30 Art & Design colleges in New York with strong social mobility outcomes. Average earnings: $69,633.
Top Art & Design graduates on this list earn over $104,043—and these schools actually serve the students who need them most. With mobility scores at the 60th percentile or above, these 30 programs deliver both access and results.
Cornell University leads the rankings, producing Art & Design graduates earning $104,043 while maintaining a 94th percentile mobility score. At $102,491 in median earnings, Columbia University follows close behind with a 91st percentile mobility rating, proving schools serving low-income students can compete on outcomes.
Cuny Bernard M Baruch College serves 55% Pell Grant recipients—students from families earning under $60,000—while still producing graduates earning $75,971. Even better: graduates face just a 6% payment burden, landing in the 'Excellent' affordability category. These schools deliver both access AND affordability.
Earnings: $104,043 | Mobility: 94th percentile
55% Pell students with $75,971 earnings
6% payment burden | Excellent
18% family burden | Challenging
| Rank | School | Graduate Earnings | Student Debt | Student GPS | Parent Debt | Parent GPS | Mobility |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Cornell UniversityPrivate | $104,043 | $14,000 | Excellent | $38,000 | Challenging | 94th percentile mobility |
| #2 | $102,491 | $21,500 | Challenging | $35,000 | High | 91th percentile mobility | |
| #3 | $102,051 | $23,750 | Excellent | $52,241 | Challenging | 79th percentile mobility | |
| #4 | Fordham UniversityPrivate | $85,569 | $24,300 | Manageable | $37,095 | High | 76th percentile mobility |
| #5 | New York UniversityPrivate | $82,509 | $20,500 | Good | $64,795 | High | 94th percentile mobility |
| #6 | Binghamton UniversityPublic | $80,596 | $18,500 | Manageable | $27,270 | High | 94th percentile mobility |
| #7 | Syracuse UniversityPrivate | $79,164 | $26,000 | High | $39,841 | High | 82th percentile mobility |
| #8 | University Of RochesterPrivate | $79,042 | $21,000 | High | $30,000 | High | 82th percentile mobility |
| #9 | $76,571 | $26,778 | Challenging | $35,625 | High | 81th percentile mobility | |
| #10 | $75,971 | $11,512 | Excellent | $20,000 | Challenging | 98th percentile mobility | |
| #11 | Stony Brook UniversityPublic | $74,502 | $18,228 | Manageable | $21,400 | High | 97th percentile mobility |
| #12 | University At BuffaloPublic | $70,814 | $19,000 | High | $20,734 | High | 97th percentile mobility |
| #13 | Pace UniversityPrivate | $70,378 | $23,250 | Challenging | $46,275 | High | 73th percentile mobility |
| #14 | $69,781 | $14,718 | Good | $18,349 | Challenging | 94th percentile mobility | |
| #15 | $69,571 | $25,000 | Good | $54,289 | High | 73th percentile mobility | |
| #16 | University At AlbanyPublic | $67,979 | $19,500 | Manageable | $22,398 | High | 94th percentile mobility |
| #17 | Cuny City CollegePublic | $66,039 | $11,990 | Good | $17,460 | High | 96th percentile mobility |
| #18 | Cuny Hunter CollegePublic | $63,163 | $11,000 | Good | $20,252 | High | 97th percentile mobility |
| #19 | Cuny Queens CollegePublic | $62,763 | $10,298 | Excellent | $17,680 | Challenging | 94th percentile mobility |
| #20 | Cuny Brooklyn CollegePublic | $60,752 | $11,000 | Excellent | $17,273 | High | 96th percentile mobility |
| #21 | Suny OneontaPublic | $60,386 | $19,812 | Manageable | $24,845 | High | 84th percentile mobility |
| #22 | $58,073 | $18,750 | High | $23,871 | High | 86th percentile mobility | |
| #23 | Cuny Lehman CollegePublic | $58,013 | $10,950 | Excellent | $11,955 | Manageable | 96th percentile mobility |
| #24 | $57,566 | $20,880 | High | $19,416 | High | 89th percentile mobility | |
| #25 | $56,403 | $21,196 | High | $19,010 | High | 83th percentile mobility |
Our social mobility rankings answer: "Which schools deliver the best outcomes for students from low-income backgrounds?"
This is not simply "which schools admit the most low-income students" — it's which schools both serve low-income students and deliver strong earnings outcomes.
Data based on 2024-2025 Dept of Education reporting standards. Learn about our methodology →
