Upstate New York is home to some renowned institutions of higher education, but how much is a degree from these schools actually worth?

The most current (2016) earnings data from the U.S. Department of Education shows the average income of students in the workforce at every school in the country 10 years after enrollment.

Below, you can find the 50 colleges and universities in Upstate NY with the highest average earnings after 10 years for former students. The percentage of former students who are earning more than $25,000 a year, as well as each school's annual tuition and fees (for 2016) are also included.

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#50 Roberts Wesleyan College (Rochester, Monroe County)

Median annual earnings 10 years after enrollment: $41,900

Percent of students earning more than $25,000 a year: 77%

Annual in-state tuition: $27,364

Private

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#49 Alfred University (Alfred, Allegany County)

Median annual earnings 10 years after enrollment: $42,300

Percent of students earning more than $25,000 a year: 77%

Annual in-state tuition: $25,430

Private

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#48 SUNY Oneonta (Oneonta, Otsego County)

Median annual earnings 10 years after enrollment: $42,400

Percent of students earning more than $25,000 a year: 78%

Annual in-state tuition: $7,230

Public

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#47 The College of Saint Rose (Albany, Albany County)

Median annual earnings 10 years after enrollment: $42,700

Percent of students earning more than $25,000 a year: 78%

Annual in-state tuition: $27,684

Private

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#46 Daemen College (Amherst, Erie County)

Median annual earnings 10 years after enrollment: $42,900

Percent of students earning more than $25,000 a year: 77%

Annual in-state tuition: $24,090

Private

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#45 Skidmore College (Saratoga Springs, Saratoga County)

Median annual earnings 10 years after enrollment: $43,100

Percent of students earning more than $25,000 a year: 74%

Annual in-state tuition: $45,874

Private

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#44 Keuka College (Keuka Park, Yates County)

Median annual earnings 10 years after enrollment: $43,300

Percent of students earning more than $25,000 a year: 79%

Annual in-state tuition: $27,465

Private

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#43 Elmira College (Elmira, Chemung County)

Median annual earnings 10 years after enrollment: $43,600

Percent of students earning more than $25,000 a year: 80%

Annual in-state tuition: $38,150

Private

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#41 Nazareth College (Rochester, Monroe County)

Median annual earnings 10 years after enrollment: $43,900

Percent of students earning more than $25,000 a year: 82%

Annual in-state tuition: $29,624

Private

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#41 Dutchess BOCES-Practical Nursing Program (Poughkeepsie, Dutchess County)

Median annual earnings 10 years after enrollment: $43,900

Percent of students earning more than $25,000 a year: 82%

Annual in-state tuition: Varies with program

Public

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#40 Niagara University (Niagara University, Niagara County)

Median annual earnings 10 years after enrollment: $44,000

Percent of students earning more than $25,000 a year: 80%

Annual in-state tuition: $28,200

Private

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#39 SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry (Syracuse, Onondaga County)

Median annual earnings 10 years after enrollment: $44,600

Percent of students earning more than $25,000 a year: 81%

Annual in-state tuition: $7,033

Public

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#38 Utica College (Utica, Oneida County)

Median annual earnings 10 years after enrollment: $44,700

Percent of students earning more than $25,000 a year: 82%

Annual in-state tuition: $33,320

Private

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#37 Saint John Fisher College (Rochester, Monroe County)

Median annual earnings 10 years after enrollment: $44,800

Percent of students earning more than $25,000 a year: 83%

Annual in-state tuition: $28,430

Private

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#36 St. Bonaventure University (Saint Bonaventure, Cattaraugus County)

Median annual earnings 10 years after enrollment: $45,200

Percent of students earning more than $25,000 a year: 83%

Annual in-state tuition: $29,589

Private

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#35 SUNY College at Cortland (Cortland, Cortland County)

Median annual earnings 10 years after enrollment: $45,300

Percent of students earning more than $25,000 a year: 80%

Annual in-state tuition: $7,327

Public

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#34 St. Lawrence University (Canton, St. Lawrence County)

Median annual earnings 10 years after enrollment: $45,500

Percent of students earning more than $25,000 a year: 81%

Annual in-state tuition: $46,040

Private

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#33 Canisius College (Buffalo, Erie County)

Median annual earnings 10 years after enrollment: $45,700

Percent of students earning more than $25,000 a year: 85%

Annual in-state tuition: $33,332

Private

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#32 State University of New York at New Paltz (New Paltz, Ulster County)

Median annual earnings 10 years after enrollment: $46,000

Percent of students earning more than $25,000 a year: 77%

Annual in-state tuition: $7,083

Public

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#31 Hartwick College (Oneonta, Otsego County)

Median annual earnings 10 years after enrollment: $46,100

Percent of students earning more than $25,000 a year: 76%

Annual in-state tuition: $38930

Private

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#30 SUNY College at Geneseo (Geneseo, Livingston County)

Median annual earnings 10 years after enrollment: $46,700

Percent of students earning more than $25,000 a year: 84%

Annual in-state tuition: $7,430

Public

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#29 Vassar College (Poughkeepsie, Dutchess County)

Median annual earnings 10 years after enrollment: $47,100

Percent of students earning more than $25,000 a year: 79%

Annual in-state tuition: $47,890

Private

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#28 Mount Saint Mary College (Newburgh, Orange County)

Median annual earnings 10 years after enrollment: $47,600

Percent of students earning more than $25,000 a year: 79%

Annual in-state tuition: $26,250

Private

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#27 Samaritan Hospital School of Nursing (Troy, Rensselaer County)

Median annual earnings 10 years after enrollment: $47,800

Percent of students earning more than $25,000 a year: 87%

Annual in-state tuition: $10089

Private

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#26 SUNY Polytechnic Institute (Utica, Oneida County)

Median annual earnings 10 years after enrollment: $47,900

Percent of students earning more than $25,000 a year: 83%

Annual in-state tuition: $7,090

Public

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#25 D'Youville College (Buffalo, Erie County)

Median annual earnings 10 years after enrollment: $48,300

Percent of students earning more than $25,000 a year: 81%

Annual in-state tuition: $22,850

Private

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#24 Hobart William Smith Colleges (Geneva, Ontario County)

Median annual earnings 10 years after enrollment: $48,600

Percent of students earning more than $25,000 a year: 84%

Annual in-state tuition: $46,165

Private

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#23 Le Moyne College (Syracuse, Onondaga County)

Median annual earnings 10 years after enrollment: $48,800

Percent of students earning more than $25,000 a year: 84%

Annual in-state tuition: $30,460

Private

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#22 University at Buffalo (Buffalo, Erie County)

Median annual earnings 10 years after enrollment: $49,700

Percent of students earning more than $25,000 a year: 82%

Annual in-state tuition: $8,211

Public

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#21 Ithaca College (Ithaca, Tompkins County)

Median annual earnings 10 years after enrollment: $50,400

Percent of students earning more than $25,000 a year: 83%

Annual in-state tuition: $38,400

Private

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#20 SUNY at Albany (Albany, Albany County)

Median annual earnings 10 years after enrollment: $50,90

Percent of students earning more than $25,000 a year: 84%

Annual in-state tuition: $8,040

Public

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#19 Marist College (Poughkeepsie, Dutchess County)

Median annual earnings 10 years after enrollment: $54,400

Percent of students earning more than $25,000 a year: 82%

Annual in-state tuition: $31,290

Private

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#18 Siena College (Loudonville, Albany County)

Median annual earnings 10 years after enrollment: $55,100

Percent of students earning more than $25,000 a year: 86%

Annual in-state tuition: $31,368

Private

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#17 University of Rochester (Rochester, Monroe County)

Median annual earnings 10 years after enrollment: $55,500

Percent of students earning more than $25,000 a year: 85%

Annual in-state tuition: $45,372

Private

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#15 Saint Elizabeth Medical Center School of Radiography (Utica, Oneida County)

Median annual earnings 10 years after enrollment: $55,800

Percent of students earning more than $25,000 a year: 88%

Annual in-state tuition: varies with program

Private

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#15 Saint Elizabeth College of Nursing (Utica, Oneida County)

Median annual earnings 10 years after enrollment: $55,800

Percent of students earning more than $25,000 a year: 88%

Annual in-state tuition: $14,600

Private

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#14 Syracuse University (Syracuse, Onondaga County)

Median annual earnings 10 years after enrollment: $56,600

Percent of students earning more than $25,000 a year: 86%

Annual in-state tuition: $40,458

Private

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#13 Rochester Institute of Technology (Rochester, Monroe County)

Median annual earnings 10 years after enrollment: $56,900

Percent of students earning more than $25,000 a year: 84%

Annual in-state tuition: $34,424

Private

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#12 Hamilton College (Clinton, Oneida County)

Median annual earnings 10 years after enrollment: $57,300

Percent of students earning more than $25,000 a year: 85%

Annual in-state tuition: $46080

Private

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#11 SUNY at Binghamton (Vestal, Broome County)

Median annual earnings 10 years after enrollment: $58,400

Percent of students earning more than $25,000 a year: 85%

Annual in-state tuition: $8,144

Public

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#10 Crouse Hospital College of Nursing (Syracuse, Onondaga County)

Median annual earnings 10 years after enrollment: $58,500

Percent of students earning more than $25,000 a year: 90%

Annual in-state tuition: $9,693

Private

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#9 St Joseph's College of Nursing at St Joseph's Hospital Health Center (Syracuse, Onondaga County)

Median annual earnings 10 years after enrollment: $59,000

Percent of students earning more than $25,000 a year: 91%

Annual in-state tuition: $19,020

Private

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#8 Colgate University (Hamilton, Madison County)

Median annual earnings 10 years after enrollment: $61,500

Percent of students earning more than $25,000 a year: 87%

Annual in-state tuition: $46,380

Private

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#7 Union College (Schenectady, Schenectady County)

Median annual earnings 10 years after enrollment: $61,800

Percent of students earning more than $25,000 a year: 89%

Annual in-state tuition: $46,785

Private

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#6 Clarkson University (Potsdam, St. Lawrence County)

Median annual earnings 10 years after enrollment: $68,400

Percent of students earning more than $25,000 a year: 90%

Annual in-state tuition: $40,540

Private

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#5 Cornell University (Ithaca, Tompkins County)

Median annual earnings 10 years after enrollment: $70,900

Percent of students earning more than $25,000 a year: 89%

Annual in-state tuition: $45,358

Private

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#4 Albany Law School (Albany, Albany County)

Median annual earnings 10 years after enrollment: $71,200

Percent of students earning more than $25,000 a year: 86%

Annual in-state tuition: Varies with program

Private

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#3 Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (Troy, Rensselaer County)

Median annual earnings 10 years after enrollment: $81,700

Percent of students earning more than $25,000 a year: 95%

Annual in-state tuition: $46,269

Private

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#2 Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences (Albany, Albany County)

Median annual earnings 10 years after enrollment: $110,600

Percent of students earning more than $25,000 a year: 93%

Annual in-state tuition: $28,900

Private

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#1 Upstate Medical University (Syracuse, Onondaga County)

Median annual earnings 10 years after enrollment: $112,900

Students earning more than $25,000 a year: 96%

Annual in-state tuition: Varies with program

Public

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