Top 50 Best Certificate Programs in New York by ROI

Every Certificate program in New York ranked by estimated 20-year net return on investment across all majors. Data from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

Programs in New York

166

Colleges with salary data

Average 20-Yr Net ROI

-$220,706

Across all New York programs

Average Annual Cost

$28,453

Cost of attendance

#	College	Major	20-Yr Net ROI	Median Salary	Annual Cost	Avg Debt
1	New York University Grad rate: 87.8%	Political Science and Government.	+$624,999	$77,206	$79,121	N/A	Full ROI →
2	New York University Grad rate: 87.8%	Economics.	+$607,039	$76,308	$79,121	N/A	Full ROI →
3	Center for Allied Health Education Grad rate: 81.0%	Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions.	+$563,140	$73,560	$41,926	$19,358	Full ROI →
4	CVPH Medical Center School of Radiologic Technology Grad rate: 74.3%	Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions.	+$531,922	$69,181	$11,698	N/A	Full ROI →
5	Western Suffolk BOCES Grad rate: 84.8%	Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions.	+$490,640	$67,882	N/A	$20,000	Full ROI →
6	Trocaire College Grad rate: 21.5%	Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions.	+$469,660	$66,958	$29,500	N/A	Full ROI →
7	Marist University Grad rate: 80.6%	Legal Support Services.	+$468,882	$70,394	$63,898	$26,000	Full ROI →
8	New York University Grad rate: 87.8%	Psychology, General.	+$421,119	$67,012	$79,121	N/A	Full ROI →
9	Hudson Valley Community College Grad rate: 31.0%	Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions.	+$393,499	$63,739	$13,654	$20,464	Full ROI →
10	New York University Grad rate: 87.8%	History.	+$371,399	$64,526	$79,121	N/A	Full ROI →
11	Ulster County Community College Grad rate: 29.8%	Criminal Justice and Corrections.	+$313,064	$59,191	$12,927	$13,206	Full ROI →
12	Erie Community College Grad rate: 25.6%	Criminal Justice and Corrections.	+$302,826	$58,921	$12,475	$17,125	Full ROI →
13	New York University Grad rate: 87.8%	Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics.	+$286,099	$60,261	$79,121	N/A	Full ROI →
14	Jamestown Community College Grad rate: 34.5%	Criminal Justice and Corrections.	+$242,972	$56,465	$17,300	$21,502	Full ROI →
15	CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice Grad rate: 54.6%	Dispute Resolution.	+$224,368	$53,904	$13,712	N/A	Full ROI →
16	Culinary Institute of America Grad rate: 67.9%	Culinary Arts and Related Services.	+$214,074	$55,409	$54,106	N/A	Full ROI →
17	Finger Lakes Community College Grad rate: 28.6%	Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions.	+$211,869	$53,564	$19,411	N/A	Full ROI →
18	Western Suffolk BOCES Grad rate: 84.8%	Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies.	+$199,552	$53,106	N/A	$16,717	Full ROI →
19	Maria College of Albany Grad rate: 38.1%	Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants.	+$114,319	$50,225	$23,518	$19,750	Full ROI →
20	Hofstra University Grad rate: 67.4%	Legal Support Services.	+$112,556	$52,507	$68,298	$21,693	Full ROI →
21	Suffolk County Community College Grad rate: 24.1%	Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants.	+$112,534	$48,208	$11,626	N/A	Full ROI →
22	Hunter Business School Grad rate: 81.4%	Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants.	+$100,511	$49,760	$31,514	$17,166	Full ROI →
23	Eastern Suffolk BOCES Grad rate: 71.0%	Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants.	+$100,002	$48,968	$26,533	$9,500	Full ROI →
24	Rockland County BOCES-Practical Nursing Program	Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants.	+$95,751	$49,480	$38,189	$11,600	Full ROI →
25	CUNY LaGuardia Community College Grad rate: 27.1%	Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants.	+$89,907	$47,981	$13,167	$12,256	Full ROI →
26	Mohawk Valley Community College Grad rate: 33.5%	Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies.	+$84,421	$47,577	$15,981	$8,250	Full ROI →
27	Erie Community College Grad rate: 25.6%	Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician (HAC, HACR, HVAC, HVACR).	+$83,070	$47,216	$12,475	$6,500	Full ROI →
28	Veeb Nassau County School of Practical Nursing Grad rate: 81.2%	Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants.	+$50,620	$47,672	$46,071	$12,406	Full ROI →
29	New York Medical Career Training Center Grad rate: 97.4%	Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions.	+$36,405	$47,020	$29,949	$25,219	Full ROI →
30	Western Suffolk BOCES Grad rate: 84.8%	Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants.	+$31,967	$44,594	N/A	$14,750	Full ROI →
31	Orange Ulster BOCES	Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants.	+$22,370	$45,544	$29,738	$13,905	Full ROI →
32	Samaritan Hospital School of Nursing	Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants.	+$12,128	$44,063	$29,132	N/A	Full ROI →
33	SUNY College of Technology at Delhi Grad rate: 46.1%	Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies.	-$4,185	$43,105	$26,285	N/A	Full ROI →
34	Wayne Finger Lakes BOCES-Practical Nursing Program Grad rate: 65.0%	Nursing.	-$21,077	$42,266	$26,397	N/A	Full ROI →
35	Dutchess BOCES-Practical Nursing Program Grad rate: 69.9%	Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants.	-$21,379	$43,484	$37,750	$9,859	Full ROI →
36	Suffolk County Community College Grad rate: 24.1%	Legal Support Services.	-$34,551	$42,170	$11,626	$19,500	Full ROI →
37	Mildred Elley School-Albany Campus Grad rate: 31.0%	Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants.	-$35,087	$43,329	$28,648	$24,459	Full ROI →
38	Mildred Elley-New York Campus Grad rate: 27.9%	Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants.	-$36,372	$43,329	$29,933	$24,459	Full ROI →
39	SUNY College of Technology at Canton Grad rate: 42.6%	Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants.	-$38,687	$42,341	$23,169	$16,547	Full ROI →
40	Electrical and HVAC/R Training Center Grad rate: 92.9%	Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering.	-$46,135	$41,217	$21,926	$6,333	Full ROI →
41	Electrical and HVAC/R Training Center Grad rate: 92.9%	Environmental Control Technologies/Technicians.	-$52,815	$40,883	$21,926	$6,333	Full ROI →
42	SUNY College of Technology at Canton Grad rate: 42.6%	Electrical and Power Transmission Installers.	-$64,849	$39,916	$23,169	N/A	Full ROI →
43	Cayuga Onondaga BOCES-Practical Nursing Program	Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants.	-$84,391	$40,577	$38,099	$13,209	Full ROI →
44	The Juilliard School Grad rate: 89.6%	Dance.	-$86,690	$41,720	$81,090	N/A	Full ROI →
45	Herkimer County BOCES-Practical Nursing Program	Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants.	-$89,789	$38,451	$18,809	N/A	Full ROI →
46	Modern Welding School Grad rate: 94.0%	Precision Metal Working.	-$96,247	$39,039	$27,861	$6,790	Full ROI →
47	Apex Technical School Grad rate: 74.1%	Electrical and Power Transmission Installers.	-$98,775	$38,779	$21,530	$9,500	Full ROI →
48	Onondaga Cortland Madison BOCES Grad rate: 82.2%	Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants.	-$103,286	$38,920	$22,661	$14,093	Full ROI →
49	Washington Saratoga Warren Hamilton Essex BOCES-Practical Nursing Program Grad rate: 78.1%	Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants.	-$103,330	$39,074	$22,309	$16,668	Full ROI →
50	Institute of Culinary Education	Culinary Arts and Related Services.	-$103,828	$37,266	N/A	$6,777	Full ROI →

How ROI is calculated

20-Year Net ROI = Gross Earnings (salary × 20) − Total Degree Cost − Debt Payoff (×1.35) − Baseline Opportunity Cost ($42,000 × 20). Data from the U.S. College Scorecard.