Best Innovation Schools Near Brooklyn, NY (2026)

Brooklyn, New York has 56 accredited schools offering innovation programs, with tuition ranging from $5,170 to $53,290 per year for indexed programs. Brooklyn has a population of about 2,629,150. In the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ metro area, the top-earning innovation-related role is Computer and Information Systems Manager at a median $215,300 annually (BLS OEWS, May 2025).


Closest Innovation Schools to Brooklyn

The accredited institutions listed below are the closest in our directory that offer innovation programs near Brooklyn, ranked by BOC Score and straight-line distance from Brooklyn city center. The list is rebuilt from federal IPEDS data on every site update.

How We Rank Schools

Every school list on this site is ordered by the BOC Score, computed from the most recent school-level data published by the U.S. Department of Education (College Scorecard and IPEDS). To qualify, a school must be currently operating and accredited by an agency recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. Each eligible school is then scored on five measures, percentile-ranked against schools at the same credential level:

  • Graduation rate 30%
  • Median earnings, 10 years after entry 25%
  • Average net price (lower is better) 20%
  • Retention rate 15%
  • Fully online availability 10%

Schools without enough outcome data appear after ranked schools, without a score. On this page, schools are ordered by distance from Brooklyn. Advertising never affects these rankings. Read the full methodology.

#1

St. Francis College

Brooklyn, NY 3.4 miles from Brooklyn BOC Score 50.5
  • 4 year
  • Campus + Online
Graduation rate 54%
Median earnings, 10 yrs after entry $58,099
Avg net price $18,129/yr
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Key stats
  • Retention rate: 60%
  • Programs offered: 22

Source:IPEDSCollege Scorecard

#2

CUNY Kingsborough Community College

Brooklyn, NY 5.0 miles from Brooklyn BOC Score 68.0
  • 2 year
  • Campus + Online
Graduation rate 39%
Median earnings, 10 yrs after entry $42,621
Avg net price $5,606/yr
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Key stats
  • Programs offered: 33

Source:IPEDSCollege Scorecard

Source: IPEDS / College Scorecard (2023 cohort). Browse all New York schools on the New York innovation page.


Innovation Wages Near Brooklyn

Brooklyn is part of the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ metro area (BLS area code 35620). Where MSA-level wages are published, the table below shows MSA medians; otherwise it falls back to New York statewide.

OccupationMedian WageSourceCOL-Adjusted (US=100)
General and Operations Manager$157,000New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ$139,432
Management Analyst$124,390New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ$110,471
Marketing Manager$192,840New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ$171,261
Computer and Information Systems Manager$215,300New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ$191,208

Source: BLS, May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics publishes wage data at the metro (MSA) and state level – not by individual city.


Brooklyn at a Glance

MetricValueSource
Regional Price Parity (US=100)112.6 (above U.S. average)BEA RPP 2024

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Frequently Asked Questions

How many accredited innovation schools are near Brooklyn, NY?

Our directory has 56 accredited schools offering innovation programs near Brooklyn. The closest is St. Francis College in Brooklyn, NY (3.4 miles), and the farthest of the schools shown is CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice (8.6 miles). 8 of the highlighted schools are flagged as offering distance education.

What are the highest-paying innovation roles near Brooklyn?

Based on BLS OEWS May 2025 wage data, the top-paying innovation-related roles near Brooklyn are: Computer and Information Systems Manager ($215,300), Marketing Manager ($192,840), General and Operations Manager ($157,000). These reflect MSA-level medians where published, with New York statewide fallback for occupations not reported at the metro level.

Should I look at programs in New York instead of Brooklyn?

New York, NY is 3.3 miles from Brooklyn and has its own set of local innovation programs – see the city’s page. For online programs, distance matters less; for hybrid or in-person formats, comparing both can help.

How do I verify a program is accredited?

Confirm institutional accreditation via the U.S. Department of Education database (U.S. Dept. of Education database), and check for any program-specific accreditation listed by the school.


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Data verified: August 11, 2026. Salary, employment, and tuition figures on this page are sourced from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (OEWS May 2025; Employment Projections 2024โ€“2034) and the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (2023 cohort). The source agency and data year are cited inline with every statistic.