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
Out of the majors we analyze each year, nursing was ranked 3rd in New York. In fact, 17,708 were awarded in the state in 2020-2021.
There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. 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 assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its 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.
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.
Top 10 Best Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools
Our 2023 rankings named SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University the best value school in New York for nursing students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the large city of Brooklyn, SUNY Downstate is a public school with a small student population.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at SUNY Downstate are $11,973 per year.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Upstate Medical University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in New York list. SUNY Upstate Medical University is a small public school located in the medium-sized 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 be in good company if you decide to attend SUNY Polytechnic Institute. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in New York list. Located in the midsize suburb of Utica, SUNY Poly is a public school with a small student population.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at SUNY Poly are $12,788 per year.
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The excellent graduate certificate programs at Hunter College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value nursing schools in New York. Located in the large city of New York, Hunter is a public college with a very large student population.
Hunter graduate students pay an average of $11,398 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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Out of the 25 schools in New York that were part of this year’s ranking, Lehman College landed the # 5 spot on the list. 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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College of Staten Island CUNY did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for nursing students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #6 on the list. CSI is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Staten Island.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at CSI are $11,650 per 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 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.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, SUNY Stony Brook also is in the top 20% of our Best Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in New York ranking.
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Binghamton University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in New York ranking. Binghamton University is a large public school located in the midsize 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.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at University at Buffalo are $14,388 per 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 small city of Troy, Russel Sage is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
Russel Sage graduate students pay an average of $13,140 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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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 programs to choose from.
Majors Similar to Nursing
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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