2023 Best Doctor's Degree Schools in New York
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To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Doctor's Degree Schools in New York ranking. Our analysis looked at 48 schools in New York to see which doctor's degree programs offered the best educational experiences for students. Factors related to overall quality of the school, post-graduation earnings, average student debt, and more accumulated were considered when coming up with this list.
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Top Doctor's Degree Schools in New York
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Our 2023 rankings named The Graduate Center, CUNY the best school in New York for students working on their doctor’s degree. The Graduate Center is located in New York, New York and has a medium-sized student population. In , this school awarded 391 doctor’s degrees to qualified students.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at The Graduate Center. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2022-2023 academic year, around 75% took at least some of their classes online.
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The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Cornell University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best schools in New York. Located in Ithaca, New York, the large private not-for-profit school awarded 848 diplomas to qualifed doctor’s degree students in .
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at Cornell. In 2022-2023 about 22% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Teachers College at Columbia University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Doctor’s Degree Schools in New York list. Teachers College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in New York, New York. It awarded 142 doctor’s degrees in .
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at Teachers College. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 36% of graduates took at least one course online in 2022-2023.
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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Ithaca College is a great place for students working on their doctor’s degree. This small private not-for-profit school is located in Ithaca, New York, and it awarded 90 doctor’s degrees in .
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at Ithaca. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 23% of graduates took at least one course online in 2022-2023.
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Out of the 48 schools in New York that were part of this year’s ranking, New York University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in New York, New York, the large private not-for-profit school handed out 1,536 doctor’s degree awards in .
Online graduate courses are available at NYU, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. In fact, around 37% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2022-2023.
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With a ranking of #6, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute did quite well on this year’s best schools for students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in Troy, New York, the medium-sized private not-for-profit school awarded 146 diplomas to qualifed doctor’s degree students in .
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With a ranking of #7, Columbia University in the City of New York did quite well on this year’s best schools for students working on their doctor’s degree. Columbia is a private not-for-profit institution located in New York, New York. The school has a large population, and it awarded 1,478 doctor’s degrees in .
Columbia 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 fact, around 18% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2022-2023.
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Rochester Institute of Technology ranked #8 on this year’s Best Doctor’s Degree Schools in New York list. Rochester, New York is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctor’s degrees to 63 students in .
RIT does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. In 2022-2023 about 53% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
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Wagner College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Doctor’s Degree Schools in New York ranking. Wagner College is a small private not-for-profit school located in Staten Island, New York that handed out 10 doctor’s degrees in .
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Marist College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in Poughkeepsie, New York, the medium-sized private not-for-profit school awarded 33 diplomas to qualifed doctor’s degree students in .
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since Marist does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. During the 2022-2023 year, about 67% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
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University of Rochester came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Best Doctor’s Degree Schools in New York ranking. Rochester, New York is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctor’s degrees to 405 students in .
Online graduate courses are available at University of Rochester, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2022-2023 academic year, around 40% took at least some of their classes online.
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With a ranking of #12, New York Institute of Technology did quite well on this year’s best schools for students working on their doctor’s degree. NYIT is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Old Westbury, New York. It awarded 466 doctor’s degrees in .
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since NYIT does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2022-2023 academic year, around 9% took at least some of their classes online.
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St. John Fisher College landed the #13 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best doctor’s degree programs. Located in Rochester, New York, the small private not-for-profit school awarded 103 diplomas to qualifed doctor’s degree students in .
One thing to take note of is that Fisher does offer online graduate classes in some areas. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2022-2023 academic year, around 50% took at least some of their classes online.
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Fordham University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #14 on the list. This fairly large private not-for-profit school is located in Bronx, New York, and it awarded 558 doctor’s degrees in .
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at Fordham U. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 41% of graduates took at least one course online in 2022-2023.
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With a ranking of #15, Adelphi University did quite well on this year’s best schools for students working on their doctor’s degree. Adelphi is a private not-for-profit institution located in Garden City, New York. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 53 doctor’s degrees in .
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since Adelphi does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 57% of graduates took at least one course online in 2022-2023.
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Molloy College landed the #16 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best doctor’s degree programs. Rockville Centre, New York is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctor’s degrees to 28 students in .
One thing to take note of is that Molloy does offer online graduate classes in some areas. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2022-2023 academic year, around 64% took at least some of their classes online.
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Russell Sage College ranked #17 on this year’s Best Doctor’s Degree Schools in New York list. Located in Troy, New York, the small private not-for-profit school awarded 80 diplomas to qualifed doctor’s degree students in .
Online graduate courses are available at Russel Sage, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. In 2022-2023 about 62% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
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Manhattanville College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #18 on the list. Located in Purchase, New York, the small private not-for-profit school awarded 24 diplomas to qualifed doctor’s degree students in .
Online graduate courses are available at Manhattanville, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. In 2022-2023 about 52% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
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SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Best Doctor’s Degree Schools in New York ranking. Syracuse, New York is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctor’s degrees to 28 students in .
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since ESF does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. In 2022-2023 about 7% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
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With a ranking of #20, Utica College did quite well on this year’s best schools for students working on their doctor’s degree. This small private not-for-profit school is located in Utica, New York, and it awarded 94 doctor’s degrees in .
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at Utica College. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 91% of graduates took at least one course online in 2022-2023.
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The City College of New York did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #21 on the list. Located in New York, New York, the fairly large public school awarded 109 diplomas to qualifed doctor’s degree students in .
One thing to take note of is that CCNY does offer online graduate classes in some areas. During the 2022-2023 year, about 50% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
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Daemen College ranked #22 on this year’s Best Doctor’s Degree Schools in New York list. This small private not-for-profit school is located in Amherst, New York, and it awarded 69 doctor’s degrees in .
Online graduate courses are available at Daemen College, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. In fact, around 56% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2022-2023.
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Syracuse University came in at #23 in this year’s edition of the Best Doctor’s Degree Schools in New York ranking. Located in Syracuse, New York, the large private not-for-profit school awarded 375 diplomas to qualifed doctor’s degree students in .
Syracuse does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2022-2023 academic year, around 39% took at least some of their classes online.
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Clarkson University landed the #24 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best doctor’s degree programs. Potsdam, New York is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctor’s degrees to 52 students in .
One thing to take note of is that Clarkson does offer online graduate classes in some areas. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2022-2023 academic year, around 37% took at least some of their classes online.
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With a ranking of #25, Dominican College of Blauvelt did quite well on this year’s best schools for students working on their doctor’s degree. Dominican College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Orangeburg, New York. The school has a small population, and it awarded 50 doctor’s degrees in .
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at Dominican College. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2022-2023 academic year, around 20% took at least some of their classes online.
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Notes and References
Footnotes
*These averages are for the top 25 schools only.
References
- Read more about our ranking methodology.
- 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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