2023 Best Value Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in New York
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Nursing Graduate Certificate School for You
Nursing is the most popular major in New York with 17,708 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021.
Today's healthcare students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.
To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Healthcare Degree Search has developed this Best Value Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in New York ranking. Our analysis looked at 25 schools in New York to see which graduate certificate programs offered the best value experiences for nursing students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.
Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.
In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.
Top 10 Best Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools
Our analysis found SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University to be the best value school for nursing students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in New York. Located in the city of Brooklyn, SUNY Downstate is a public college with a small student population.
SUNY Downstate graduate students pay an average of $11,973 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Upstate Medical University is a great value for nursing students working on their graduate certificate. SUNY Upstate Medical University is a small public school located in the city of Syracuse.
SUNY Upstate Medical University graduate students pay an average of $12,316 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend SUNY Polytechnic Institute. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in New York list. Located in the midsize suburb of Utica, SUNY Poly is a public college with a small student population.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at SUNY Poly are $12,788 per year.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, SUNY Poly also is in the top 20% of our Best Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in New York ranking.
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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Hunter College is a great value for nursing students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of New York, Hunter is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Hunter graduate students pay an average of $11,398 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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The excellent graduate certificate programs at Lehman College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value nursing schools in New York. Located in the large city of Bronx, Lehman is a public college with a large student population.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Lehman are $11,570 per year.
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With a ranking of #6, College of Staten Island CUNY did quite well on this year’s best value schools for nursing students working on their graduate certificate. CSI is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Staten Island.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at CSI are $11,650 a year.
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Stony Brook University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in New York ranking. Located in the large suburb of Stony Brook, SUNY Stony Brook is a public college with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at SUNY Stony Brook are $13,838 a year.
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Binghamton University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in New York list. Binghamton University is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized suburb of Vestal.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Binghamton University are $13,780 per year.
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University at Buffalo came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in New York ranking. University at Buffalo is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Buffalo.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at University at Buffalo are $14,388 a year.
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Russell Sage College landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value graduate certificate nursing programs. Located in the city of Troy, Russel Sage is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Russel Sage are $13,140 a year.
Request InformationBest Value Nursing Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region
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State | Degrees Awarded |
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Pennsylvania | 11,477 |
Maryland | 4,104 |
New Jersey | 5,648 |
District of Columbia | 990 |
Delaware | 1,267 |
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Majors Related to Nursing
Nursing is one of 30 different types of healthcare programs to choose from.
Nursing Focus Areas
Most Popular Related Majors
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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Health & Medical Administrative Services | 89,359 |
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services | 84,492 |
Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants | 84,274 |
Allied Health Professions | 82,308 |
Public Health | 40,596 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 25 schools only.
- The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
- Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
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