2023 Best Value Healthcare Basic Certificate Schools in New York
Identifying High-Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
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. Also, there are a number of trade schools and bootcamps with offerings that you might find attractive.
The Best Value Healthcare Basic Certificate Schools in New York ranking is one of many tools that Healthcare Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 11 schools in New York to see which ones offered the best value basic certificate programs for healthcare students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.
When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. 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.
Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.
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Top Value Healthcare Basic Certificate Schools in New York
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Our 2023 rankings named Dutchess Community College the best value school in New York for healthcare students working on their basic certificate. Located in Poughkeepsie, New York, the medium-sized public school awarded 23 diplomas to qualifed basic certificate students in 2020-2021.
DCC undergraduate students pay an average of $9,426 in tuition and fees each year.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since DCC does offer online classes for certain majors. During the 2019-2020 year, about 60% of the undergraduates at the school took at least one online course.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend The Graduate Center, CUNY. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Healthcare Basic Certificate Schools in New York list. Located in New York, New York, the medium-sized public school awarded 4 diplomas to qualifed basic certificate students in 2020-2021.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at The Graduate Center are $15,360 per year.
Since The Graduate Center is primarily an online school, it is an excellent choice for undergraduate students who need more flexibility than what is offered at some other schools.
The Graduate Center did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our Best Healthcare Basic Certificate Schools in New York list.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend SUNY Empire State College. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Healthcare Basic Certificate Schools in New York list. Saratoga Springs, New York is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out basic certificates to 6 students in 2020-2021.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at SUNY Empire are $17,540 per year.
Online 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. In 2019-2020 about 75% of the undergraduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Tompkins Cortland Community College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Healthcare Basic Certificate Schools in New York list. Tompkins Cortland is a small public school situated in Dryden, New York. It awarded 6 basic certificates in 2020-2021.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Tompkins Cortland are $12,280 per year.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since Tompkins Cortland does offer online classes for certain majors. During the 2019-2020 year, about 96% of the undergraduates at the school took at least one online course.
Out of the 11 schools in New York that were part of this year’s value ranking, Jamestown Community College landed the # 5 spot on the list. Jamestown Community College is a public institution located in Jamestown, New York. The school has a small population, and it awarded 2 basic certificates in 2020-2021.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Jamestown Community College are $11,540 per year.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online classes at Jamestown Community College. In 2019-2020 about 61% of the undergraduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
SUNY Ulster came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Healthcare Basic Certificate Schools in New York ranking. SUNY Ulster is a small public school situated in Stone Ridge, New York. It awarded 1 basic certificates in 2020-2021.
SUNY Ulster undergraduate students pay an average of $10,620 in tuition and fees each year.
SUNY Ulster does have options available for those who want to take online classes. You will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your specific major. Of all the undergraduates enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 54% took at least some of their classes online.
New York Institute of Technology landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value basic certificate healthcare programs. NYIT is located in Old Westbury, New York and has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 14 basic certificates to qualified students.
NYIT undergraduate students pay an average of $39,760 in tuition and fees each year.
One thing to take note of is that NYIT does offer online classes in some areas. In fact, around 33% of the undergraduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, NYIT is ranked #1 for overall quality in New York.
Mildred Elley Albany landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value basic certificate healthcare programs. Mildred Elley Albany is a very small private for-profit school situated in Albany, New York. It awarded 5 basic certificates in 2020-2021.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Mildred Elley Albany are $13,873 per year.
Online courses are available at Mildred Elley Albany, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. Of all the undergraduates enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 47% took at least some of their classes online.
St. Joseph’s College - New York came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Healthcare Basic Certificate Schools in New York ranking. St. Joseph’s College - New York is a small private not-for-profit school located in Brooklyn, New York that handed out 2 basic certificates in 2020-2021.
SJC undergraduate students pay an average of $30,576 in tuition and fees each year.
SJC does have options available for those who want to take online classes. You will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your specific major. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 51% of undergraduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
SJC also made our Best Healthcare Basic Certificate Schools in New York list, coming in at #5.
New York University ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Healthcare Basic Certificate Schools in New York list. New York, New York is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out basic certificates to 17 students in 2020-2021.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at NYU are $56,500 per year.
Some students may be able to take online classes at NYU. During the 2019-2020 year, about 99% of the undergraduates at the school took at least one online course.
NYU not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #2 on our Best Healthcare Basic Certificate Schools in New York list.
With a ranking of #11, Rochester Institute of Technology did quite well on this year’s best value schools for healthcare students working on their basic certificate. RIT is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Rochester, New York. It awarded 14 basic certificates in 2020-2021.
RIT undergraduate students pay an average of $50,951 in tuition and fees each year.
RIT does have options available for those who want to take online classes. You will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your specific major. Of all the undergraduates enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 84% took at least some of their classes online.
RIT also took the #3 spot in our Best Healthcare Basic Certificate Schools in New York rankings.
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Notes and References
Footnotes
*These averages are for the top 11 schools only.
References
- 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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