Best colleges for Architectural Sciences and Technology in New York
Program-level earnings — not school prestige — rank these. Among the New York programs in the federal field-of-study file, Pratt Institute-Main leads: its Architectural Sciences and Technology graduates earn a median $84,447 four years after finishing, against the field's $70,074 national median. (Scorecard field-of-study, 2026.)
| # | College | Grad earnings, 4 yrs | Vs field median |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pratt Institute-Main | $84,447 | +$14,373 |
| 2 | Syracuse University | $76,367 | +$6,293 |
| 3 | Cornell University | $71,914 | +$1,840 |
| 4 | New York Institute of Technology | $69,776 | -$298 |
How big is the earnings gap between New York Architectural Sciences programs?
$14,671 separates the top and bottom of this list — $84,447 at Pratt Institute-Main against $69,776 at New York Institute of Technology, four years after finishing. Same field, same state, same federal measure: where you study moves pay by that much.
Do New York Architectural Sciences graduates earn more than the national median?
The state's strongest program pays $14,373 above the $70,074 national median for the field. Program-level medians come from federal tax records of graduates who received aid, so they track actual pay rather than advertised salaries.