Best Entrepreneurship Programs in the Northeast (2026)
Updated
Part of Best Business Colleges in the Northeast
Regional list from Top Entrepreneurship and Small Business Programs by Earnings
This page ranks the 20 Entrepreneurship and Small Business programs in the Northeast by median earnings of Entrepreneurship and Small Business graduates four years after completing. Boston College leads the list with median earnings of $132,903 for its graduates four years after completing, followed by Brown University at $125,955 and Quinnipiac University at $91,828.
Across the listed programs, the figure ranges from $132,903 to $25,194, with a median of $64,182. For 5 of the 20 programs the earnings figure is the two-year completion median rather than the four-year one.
The list includes 6 public and 14 private nonprofit institutions. CUNY Bernard M Baruch College reports the lowest average net price on the page, at $3,033.
CUNY Bernard M Baruch College ranks 2nd on Azimuth's composite ranking among nonprofit four-year institutions, and Saint Joseph's University - Philadelphia posts the highest admission rate, admitting 89% of applicants.
The ranked list
| Rank | School | Program Earnings | Average net price | Net price, families under $30K | Admission rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Boston College · Chestnut Hill, MA | $132,903 | $41,704 | $4,284 | 16.4% |
| Boston College reports median earnings of $132,903 for its Entrepreneurship and Small Business graduates four years after completing, the highest on this list. | |||||
| 2 | Brown University · Providence, RI | $125,955 | $25,184 | -$420* | 5.4% |
| Brown University admits 5% of applicants, and median federal debt among Entrepreneurship and Small Business completers who borrowed is $18,000. | |||||
| 3 | Quinnipiac University · Hamden, CT | $91,828 | $40,675 | $33,649 | 72.2% |
| Quinnipiac University ranks 3rd on this list, with an average net price of $40,675 and a cohort of 37 graduates in the earnings data. | |||||
| 4 | Syracuse University · Syracuse, NY | $87,851 | $38,793 | $15,817 | 45.9% |
| Syracuse University sits at 497th on Azimuth's composite ranking among nonprofit four-year institutions, and its Entrepreneurship and Small Business graduates earn a median of $87,851 four years after completing. | |||||
| 5 | Saint Joseph's University - Philadelphia · Philadelphia, PA | $78,554 | $29,689 | $22,570 | 88.8% |
| Saint Joseph's University - Philadelphia posts an admission rate of 89% and a school-wide median federal debt of $25,500 across all of its borrowers who completed. | |||||
| 6 | Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus · University Park, PA | $78,476 | $32,875 | $19,845 | 60.6% |
| Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus, a public university in University Park, reports median earnings of $78,476 for its Entrepreneurship and Small Business graduates four years after completing. | |||||
| 7 | Drexel University · Philadelphia, PA | $71,613 | $38,509 | $28,055 | 79.4% |
| Drexel University has an average net price of $38,509 and a school-wide median federal debt of $25,325 across all of its borrowers who completed. | |||||
| 8 | Suffolk University · Boston, MA | $68,752 | $29,618 | $24,745 | 82.3% |
| Suffolk University ranks 8th on this list, with median earnings of $68,752 for its Entrepreneurship and Small Business graduates four years after completing. | |||||
| 9 | University of Vermont · Burlington, VT | $68,395 | $19,343 | $11,127 | 65.3% |
| University of Vermont, a public institution in Burlington, reports an average net price of $11,127 for families earning under $30,000. | |||||
| 10 | Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania · Shippensburg, PA | $67,926 | $23,726 | $18,709 | 86.5% |
| Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania reports $67,926 in median earnings for its Entrepreneurship and Small Business graduates four years after completing, and median federal debt of $19,500 among Entrepreneurship and Small Business completers who borrowed. | |||||
| 11 | Temple University · Philadelphia, PA | $60,437 | $28,198 | $22,694 | 80.4% |
| Temple University admits 80% of applicants and reports median earnings of $60,437 for its Entrepreneurship and Small Business graduates four years after completing. | |||||
| 12 | CUNY Bernard M Baruch College · New York, NY | $57,689 | $3,033 | $607 | 47.5% |
| CUNY Bernard M Baruch College holds the lowest average net price on the page at $3,033, alongside a school-wide median federal debt of $11,512 across all of its borrowers who completed. | |||||
| 13 | Rowan University · Glassboro, NJ | $53,829 | $22,408 | $15,305 | 77.7% |
| Rowan University, a public university in Glassboro, reports median earnings of $53,829 for its Entrepreneurship and Small Business graduates four years after completing, alongside an average net price of $22,408. | |||||
| 14 | Rider University · Lawrenceville, NJ | $52,107 | $24,792 | $15,824 | 78.6% |
| Rider University admits 79% of applicants and posts an average net price of $15,824 for families earning under $30,000. | |||||
| 15 | York College of Pennsylvania · York, PA | $47,046 | $18,556 | $12,927 | 73.7% |
| Graduates across all fields who borrowed left York College of Pennsylvania with a median of $26,000 in federal loans, while the Entrepreneurship and Small Business program's median earnings reach $47,046 four years after completing. | |||||
| 16 | Johnson & Wales University-Providence · Providence, RI | $47,042 | $31,027 | $25,530 | 88.4% |
| Johnson & Wales University-Providence ranks 16th on this list and shows an admission rate of 88%. | |||||
| 17 | Clarkson University · Potsdam, NY | $42,682 | $30,305 | $21,335 | 77.4% |
| Clarkson University reports median earnings of $42,682 for its Entrepreneurship and Small Business graduates four years after completing, with an average net price of $21,335 for families earning under $30,000. | |||||
| 18 | Bryant University · Smithfield, RI | $39,369 | $41,219 | $32,698 | 65.5% |
| Bryant University posts an average net price of $41,219 and a median of $39,369 for its Entrepreneurship and Small Business graduates four years after completing. | |||||
| 19 | Pace University · New York, NY | $26,353 | $30,892 | $26,473 | 75.9% |
| Pace University ranks 441st on Azimuth's composite ranking among nonprofit four-year institutions and reports median earnings of $26,353 for its Entrepreneurship and Small Business graduates four years after completing. | |||||
| 20 | Hofstra University · Hempstead, NY | $25,194 | $34,176 | $28,219 | 68.1% |
| Hofstra University admits 68% of applicants and reports an average net price of $28,219 for families earning under $30,000. | |||||
* Net price can be negative: when grants and scholarships exceed the listed cost of attendance, students can receive the difference as a refund for other expenses.
How this list is ordered
Programs are ordered by the median earnings of their Entrepreneurship and Small Business graduates four years after completing, highest first. Only programs with a reported earnings cohort in the Northeast appear. The figure is the median for federally aided completers of the program who were working and not enrolled, measured four years after completing. For 5 of the 20 listed programs the figure is the two-year completion median rather than the four-year one. The metric does not adjust for graduate school enrollment, cost, or who enrolls, and it is not a measure of teaching quality. The spread from Boston College to the bottom of the list is $107,709, and the gap between Boston College and Brown University is $6,948.
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