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2023 Best Value History Graduate Certificate Schools in New York

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

5 Colleges
$31,521 Avg Tuition & Fees*

Finding the Best History Graduate Certificate School for You

In 2020-2021, 2,677 degrees and certificates were awarded to history students who went to a New York college or university. This makes it the #21 most popular major in the state.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value History Graduate Certificate Schools in New York to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 5 schools in New York to see which ones offered the best value graduate certificate programs for history 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. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value History Graduate Certificate Schools in New York

The following schools top our list of the Best Value History Graduate Certificate Colleges.

Best New York Schools for Affordable Quality for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in History

#1

SUNY Empire State College

Saratoga Springs, NY

Our 2023 rankings named SUNY Empire State College the best value school in New York for history students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the small suburb of Saratoga Springs, SUNY Empire is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at SUNY Empire are $11,870 per year.

Full History at SUNY Empire State College Report

#2

College of Staten Island CUNY

Staten Island, NY

The excellent graduate certificate programs at College of Staten Island CUNY helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value history schools in New York. Located in the city of Staten Island, CSI is a public school with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at CSI are $11,650 per year.

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#3

New York University

New York, NY

Out of the 5 schools in New York that were part of this year’s ranking, New York University landed the # 3 spot on the list. NYU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of New York.

NYU graduate students pay an average of $38,206 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, NYU also is in the top 15% of our Best History Graduate Certificate Schools in New York ranking.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Columbia University in the City of New York is a great value for history students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of New York, Columbia is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

Columbia graduate students pay an average of $52,924 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Columbia also made our Best History Graduate Certificate Schools in New York list, coming in at #3.

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#5

Syracuse University

Syracuse, NY

Out of the 5 schools in New York that were part of this year’s ranking, Syracuse University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Syracuse is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Syracuse.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Syracuse are $42,954 a year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, Syracuse also did well on our Best History Graduate Certificate Schools in New York list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

Full History at Syracuse University Report

Best Value History Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
New Jersey 735
Pennsylvania 1,235
Maryland 617
Delaware 68
District of Columbia 258

History Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
History 32,731

Majors Similar to History

Related Major Annual Graduates
Education 327,871
Social Sciences 205,984
Psychology 195,678
Communication & Journalism 120,571
Family, Consumer & Human Sciences 55,820

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 5 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 Abraham Ortelius.

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