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Most affordable for-profit colleges in New York

10 for-profit colleges in New York report net price data, ranging from $7,230 at the lowest to higher costs at more selective schools. The median net price across these is $25,257. New York's for-profit colleges cost about the same as the national average for the kind. The list below shows the most affordable options, ranked by net price.

Median net price in New York

$25,257

National median for for-profit colleges

$25,582

for-profit colleges reporting in New York

10

The most affordable for-profit colleges in New York, ranked by net price

1

Jamestown Business College

NY

Net price

$7,230

Receive grant aid

96%

2

The College of Westchester

NY

Net price

$11,332

Receive grant aid

100%

3

Monroe College

NY

Net price

$11,476

Receive grant aid

98%

4

Plaza College

NY

Net price

$17,923

Receive grant aid

91%

5

Five Towns College

NY

Net price

$23,005

Receive grant aid

100%

6

Net price

$27,509

Receive grant aid

98%

7

DeVry College of New York

NY

Net price

$34,530

Receive grant aid

50%

8

LIM College

NY

Net price

$39,389

Receive grant aid

100%

9

Pacific College of Health and Science

NY

Net price

$45,721

Receive grant aid

23%

10

School of Visual Arts

NY

Net price

$59,211

Receive grant aid

55%

What makes a school affordable here

In New York, the most affordable for-profit colleges share two things in common. First, low published net prices reflect both reasonable sticker prices and meaningful institutional or state aid. Second, a high share of students receive grant aid. At Jamestown Business College, the most affordable on this list, 96% of students receive grant aid. Net price reflects what a typical family actually pays, not the sticker price you see at first glance. A school with a $50,000 sticker price and a $10,000 net price is more affordable for most families than a school with a $20,000 sticker and a $19,000 net price.

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