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Best Value Education Graduate Certificate Schools in New York

2023 Best Value Education Graduate Certificate Schools in New York

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

41 Colleges
$14,855 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$61,137 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Education Graduate Certificate School for You

In 2020-2021, education students earned 24,330 degrees and certificates from a New York school, making the subject the 3rd in the state.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. 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 with offerings that you might find attractive.

The Best Value Education Graduate Certificate Schools in New York ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 41 schools in New York to see which graduate certificate programs offered the best value experiences for education students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. 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.

For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

Top 10 Best Education Graduate Certificate Schools

#1

Hunter College

New York, NY

Our 2023 rankings named Hunter College the best value school in New York for education students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the large city of New York, Hunter is a public college 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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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend The City College of New York. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Education Graduate Certificate Schools in New York list. CCNY is a fairly large public school located in the city of New York.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at CCNY are $11,402 a year.

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Out of the 41 schools in New York that were part of this year’s ranking, The College of Saint Rose landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the city of Albany, Saint Rose is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Saint Rose are $15,748 a year.

Saint Rose also made our Best Education Graduate Certificate Schools in New York list, coming in at #2.

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#4

Brooklyn College

Brooklyn, NY

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Brooklyn College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Education Graduate Certificate Schools in New York list. Brooklyn College is a large public school located in the city of Brooklyn.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Brooklyn College are $11,522 a year.

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#5

Stony Brook University

Stony Brook, NY

Out of the 41 schools in New York that were part of this year’s ranking, Stony Brook University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Stony Brook, SUNY Stony Brook is a public college with a fairly large student population.

SUNY Stony Brook graduate students pay an average of $13,838 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, SUNY Stony Brook also is in the top 20% of our Best Education Graduate Certificate Schools in New York ranking.

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#6

Lehman College

Bronx, NY

Lehman College landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value graduate certificate education programs. Located in the large city of Bronx, Lehman is a public school with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Lehman are $11,570 per year.

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#7

Queens College

Queens, NY

Queens College landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value graduate certificate education programs. Located in the large city of Queens, QC is a public school with a large student population.

QC graduate students pay an average of $11,612 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#8

Niagara University

Niagara University, NY

Niagara University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Education Graduate Certificate Schools in New York ranking. Located in the large suburb of Niagara University, Niagara is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Niagara are $13,950 a year.

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#9

SUNY Oneonta

Oneonta, NY

SUNY Oneonta came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Education Graduate Certificate Schools in New York ranking. SUNY Oneonta is a medium-sized public school located in the remote town of Oneonta.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at SUNY Oneonta are $12,533 a year.

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#10

SUNY Cortland

Cortland, NY

SUNY Cortland landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value graduate certificate education programs. SUNY Cortland is a medium-sized public school located in the distant town of Cortland.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at SUNY Cortland are $13,055 a year.

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Best Value Education Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Best Value Education Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
New Jersey 5,729
Pennsylvania 12,364
Maryland 5,361
Delaware 1,352
District of Columbia 930

Education Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Teacher Education Grade Specific 110,226
Educational Administration 46,469
Teacher Education Subject Specific 43,297
Special Education 36,792
General Education 29,810
Curriculum & Instruction 19,832
Student Counseling 13,858
Instructional Media Design 8,695
Teaching English or French 5,791
Other Education 4,858
Teaching Assistants 2,751
Educational Assessment 2,552
Multilingual Education 1,910
Education Philosophy 737
International Education 293

Related Major Annual Graduates
Social Sciences 205,984
Psychology 195,678
Communication & Journalism 120,571
Family, Consumer & Human Sciences 55,820
History 32,731

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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Horadrim.

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