New York·Business and Financial Operations Occupations·SOC 13-1161

Best Market Research Analyst programs in New York, ranked by enrollment

Research conditions in local, regional, national, or online markets. Gather information to determine potential sales of a product or service, or plan a marketing or advertising campaign.

74 schools in New York run programs that feed this job, graduating 2,870 people a year. The job pays a median of $98,580 in New York across about 80,500 jobs (BLS OEWS May 2025).

Also calledMarket AnalystDigital Media PlannerPaid Search StrategistMarket Research AnalystMarket Research ConsultantMarket Research SpecialistOnline Marketing ConsultantSEO Strategist (Search Engine Optimization Strategist)
Graduates / yr
2,870
in New York
Median pay · New York
$98,580
BLS OEWS May 2025
Jobs in state
80,500
people employed
Schools
74
with a feeder program
Avg graduation rate
54%
across those schools
Median net price
$26,091
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.

11 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 52.1401In New York
1,521
53.0%
57$44,670$24,250
2
CIP 30.7102In New York
932
32.5%
17
3
CIP 52.1499In New York
125
4.4%
6$44,670$24,250
4
CIP 52.1403In New York
117
4.1%
3$44,670$24,250
5
CIP 45.0602In New York
112
3.9%
3$51,725$22,907
6
CIP 52.1404In New York
25
0.9%
7$44,670$24,250
7
CIP 19.0203In New York
13
0.5%
2$40,949$23,344
8
CIP 52.1906In New York
8
0.3%
2$35,157$26,750
9
CIP 52.1909In New York
7
0.2%
2$35,157$26,750
10
CIP 52.1910In New York
6
0.2%
1$35,157$26,750
11
CIP 52.1907In New York
4
0.1%
1$35,157$26,750

Top 25 schools in New York

Ranked by graduates per year into this job. Graduate earnings are reported for 29 of the 74 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
218Business Analytics72%48%
2Fordham University
Bronx, NY Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs
209Business Analytics82%$38,93159%
3Columbia University in the City of New York
New York, NY Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs
189Business Analytics96%$15,3154%
4Binghamton University
Vestal, NY Public · 2 feeder programs
157Applied Economics$48,12082%39%
5Syracuse University
Syracuse, NY Private not-for-profit · 3 feeder programs
154Marketing/Marketing Management, General$57,77784%$28,85146%
6St. Francis College
Brooklyn, NY Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs
133Business Analytics55%$26,091
7Pace University
New York, NY Private not-for-profit · 3 feeder programs
132Business Analytics60%$29,99476%
8LIM College
New York, NY Private for-profit · 2 feeder programs
116Marketing, Other$42,46751%$37,01496%
9Fashion Institute of Technology
New York, NY Public · 3 feeder programs
115International Marketing$37,66381%60%
10Siena University
Loudonville, NY Private not-for-profit · 2 feeder programs
94Marketing/Marketing Management, General$49,31275%$30,13869%
11New York University
New York, NY Private not-for-profit · 2 feeder programs
81Business Analytics88%$29,0239%
12CUNY Borough of Manhattan Community College
New York, NY Public · 1 feeder programs
72Marketing/Marketing Management, General25%
13Hofstra University
Hempstead, NY Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs
70Marketing/Marketing Management, General$46,78069%$34,53968%
14Iona University
New Rochelle, NY Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs
57Marketing/Marketing Management, General$39,59556%$27,66087%
15State University of New York at New Paltz
New Paltz, NY Public · 2 feeder programs
55Marketing/Marketing Management, General$37,94672%62%
16Manhattan University
Riverdale, NY Private not-for-profit · 2 feeder programs
54Marketing/Marketing Management, General$49,39864%$26,80779%
17St. John's University - New York
Queens, NY Private not-for-profit · 2 feeder programs
54Marketing/Marketing Management, General$33,53466%$27,35983%
18Nassau Community College
Garden City, NY Public · 2 feeder programs
53Marketing/Marketing Management, General$19,00223%
19Yeshiva University
New York, NY Private not-for-profit · 2 feeder programs
52Marketing/Marketing Management, General83%$39,69656%
20St Bonaventure University
Saint Bonaventure, NY Private not-for-profit · 2 feeder programs
49Marketing/Marketing Management, General$41,15267%$23,35282%
21Berkeley College - New York
New York, NY Private for-profit · 1 feeder programs
40Marketing/Marketing Management, General$35,86744%$29,326
22Touro University
New York, NY Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs
39Marketing/Marketing Management, General$30,03072%$27,11061%
23CUNY New York City College of Technology
Brooklyn, NY Public · 1 feeder programs
38Marketing/Marketing Management, General$26,93021%80%
24State University of New York at Oswego
Oswego, NY Public · 1 feeder programs
37Marketing/Marketing Management, General$41,90360%81%
25Le Moyne College
Syracuse, NY Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs
35Marketing/Marketing Management, General$43,08073%$20,35683%

All 74 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 YorkPublic2182
Fordham UniversityBronxPrivate not-for-profit2091
Columbia University in the City of New YorkNew YorkPrivate not-for-profit1891
Binghamton UniversityVestalPublic1572
Syracuse UniversitySyracusePrivate not-for-profit1543
St. Francis CollegeBrooklynPrivate not-for-profit1331
Pace UniversityNew YorkPrivate not-for-profit1323
LIM CollegeNew YorkPrivate for-profit1162
Fashion Institute of TechnologyNew YorkPublic1153
Siena UniversityLoudonvillePrivate not-for-profit942
New York UniversityNew YorkPrivate not-for-profit812
CUNY Borough of Manhattan Community CollegeNew YorkPublic721
Hofstra UniversityHempsteadPrivate not-for-profit701
Iona UniversityNew RochellePrivate not-for-profit571
State University of New York at New PaltzNew PaltzPublic552

What market research analysts and marketing specialists earn in New York

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

Median annual in New York
$98,580
Mean annual
$103,270
Jobs in state
80,500
What the range looks like
10th pct$56,070Median$98,58090th pct$165,920
Versus the national median
+25.2%

U.S. median $78,760. New York pays above the national figure.

Job concentration
1.44×

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
$100,520median
79,290 jobs
Ithaca, NY
$78,810median
240 jobs
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY
$76,140median
2,160 jobs
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY
$76,300median
970 jobs
Syracuse, NY
$77,110median
1,180 jobs
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY
$75,990median
2,520 jobs
Rochester, NY
$77,170median
2,550 jobs
Glens Falls, NY
$72,580median
170 jobs

Job outlook

Bureau of Labor Statistics Employment Projections, 2024 to 2034.

Projected growth 2024–34
+6.7%
Faster than average
Openings per year
87,200
new jobs plus replacements
Employment change
63,000
941,700 → 1,004,700
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 Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists page.

How to become a Market Research Analyst

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.

Top skills

Reading ComprehensionCritical ThinkingActive ListeningWritingSpeakingActive Learning

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 16 majors mapped to Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists16 of them graduated someone in the latest IPEDS year. NCES CIP 2020 → SOC 2018 crosswalk.+
  • 19.0203Consumer Merchandising/Retailing Management
  • 19.0905Apparel and Textile Marketing Management
  • 30.7102Business Analytics
  • 45.0602Applied Economics
  • 52.1401Marketing/Marketing Management, General
  • 52.1402Marketing Research
  • 52.1403International Marketing
  • 52.1404Digital Marketing
  • 52.1499Marketing, Other
  • 52.1904Apparel and Accessories Marketing Operations
  • 52.1905Tourism and Travel Services Marketing Operations
  • 52.1906Tourism Promotion Operations
  • 52.1907Vehicle and Vehicle Parts and Accessories Marketing Operations
  • 52.1908Business and Personal/Financial Services Marketing Operations
  • 52.1909Special Products Marketing Operations
  • 52.1910Hospitality and Recreation Marketing Operations

Common questions

Answers for people weighing market research analysts and marketing specialists programs in New York.

What degree do you need to become a Market Research Analyst?+

Bachelor's degree is the typical entry-level education BLS reports for this occupation. The most common program people actually graduate from is Marketing/Marketing Management, General, which awarded 1,521 degrees in New York in 2024-25, 53.0% of everyone graduating from a program that feeds this career.

Which college majors lead to becoming a Market Research Analyst?+

The NCES CIP-to-SOC crosswalk maps 11 programs to this occupation. The largest are Marketing, Data Analytics, Economics, Specialized Sales, plus 1 more. Together they graduate about 2,870 people a year in New York.

How much do market research analysts and marketing specialists earn in New York?+

The median is $98,580 a year (BLS OEWS May 2025). That is 25.2% above the U.S. median of $78,760. 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 market research analysts and marketing specialists growing?+

BLS projects a +6.7% change in employment between 2024 and 2034, faster than average, with roughly 87,200 openings a year nationally once retirements and job changes are counted.

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

74 institutions in New York reported graduates from at least one of the 11 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 market research analysts and marketing specialists work under?+

Employers advertise this work under many names. O*NET records Market Analyst, Digital Media Planner, Paid Search Strategist, Market Research Analyst, Market Research Consultant, Market Research Specialist among the most commonly reported, all mapping to SOC 13-1161.

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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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