New York·Business and Financial Operations Occupations·SOC 13-2051

Best Financial programs in New York, ranked by enrollment

Conduct quantitative analyses of information involving investment programs or financial data of public or private institutions, including valuation of.

63 schools in New York run programs that feed this job, graduating 3,228 people a year. The job pays a median of $127,930 in New York across about 52,380 jobs (BLS OEWS May 2025).

Also calledAnalystFinancial AnalystInvestment AnalystSecurities AnalystInvestorBank AnalystBond AnalystPrime Broker
Graduates / yr
3,228
in New York
Median pay · New York
$127,930
BLS OEWS May 2025
Jobs in state
52,380
people employed
Schools
63
with a feeder program
Avg graduation rate
62%
across those schools
Median net price
$26,609
per year, IPEDS

Fields of study in New York that lead to this job

Grouped at the 4-digit CIP level. Numbers are graduates per year in this state.

8 programs in New York that lead to this job

Ranked by graduates per year in New York (IPEDS completions). Graduate earnings and debt are national College Scorecard figures reported at the 4-digit CIP level, so specializations within one field share a figure. Each program also links to its own New York page.

Degree programs that lead to this occupation, ranked by graduates per year
#ProgramGraduates / yrShare of pipelineSchoolsGrad earnings (1 yr)Median debt
1
CIP 52.0801In New York
2,406
74.5%
48$53,572$23,672
2
CIP 27.0305In New York
506
15.7%
13$60,930$21,143
3
CIP 30.7104In New York
127
3.9%
5
4
CIP 52.0304In New York
106
3.3%
8$51,824$24,433
5
CIP 52.0305In New York
33
1.0%
6$51,824$24,433
6
CIP 52.0808In New York
25
0.8%
1$53,572$23,672
7
CIP 52.0807In New York
22
0.7%
3$53,572$23,672
8
CIP 52.0806In New York
3
0.1%
1$53,572$23,672

Top 25 schools in New York

Ranked by graduates per year into this job. Graduate earnings are reported for 28 of the 63 schools in this state.

Schools ranked by graduates per year into this occupation
#SchoolGraduates / yrTop feeder programGrad earnings (1 yr)Grad rateNet priceAcceptance
1CUNY Bernard M Baruch College
New York, NY Public · 2 feeder programs
886Finance, General$54,99172%48%
2Fordham University
Bronx, NY Private not-for-profit · 4 feeder programs
404Financial Mathematics82%$38,93159%
3Syracuse University
Syracuse, NY Private not-for-profit · 2 feeder programs
151Finance, General$72,81984%$28,85146%
4Binghamton University
Vestal, NY Public · 1 feeder programs
132Finance, General$73,59882%39%
5St. John's University - New York
Queens, NY Private not-for-profit · 2 feeder programs
130Finance, General$51,25966%$27,35983%
6Pace University
New York, NY Private not-for-profit · 2 feeder programs
106Finance, General$61,24660%$29,99476%
7Rochester Institute of Technology
Rochester, NY Private not-for-profit · 4 feeder programs
102Financial Analytics70%$28,13367%
8New York University
New York, NY Private not-for-profit · 3 feeder programs
86Financial Mathematics88%$29,0239%
9Yeshiva University
New York, NY Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs
78Finance, General83%$39,69656%
10University at Buffalo
Buffalo, NY Public · 1 feeder programs
77Financial Mathematics75%74%
11Hofstra University
Hempstead, NY Private not-for-profit · 3 feeder programs
70Finance, General$55,14369%$34,53968%
12CUNY Brooklyn College
Brooklyn, NY Public · 3 feeder programs
67Finance, General$37,86754%58%
13Siena University
Loudonville, NY Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs
62Finance, General$54,05675%$30,13869%
14CUNY Queens College
Queens, NY Public · 1 feeder programs
52Finance, General$45,16853%64%
15St Bonaventure University
Saint Bonaventure, NY Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs
41Finance, General$51,24467%$23,35282%
16Long Island University
Brookville, NY Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs
36Finance, General57%$24,63986%
17Manhattan University
Riverdale, NY Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs
35Finance, General$55,97264%$26,80779%
18St. John Fisher University
Rochester, NY Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs
35Finance, General$46,78574%$25,21366%
19Iona University
New Rochelle, NY Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs
34Finance, General$53,08456%$27,66087%
20SUNY Old Westbury
Old Westbury, NY Public · 1 feeder programs
34Finance, General$46,94145%84%
21Canisius University
Buffalo, NY Private not-for-profit · 2 feeder programs
33Finance, General$48,58766%$17,35372%
22State University of New York at Oswego
Oswego, NY Public · 1 feeder programs
32Finance, General$51,59060%81%
23Niagara University
Niagara University, NY Private not-for-profit · 2 feeder programs
31Public Finance75%$17,04887%
24State University of New York at New Paltz
New Paltz, NY Public · 1 feeder programs
31Finance, General$43,83472%62%
25SUNY College of Technology at Canton
Canton, NY Public · 1 feeder programs
29Finance, General$42,11038%92%

All 63 schools in New York

Every school in New York with a program that feeds this job, ordered by graduates per year. Earnings are shown for the ranked schools above; open a school profile for the rest.

All schools in New York that feed this occupation
SchoolCityControlGraduates / yrFeeder programs
CUNY Bernard M Baruch CollegeNew YorkPublic8862
Fordham UniversityBronxPrivate not-for-profit4044
Syracuse UniversitySyracusePrivate not-for-profit1512
Binghamton UniversityVestalPublic1321
St. John's University - New YorkQueensPrivate not-for-profit1302
Pace UniversityNew YorkPrivate not-for-profit1062
Rochester Institute of TechnologyRochesterPrivate not-for-profit1024
New York UniversityNew YorkPrivate not-for-profit863
Yeshiva UniversityNew YorkPrivate not-for-profit781
University at BuffaloBuffaloPublic771
Hofstra UniversityHempsteadPrivate not-for-profit703
CUNY Brooklyn CollegeBrooklynPublic673
Siena UniversityLoudonvillePrivate not-for-profit621
CUNY Queens CollegeQueensPublic521
St Bonaventure UniversitySaint BonaventurePrivate not-for-profit411

What financial and investment analysts earn in New York

What people already working in this job earn (BLS OEWS May 2025). Not graduate earnings.

Median annual in New York
$127,930
Mean annual
$146,620
Jobs in state
52,380
What the range looks like
10th pct$77,540Median$127,93090th pct$225,380
Versus the national median
+24.5%

U.S. median $102,740. New York pays above the national figure.

Job concentration
2.32×

Concentrated here: New York employs more of this job per worker than the U.S. average.

Metro areas in New York

New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ
$128,930median
53,870 jobs
Kingston, NY
$101,280median
40 jobs
Syracuse, NY
$103,900median
500 jobs
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY
$101,150median
220 jobs
Binghamton, NY
$98,460median
130 jobs
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY
$96,490median
1,060 jobs
Glens Falls, NY
$85,380median
50 jobs
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY
$91,270median
1,190 jobs

Job outlook

Bureau of Labor Statistics Employment Projections, 2024 to 2034.

Projected growth 2024–34
+5.7%
Faster than average
Openings per year
25,100
new jobs plus replacements
Employment change
21,100
368,500 → 389,600
Typical entry education
Bachelor's degree

Growth and openings are national. The Bureau of Labor Statistics does not publish employment projections at state level, so these figures describe the occupation across the whole U.S., not this state alone.

How to get in

The full skills, tools, and day-to-day breakdown lives on the national Financial and Investment Analysts page.

How to become a Financial

Job zone 4 of 5 · SVP 7.0 to < 8.0
Typical entry education
Bachelor's degree

Most of these occupations require a four-year bachelor's degree, but some do not.

A considerable amount of work-related skill, knowledge, or experience is needed for these occupations. For example, an accountant must complete four years of college and work for several years in accounting to be considered qualified.

Employees in these occupations usually need several years of work-related experience, on-the-job training, and/or vocational training.

The same job in other states

Where else this occupation employs the most people, and what it pays there.

Related careers in New York

Every major mapped to this job

The official federal mapping behind the rankings above.

All 9 majors mapped to Financial and Investment Analysts9 of them graduated someone in the latest IPEDS year. NCES CIP 2020 → SOC 2018 crosswalk.+
  • 27.0305Financial Mathematics
  • 30.7104Financial Analytics
  • 52.0304Accounting and Finance
  • 52.0305Accounting and Business/Management
  • 52.0801Finance, General
  • 52.0806International Finance
  • 52.0807Investments and Securities
  • 52.0808Public Finance
  • 52.0810Financial Risk Management

Common questions

Answers for people weighing financial and investment analysts programs in New York.

What degree do you need to become a Financial?+

Bachelor's degree is the typical entry-level education BLS reports for this occupation. The most common program people actually graduate from is Finance, General, which awarded 2,406 degrees in New York in 2024-25, 74.5% of everyone graduating from a program that feeds this career.

Which college majors lead to becoming a Financial?+

The NCES CIP-to-SOC crosswalk maps 8 programs to this occupation. The largest are Finance and Financial Management Services, Applied Mathematics, Accounting and Related Services, Data Analytics. Together they graduate about 3,228 people a year in New York.

How much do financial and investment analysts earn in New York?+

The median is $127,930 a year (BLS OEWS May 2025). That is 24.5% above the U.S. median of $102,740. This is pay for people already working in the occupation, not the same thing as graduate earnings one year after finishing a degree.

Is demand for financial and investment analysts growing?+

BLS projects a +5.7% change in employment between 2024 and 2034, faster than average, with roughly 25,100 openings a year nationally once retirements and job changes are counted.

How many schools offer programs for this career in New York?+

63 institutions in New York reported graduates from at least one of the 8 programs that feed this occupation in IPEDS 2024-25. Rankings on this page use graduates per year, because the federal data publishes no enrollment count by program.

What other job titles do financial and investment analysts work under?+

Employers advertise this work under many names. O*NET records Analyst, Financial Analyst, Investment Analyst, Securities Analyst among the most commonly reported, all mapping to SOC 13-2051.

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About the data on this page

Rankings use IPEDS completions 2024–25, degrees awarded per year. That is the closest federal measure of how many people a program puts into a career, because no federal dataset publishes enrollment by program. Wages and employment come from BLS OEWS May 2025, growth and openings from BLS Employment Projections 2024-34, and which majors lead to which jobs from the NCES CIP 2020 to SOC 2018 crosswalk. Occupation descriptions, tasks, skills and tools are O*NET 30.3 (CC BY 4.0, U.S. Department of Labor/ETA).

  • BLS Occupational Employment & Wage Statistics

    May 2025

    Wages, employment counts, location quotients and metro breakdowns.

  • BLS Employment Projections

    2024–34

    Projected growth, annual openings and typical entry-level education.

  • IPEDS Completions

    2024-25 (provisional)

    Graduates per year by program and institution — the ranking metric.

  • College Scorecard, Field of Study

    2020-21 cohorts

    Median graduate earnings one year after completion, and median debt.

  • Census Post-Secondary Employment Outcomes

    latest available

    Graduate earnings 1/5/10 years out, where the state participates.

  • NCES CIP 2020 and the CIP-to-SOC 2018 crosswalk

    CIP 2020 / SOC 2018

    Which college programs officially lead to this occupation.

  • O*NET Database 30.3

    30.3

    Tasks, skills, knowledge, tools, job zone and alternate job titles.

    Official source →CC BY 4.0, U.S. Department of Labor / ETA

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