23 Best colleges for Project Management in New York State

Updated: March 15, 2026

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in New York State ranked based on their research performance in Project Management. A graph of 309K citations received by 8.19K academic papers made by 23 universities in New York State was used to calculate publications' ratings, which then were adjusted for release dates and added to final scores.

We don't distinguish between undergraduate and graduate programs nor do we adjust for current majors offered. You can find information about granted degrees on a university page but always double-check with the university website.

1. New York University

New York City

For Project Management

#23 in the United States

#26 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Average SAT: 1520
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $30,325

2. Columbia University

New York City

For Project Management

#27 in the United States

#31 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 4%
Average SAT: 1545
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $22,520

3. Cornell University

Ithaca

For Project Management

#28 in the United States

#32 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Average SAT: 1535
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $26,361

4. Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Troy

For Project Management

#46 in the United States

#55 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Average SAT: 1443
Average ACT: 32
Net Price: $38,887

5. Syracuse University

Syracuse

For Project Management

#68 in the United States

#82 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 46%
Average SAT: 1355
Average ACT: 31
Net Price: $48,215

6. University at Buffalo

Buffalo

For Project Management

#88 in the United States

#105 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 74%
Average SAT: 1295
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 86%

7. SUNY at Albany

Albany

For Project Management

#103 in the United States

#123 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Receiving Aid: 98%
Average Aid: $11,210
Enrollment: 17,560

8. Rochester Institute of Technology

Rochester

For Project Management

#128 in the United States

#149 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 67%
Average SAT: 1380
Average ACT: 31
Net Price: $39,534

9. Pace University

New York City

For Project Management

#164 in the United States

#190 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 76%
Average SAT: 1260
Average ACT: 27
Net Price: $34,791

10. University of Rochester

Rochester

For Project Management

#170 in the United States

#198 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Average SAT: 1475
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $40,462

11. Fordham University

New York City

For Project Management

#186 in the United States

#216 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 59%
Average SAT: 1400
Average ACT: 32
Net Price: $48,190

12. CUNY Bernard M Baruch College

New York City

For Project Management

#190 in the United States

#221 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 48%
Average SAT: 1250
Receiving Aid: 90%
Average Aid: $10,114

13. St John's University - New York

New York City

For Project Management

#198 in the United States

#229 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 83%
Average SAT: 1245
Average ACT: 27
Net Price: $29,656

14. Hofstra University

Hempstead

For Project Management

#200 in the United States

#232 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 68%
Average SAT: 1315
Average ACT: 30
Net Price: $35,792

15. United States Military Academy

West Point

For Project Management

#204 in the United States

#236 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Average SAT: 1315
Average ACT: 30
Enrollment: 4,473

16. Binghamton University

Vestal

For Project Management

#216 in the United States

#248 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 39%
Average SAT: 1420
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 79%

17. Stony Brook University

Stony Brook

For Project Management

#246 in the United States

#279 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 49%
Average SAT: 1415
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 99%

18. Long Island University

Brookville

For Project Management

#256 in the United States

#290 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 86%
Average SAT: 1230
Average ACT: 26
Net Price: $24,867

19. King's College

New York City

For Project Management

#266 in the United States

#300 in North America

Net Price: $34,192
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $24,640
Enrollment: 442

20. Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

New York City

For Project Management

#274 in the United States

#308 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Enrollment: 1,261
Male:Female: 38:62
Founded: 1963

21. Clarkson University

Potsdam

For Project Management

#286 in the United States

#323 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Average SAT: 1295
Average ACT: 29
Net Price: $32,406

22. New School

New York City

For Project Management

#293 in the United States

#330 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Net Price: $67,224
Receiving Aid: 94%
Average Aid: $22,174

23. State University of New York at New Paltz

New Paltz

For Project Management

#378 in the United States

#422 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 62%
Average SAT: 1255
Average ACT: 27
Receiving Aid: 85%

Closest to New York states to learn Project Management

State	Universities Unis	Best university country rank Best uni rank
Connecticut	6	35
Massachusetts	19	1
New Hampshire	3	70
Pennsylvania	18	3
Rhode Island	4	178
New Jersey	9	30
Maryland	11	14
District of Columbia	6	29
Ohio	17	8
Virginia	10	12
Michigan	10	4
North Carolina	12	22
Indiana	9	26
Kentucky	5	57
South Carolina	5	42
Wisconsin	8	24
Illinois	14	25
Tennessee	8	39
Georgia	8	19
Iowa	3	38
Alabama	6	73
Minnesota	7	6
Missouri	8	64
Mississippi	3	121
Arkansas	4	81
Florida	16	43
Kansas	3	74
Louisiana	6	60
North Dakota	2	255
Nebraska	5	47
Oklahoma	3	56
Texas	28	17
Colorado	8	58
Utah	4	66
Idaho	3	210
Arizona	4	5
Washington	6	15
Oregon	4	65
California	36	2

Closest to New York states to learn Project Management

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