2023 Best Healthcare Graduate Certificate Schools in New York
There are so many healthcare programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools and bootcamp that offer fast-track entry to many fields.
The Best Healthcare Graduate Certificate Schools in New York ranking is one of many tools that Healthcare Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 44 schools in New York to see which graduate certificate programs offered the best educational experiences for healthcare students. Factors related to overall quality of the school, post-graduation earnings, average student debt, and more accumulated were considered when coming up with this list.
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Top Healthcare Graduate Certificate Schools in New York
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Our 2023 rankings named Teachers College at Columbia University the best school in New York for healthcare students working on their graduate certificate.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at Teachers College. In 2019-2020 about 98% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
Out of the 44 schools in New York that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Rochester landed the # 2 spot on the list.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at University of Rochester. In fact, around 64% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
The excellent graduate certificate programs at Wagner College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best healthcare schools in New York.
Out of the 44 schools in New York that were part of this year’s ranking, New York University landed the # 4 spot on the list.
NYU does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. In 2019-2020 about 79% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
Out of the 44 schools in New York that were part of this year’s ranking, Columbia University in the City of New York landed the # 5 spot on the list.
By the time they get their graduate certificate, students from this school have racked up an average of $33,131 in student loans.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at Columbia. In fact, around 91% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
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With a ranking of #6, Molloy College did quite well on this year’s best schools for healthcare students working on their graduate certificate.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since Molloy does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 97% took at least some of their classes online.
Adelphi University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best graduate certificate healthcare programs.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at Adelphi. In fact, around 92% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
Clarkson University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Healthcare Graduate Certificate Schools in New York list.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at Clarkson. In fact, around 45% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
SUNY Polytechnic Institute ranked #9 on this year’s Best Healthcare Graduate Certificate Schools in New York list.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at SUNY Poly. During the 2019-2020 year, about 89% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
Pace University - New York came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Healthcare Graduate Certificate Schools in New York ranking.
Pace University does have options available for those who want to take online graduate classes. You will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your specific major. In 2019-2020 about 76% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
Iona College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for healthcare students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #11 on the list.
On average, graduate certificate students take out $19,271 in loans while pursuing their degree.
Iona does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. In fact, around 34% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
The Graduate Center, CUNY came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Best Healthcare Graduate Certificate Schools in New York ranking.
On average, graduate certificate students take out $17,710 in loans while pursuing their degree.
The Graduate Center does have options available for those who want to take online graduate classes. You will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your specific major. In 2019-2020 about 100% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
St. John Fisher College came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Best Healthcare Graduate Certificate Schools in New York ranking.
Fisher does have options available for those who want to take online graduate classes. You will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your specific major. In 2019-2020 about 25% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
Rochester Institute of Technology came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Best Healthcare Graduate Certificate Schools in New York ranking.
By the time they get their graduate certificate, students from this school have racked up an average of $20,525 in student loans.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at RIT. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 72% took at least some of their classes online.
With a ranking of #15, SUNY Empire State College did quite well on this year’s best schools for healthcare students working on their graduate certificate.
Online graduate courses are available at SUNY Empire, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 97% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
With a ranking of #16, Stony Brook University did quite well on this year’s best schools for healthcare students working on their graduate certificate.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since SUNY Stony Brook does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. In 2019-2020 about 71% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
College of Mount Saint Vincent landed the #17 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best graduate certificate healthcare programs.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at Mount Saint Vincent. During the 2019-2020 year, about 51% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
SUNY Cortland did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for healthcare students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #18 on the list.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at SUNY Cortland. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 86% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
SUNY Oswego came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Best Healthcare Graduate Certificate Schools in New York ranking.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since SUNY Oswego does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 88% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
Niagara University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for healthcare students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #20 on the list.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at Niagara. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 83% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
Binghamton University ranked #20 on this year’s Best Healthcare Graduate Certificate Schools in New York list.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at Binghamton University. In 2019-2020 about 57% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
With a ranking of #22, Syracuse University did quite well on this year’s best schools for healthcare students working on their graduate certificate.
Graduate Certificate recipients from Syracuse accumulate an average of $23,245 in student debt by the time they complete their degree.
Syracuse does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. During the 2019-2020 year, about 31% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
D’Youville College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for healthcare students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #23 on the list.
D’Youville College does have options available for those who want to take online graduate classes. You will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your specific major. In 2019-2020 about 88% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
University at Buffalo ranked #24 on this year’s Best Healthcare Graduate Certificate Schools in New York list.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since University at Buffalo does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 76% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
With a ranking of #25, John Jay College of Criminal Justice did quite well on this year’s best schools for healthcare students working on their graduate certificate.
Graduate Certificate recipients from John Jay accumulate an average of $16,903 in student debt by the time they complete their degree.
Interested in an online degree? Then you definitely want to check out John Jay. Every graduate student at the school took at least one class online.
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Notes and References
Footnotes
*These averages are for the top 25 schools only.
References
- Read more about our ranking methodology.
- 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 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).
- Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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