2023 Best Graduate Certificate Schools in New York
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Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Graduate Certificate Schools in New York to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 56 schools in New York to see which ones offered the best graduate certificate programs 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 Graduate Certificate Schools in New York
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Our 2023 rankings named Teachers College at Columbia University the best school in New York for students working on their graduate certificate.
Online graduate courses are available at Teachers College, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. In fact, around 98% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend The College of Saint Rose. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Graduate Certificate Schools in New York list.
Saint Rose does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. During the 2019-2020 year, about 39% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Columbia University in the City of New York is a great place for students working on their graduate certificate.
Graduate Certificate recipients from Columbia accumulate an average of $33,131 in student debt by the time they complete their degree.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at Columbia. During the 2019-2020 year, about 91% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
The excellent graduate certificate programs at Rochester Institute of Technology helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best schools in New York.
On average, graduate certificate students take out $20,525 in loans while pursuing their degree.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at RIT. In fact, around 72% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Manhattan College. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Graduate Certificate Schools in New York list.
Manhattan does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. During the 2019-2020 year, about 24% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
With a ranking of #6, The Graduate Center, CUNY did quite well on this year’s best schools for students working on their graduate certificate.
By the time they get their graduate certificate, students from this school have racked up an average of $17,710 in student loans.
The Graduate Center 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 100% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
New York University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Graduate Certificate Schools in New York ranking.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at NYU. During the 2019-2020 year, about 79% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
University of Rochester did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #8 on the list.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since University of Rochester does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 64% took at least some of their classes online.
With a ranking of #9, Yeshiva University did quite well on this year’s best schools for students working on their graduate certificate.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at Yeshiva. In fact, around 29% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
Clarkson University landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best graduate certificate programs.
Online graduate courses are available at Clarkson, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. In 2019-2020 about 45% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
Stony Brook University landed the #11 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best graduate certificate programs.
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. During the 2019-2020 year, about 71% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
Syracuse University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #12 on the list.
On average, graduate certificate students take out $23,245 in loans while pursuing their degree.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at Syracuse. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 31% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
With a ranking of #13, LIU Post did quite well on this year’s best schools for students working on their graduate certificate.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since LIU Post does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. In 2019-2020 about 35% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
Molloy College landed the #14 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best graduate certificate programs.
Online graduate courses are available at Molloy, 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, 97% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
With a ranking of #15, The City College of New York did quite well on this year’s best schools for students working on their graduate certificate.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at CCNY. During the 2019-2020 year, about 90% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
St John’s University - New York landed the #16 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best graduate certificate programs.
Online graduate courses are available at STJ, 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, 88% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
Niagara University ranked #17 on this year’s Best Graduate Certificate Schools in New York list.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at Niagara. In 2019-2020 about 83% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
Canisius College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #18 on the list.
Canisius does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 84% took at least some of their classes online.
Pace University - New York did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #19 on the list.
Pace University 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 76% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
Fordham University landed the #20 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best graduate certificate programs.
Fordham U does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. During the 2019-2020 year, about 91% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry came in at #21 in this year’s edition of the Best Graduate Certificate Schools in New York ranking.
ESF does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 45% took at least some of their classes online.
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Le Moyne College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #22 on the list.
On average, graduate certificate students take out $23,639 in loans while pursuing their degree.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since LeMoyne does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. During the 2019-2020 year, about 69% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
Lehman College came in at #23 in this year’s edition of the Best Graduate Certificate Schools in New York ranking.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at Lehman. In fact, around 99% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
Russell Sage College landed the #24 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best graduate certificate programs.
Russel Sage does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. In fact, around 61% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
SUNY Cortland did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #25 on the list.
One thing to take note of is that SUNY Cortland does offer online graduate classes in some areas. During the 2019-2020 year, about 86% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
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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%.
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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