2023 Best Value Healthcare Graduate 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.
To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Healthcare Degree Search has created its Best Value Healthcare Graduate Certificate Schools in New York ranking. Our analysis looked at 44 schools in New York to see which graduate certificate programs offered the best value experiences for healthcare students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.
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 Graduate Certificate Schools in New York
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Our analysis found The Graduate Center, CUNY to be the best value school for healthcare students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in New York. The Graduate Center is a medium-sized public school situated in New York, New York. It awarded 39 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.
The Graduate Center graduate students pay an average of $23,640 in tuition and fees each year. By the time they get their graduate certificate, students from this school have racked up an average of $17,710 in student loans.
Online graduate courses are available at The Graduate Center, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. In 2019-2020 about 100% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
The excellent graduate certificate programs at SUNY Empire State College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value healthcare schools in New York. Located in Saratoga Springs, New York, the medium-sized public school awarded 6 diplomas to qualifed graduate certificate students in 2020-2021.
SUNY Empire graduate students pay an average of $23,660 in tuition and fees each year.
SUNY Empire 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 97% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
A rank of #3 on this year’s list means SUNY Polytechnic Institute is a great place for healthcare students working on their graduate certificate who want the most bang for their educational buck. SUNY Poly is a public institution located in Utica, New York. The school has a small population, and it awarded 4 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.
SUNY Poly graduate students pay an average of $24,578 in tuition and fees each year.
Online graduate courses are available at SUNY Poly, 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, 89% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, SUNY Poly also is in the top 20% of our Best Healthcare Graduate Certificate Schools in New York ranking.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend SUNY Oswego. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Healthcare Graduate Certificate Schools in New York list. Located in Oswego, New York, the medium-sized public school handed out 24 graduate certificate awards in 2020-2021.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at SUNY Oswego are $24,332 a year.
One thing to take note of is that SUNY Oswego does offer online graduate classes in some areas. In 2019-2020 about 88% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Hunter College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Healthcare Graduate Certificate Schools in New York list. Hunter is located in New York, New York and has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 19 graduate certificates to qualified students.
Hunter graduate students pay an average of $20,828 in tuition and fees each year.
Online graduate courses are available at Hunter, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. In fact, around 96% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
A rank of #5 on this year’s list means John Jay College of Criminal Justice is a great place for healthcare students working on their graduate certificate who want the most bang for their educational buck. This fairly large public school is located in New York, New York, and it awarded 10 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.
John Jay graduate students pay an average of $20,962 in tuition and fees each year. On average, graduate certificate students take out $16,903 in loans while pursuing 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.
SUNY Cortland ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Healthcare Graduate Certificate Schools in New York list. Located in Cortland, New York, the medium-sized public school handed out 3 graduate certificate awards in 2020-2021.
SUNY Cortland graduate students pay an average of $24,845 in tuition and fees each year.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at SUNY Cortland. In 2019-2020 about 86% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
Lehman College ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Healthcare Graduate Certificate Schools in New York list. Lehman is a public institution located in Bronx, New York. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 16 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.
Lehman graduate students pay an average of $21,000 in tuition and fees each year.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at Lehman. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 99% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
College of Staten Island CUNY came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Healthcare Graduate Certificate Schools in New York ranking. CSI is located in Staten Island, New York and has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 1 graduate certificates to qualified students.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at CSI are $21,080 per year.
Online graduate courses are available at CSI, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. In fact, around 99% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
Stony Brook University landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value graduate certificate healthcare programs. Located in Stony Brook, New York, the large public school awarded 31 diplomas to qualifed graduate certificate students in 2020-2021.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at SUNY Stony Brook are $25,628 per year.
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. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 71% took at least some of their classes online.
Binghamton University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value places for healthcare students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #11 on the list. Binghamton University is a public institution located in Vestal, New York. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 9 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Binghamton University are $25,570 per year.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at Binghamton University. In fact, around 57% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
Niagara University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value places for healthcare students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #12 on the list. Niagara University, New York is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out graduate certificates to 5 students in 2020-2021.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Niagara are $13,950 per year.
Online graduate courses are available at Niagara, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. In fact, around 83% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
The College at Brockport ranked #13 on this year’s Best Value Healthcare Graduate Certificate Schools in New York list. SUNY Brockport is a public institution located in Brockport, New York. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 3 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.
SUNY Brockport graduate students pay an average of $24,100 in tuition and fees each year.
Online graduate courses are available at SUNY Brockport, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. In fact, around 83% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
University at Buffalo ranked #14 on this year’s Best Value Healthcare Graduate Certificate Schools in New York list. This large public school is located in Buffalo, New York, and it awarded 92 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at University at Buffalo are $26,178 a year.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at University at Buffalo. In 2019-2020 about 76% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
University at Albany came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Healthcare Graduate Certificate Schools in New York ranking. UAlbany is located in Albany, New York and has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 63 graduate certificates to qualified students.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UAlbany are $25,325 per year.
UAlbany 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 77% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
Touro College came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Healthcare Graduate Certificate Schools in New York ranking. This fairly large private not-for-profit school is located in New York, New York, and it awarded 2 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Touro are $13,258 a year.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at Touro. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 73% took at least some of their classes online.
SUNY New Paltz did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value places for healthcare students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #17 on the list. This medium-sized public school is located in New Paltz, New York, and it awarded 2 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at SUNY New Paltz are $24,553 a year.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at SUNY New Paltz. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 95% took at least some of their classes online.
Teachers College at Columbia University ranked #18 on this year’s Best Value Healthcare Graduate Certificate Schools in New York list. Teachers College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in New York, New York. It awarded 28 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Teachers College are $35,054 a year.
One thing to take note of is that Teachers College does offer online graduate classes in some areas. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 98% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
Teachers College also made our Best Healthcare Graduate Certificate Schools in New York list, coming in at #1.
With a ranking of #18, Wagner College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for healthcare students working on their graduate certificate. Wagner is a private not-for-profit institution located in Staten Island, New York. The school has a small population, and it awarded 1 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Wagner are $23,340 per year.
Wagner not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #3 on our Best Healthcare Graduate Certificate Schools in New York list.
With a ranking of #18, St. John Fisher College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for healthcare students working on their graduate certificate. Fisher is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Rochester, New York. It awarded 6 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.
Fisher graduate students pay an average of $18,324 in tuition and fees each year.
Fisher does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. In fact, around 25% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
Canisius College came in at #21 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Healthcare Graduate Certificate Schools in New York ranking. Located in Buffalo, New York, the small private not-for-profit school handed out 2 graduate certificate awards in 2020-2021.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Canisius are $15,870 a year.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at Canisius. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 84% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
College of Mount Saint Vincent landed the #22 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value graduate certificate healthcare programs. College of Mount Saint Vincent is a small private not-for-profit school located in Bronx, New York that handed out 3 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Mount Saint Vincent are $18,406 per year.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at Mount Saint Vincent. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 51% took at least some of their classes online.
Russell Sage College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value places for healthcare students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #23 on the list. Russel Sage is located in Troy, New York and has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 19 graduate certificates to qualified students.
Russel Sage graduate students pay an average of $13,140 in tuition and fees each year.
Russel Sage does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. During the 2019-2020 year, about 61% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
Mount Saint Mary College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value places for healthcare students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #24 on the list. Mount Saint Mary is located in Newburgh, New York and has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 3 graduate certificates to qualified students.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Mount Saint Mary are $16,940 a year.
One thing to take note of is that Mount Saint Mary does offer online graduate classes in some areas. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 16% took at least some of their classes online.
Molloy College came in at #25 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Healthcare Graduate Certificate Schools in New York ranking. Rockville Centre, New York is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out graduate certificates to 27 students in 2020-2021.
Molloy graduate students pay an average of $23,800 in tuition and fees each year.
Molloy 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. During the 2019-2020 year, about 97% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
In addition to its great value ranking, Molloy is in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Healthcare Graduate Certificate Schools in New York list.
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*These averages are for the top 25 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%.
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