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Electrician schools in New York
New York has 9 accredited campuses awarding electrician credentials. If you finish and work as an electrician in New York, expect to start around $45,740–$60,480 and reach a median of $78,750 with experience; the top quarter earn $106,420 or more (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 2025, New York). Graduates of these New York programs — every graduate, whatever job they took — earned a median of $33,374 in their first year, against $34,710 nationally; that is the figure used to rank campuses below.
What electricians earn in New York
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025; 40,130 employed in New York. National median: $63,190.
Campuses in New York, ranked by what their graduates earned
Cities: AlfredCantonDelhiLong Island CityPlattsburghTroyWest SenecaWhitestone
| Campus | City | Type | Grads / yr | Earnings, yr 1 | Program debt | Completion | Cost / yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SUNY College of Technology at Alfred | Alfred | Public | 94 | $41,500 | $12,000 | not reported | not reported |
| Hudson Valley Community College | Troy | Public | 76 | $39,959 | $11,995 | 35% | not reported |
| Apex Technical School | Long Island City | for-profit | 391 | $33,405 | $9,500 | 78% | $21,223 |
| Lincoln Technical Institute-Whitestone | Whitestone | for-profit | 173 | $33,344 | $12,445 | 67% | $39,063 |
| Berk Trade and Business School | Long Island City | for-profit | 109 | $33,254 | $6,333 | 95% | $20,063 |
| SUNY College of Technology at Canton | Canton | Public | 13 | $32,308 | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Erie 1 BOCES | West Seneca | Public | 94 | not reported | not reported | 96% | $17,365 |
| SUNY College of Technology at Delhi | Delhi | Public | 24 | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Clinton Essex Warren Washington BOCES | Plattsburgh | Public | 1 | not reported | not reported | 89% | $19,642 |
Earnings are median wages and self-employment income reported to the IRS (W-2 and Schedule SE) for graduates who received federal aid and were working and not enrolled, measured in the calendar year after finishing. They are pay only: health insurance, retirement contributions and other benefits are not included.
Ranked by median earnings of this program's graduates one year after completion (College Scorecard field-of-study, Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) 2022-23 Completions survey; College Scorecard June 2026; Database of Accredited Postsecondary Institutions and Programs (DAPIP), September 2026); campuses without a reported figure follow, by credentials awarded. "Program debt" is the median federal loan debt for graduates of this program at this campus. Completion is the campus-wide 150%-of-time rate. "Not reported" means the federal file suppresses the value for privacy.