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Best Risk Management Schools Near Saratoga Springs, NY (2026)
Updated September 6, 2026BLS dataCollege ScorecardOn this page
Saratoga Springs, New York is home to about 28,542 residents. Median household income is $100,485 (Census ACS 2023, 5-year). About 58.8% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree or higher. In the Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY metro area, the top-earning risk management-related role is Financial Manager at a median $150,590 annually (BLS OEWS, May 2025).
Closest Risk Management Schools to Saratoga Springs
The accredited institutions listed below are the closest in our directory that offer risk management programs near Saratoga Springs, ranked by BOC Score and straight-line distance from Saratoga Springs 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:
BOCSCORE
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 Saratoga Springs.
Advertising never affects these rankings. Read the full methodology.
BOC
Ranked by BOC Score — U.S. Dept. of Education outcome data. Advertising never affects rankings.
Saratoga Springs is part of the Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY metro area (BLS area code 10580). 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
$120,570
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY
$121,054
Financial Manager
$150,590
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY
$151,195
Insurance Underwriter
$92,830
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY
$93,203
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.
Saratoga Springs at a Glance
Metric
Value
Source
Population
28,542
Census ACS 2023 5-yr (B01003)
Median household income
$100,485
Census ACS 2023 5-yr (B19013)
Adults 25+ with bachelor’s+
58.8%
Census ACS 2023 5-yr (B15003)
Regional Price Parity (US=100)
99.6 (below U.S. average)
BEA RPP 2024
Other Saratoga Springs-Area Cities With Risk Management Programs
What are the highest-paying risk management roles near Saratoga Springs?
Based on BLS OEWS May 2025 wage data, the top-paying risk management-related roles near Saratoga Springs are: Financial Manager ($150,590), Financial Risk Specialist ($120,570), Insurance Underwriter ($92,830). 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 Glens Falls instead of Saratoga Springs?
Glens Falls, NY is 18.1 miles from Saratoga Springs 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.
Is Saratoga Springs an affordable place to study risk management?
Saratoga Springs’s median household income of $100,485 (Census ACS 2023) is one input. Online programs let students stay in Saratoga Springs while attending lower-cost out-of-state schools, and New York public universities often offer reduced in-state online tuition.
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.
Data verified: September 6, 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.
