants hold” is what BLS observes about people already in the occupation, not a legal requirement, an admission rule, or a guarantee of entry. Projected openings are a projection, not jobs promised.

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