Best Risk Management Schools Near Manhattan, NY (2026)

Manhattan, New York has 10 accredited schools offering risk management programs, with tuition ranging from $4,632 to $71,845 per year for indexed programs. Manhattan has a population of about 1,643,734. In the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ metro area, the top-earning risk management-related role is Financial Manager at a median $221,010 annually (BLS OEWS, May 2025).

Closest Risk Management Schools to Manhattan

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

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

Risk Management Wages Near Manhattan

Manhattan 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.

Occupation	Median Wage	Source	COL-Adjusted (US=100)
Financial Risk Specialist	$139,670	New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	$124,041
Financial Manager	$221,010	New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	$196,279
Insurance Underwriter	$98,410	New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	$87,398

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.

Manhattan at a Glance

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

Other Manhattan-Area Cities With Risk Management Programs

West New York, NJ – 2.3 mi away (53,343 pop)
Cliffside Park, NJ – 2.9 mi away (24,856 pop)
Union City, NJ – 3.6 mi away (69,296 pop)
Hoboken, NJ – 4.2 mi away (54,379 pop)
Fort Lee, NJ – 4.7 mi away (37,577 pop)

Frequently Asked Questions

How many accredited risk management schools are near Manhattan, NY?

Our directory has 10 accredited schools offering risk management programs near Manhattan. The closest is Columbia University in the City of New York in New York, NY (1.7 miles), and the farthest of the schools shown is University of Hartford (95.6 miles). 10 of the highlighted schools are flagged as offering distance education.

What are the highest-paying risk management roles near Manhattan?

Based on BLS OEWS May 2025 wage data, the top-paying risk management-related roles near Manhattan are: Financial Manager ($221,010), Financial Risk Specialist ($139,670), Insurance Underwriter ($98,410). 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 West New York instead of Manhattan?

West New York, NJ is 2.3 miles from Manhattan and has its own set of local risk management 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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Other Programs Available in Manhattan

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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 2024–2034) and the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (2023 cohort). The source agency and data year are cited inline with every statistic.

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