If you want a job that pays well, it helps to have a degree-in-hand from the University at Buffalo.
The region's largest school scored the highest locally in a Business First analysis of earnings for graduates at colleges and universities in Upstate New York. The average alumnus of U.B. who is currently employed 10 years after starting classes at the school brings home a salary of $57,300. Graduates of D'Youville College fared the second best locally, earning $53,400 annually. Canisius College graduates earn, on average, $49,800, followed by Daemen College graduates at $46,400 and Niagara University graduates at $46,000.
Here is a list of the top 25 upstate schools based on the the average salaries of recent graduates, plus the rankings for Western New York colleges and universities who rank below 25:
1. Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences: $101,200
2. Cornell University: $93,800
3. Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute: $85,500
4. Colgate University: $79,600
5. University of Rochester: $74,300
6. Union College: $71,200
7. Hamilton College: $70,700
8. Clarkson University: $69,500
9. Binghamton University: $65,100
10. Syracuse University: $63,900
11. Rochester Institute of Technology: $61,300
11. Siena College: $61,300
13. University at Buffalo: $57,300
14. Hobart and William Smith Colleges: $56,700
14. University at Albany: $56,700
16. Ithaca College: $55,600
17. D'Youville College: $53,400
18. St. Lawrence University: $51,600
19. Skidmore College: $51,400
20. SUNY Geneseo: $51,300
21. Le Moyne College: $51,200
21. SUNY Polytechnic Institute: $51,200
23. St. Bonaventure University: $50,200
24. Hartwick College: $50,100
25. Canisius College: $49,800
Other local rankings:
31. Daemen College: $46,400
33. Niagara University: $46,000
37. Hilbert College: $44,000
39. Medaille College: $43,900
41. College at Brockport: $43,200
45. SUNY Fredonia: $42,300
46. Houghton College: $41,600
48. SUNY Buffalo State: $40,600
