2023 Best Master'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 Master's Degree Schools in New York ranking. This report analyzed 76 schools in New York to see which ones offered the best master's degree 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 Master's Degree Schools in New York
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Our analysis found Cornell University to be the best school for students who want to pursue a master’s degree in New York. Cornell University is a large private not-for-profit school located in Ithaca, New York that handed out 3,779 master’s degrees in .
Cornell does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. In fact, around 22% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2022-2023.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Teachers College at Columbia University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Master’s Degree Schools in New York list. Located in New York, New York, the small private not-for-profit school awarded 1,847 diplomas to qualifed master’s degree students in .
One thing to take note of is that Teachers College does offer online graduate classes in some areas. 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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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend The Graduate Center, CUNY. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Master’s Degree Schools in New York list. This medium-sized public school is located in New York, New York, and it awarded 1,242 master’s degrees in .
The Graduate Center does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. During the 2022-2023 year, about 75% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Columbia University in the City of New York. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Master’s Degree Schools in New York list. This large private not-for-profit school is located in New York, New York, and it awarded 11,596 master’s degrees in .
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at Columbia. In 2022-2023 about 18% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
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The excellent master’s degree programs at New York University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best schools in New York. NYU is a private not-for-profit institution located in New York, New York. The school has a large population, and it awarded 12,937 master’s degrees in .
NYU does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 37% of graduates took at least one course online in 2022-2023.
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Ithaca College landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree programs. Ithaca, New York is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out master’s degrees to 183 students in .
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at Ithaca. In 2022-2023 about 23% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
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With a ranking of #7, Wagner College did quite well on this year’s best schools for students working on their master’s degree. Located in Staten Island, New York, the small private not-for-profit school awarded 136 diplomas to qualifed master’s degree students in .
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University of Rochester came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Master’s Degree Schools in New York ranking. This fairly large private not-for-profit school is located in Rochester, New York, and it awarded 1,632 master’s degrees in .
University of Rochester does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 40% of graduates took at least one course online in 2022-2023.
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Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute ranked #9 on this year’s Best Master’s Degree Schools in New York list. Located in Troy, New York, the medium-sized private not-for-profit school handed out 347 master’s degree awards in .
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Syracuse University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #10 on the list. Syracuse, New York is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out master’s degrees to 2,548 students in .
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since Syracuse does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. In fact, around 39% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2022-2023.
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Marist College landed the #11 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree programs. Marist is a private not-for-profit institution located in Poughkeepsie, New York. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 437 master’s degrees in .
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at Marist. In fact, around 67% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2022-2023.
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With a ranking of #12, Clarkson University did quite well on this year’s best schools for students working on their master’s degree. Clarkson is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Potsdam, New York. It awarded 382 master’s degrees in .
Clarkson 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 2022-2023 about 37% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
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Yeshiva University landed the #13 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree programs. Yeshiva is a private not-for-profit institution located in New York, New York. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 692 master’s degrees in .
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at Yeshiva. 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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Manhattan University ranked #14 on this year’s Best Master’s Degree Schools in New York list. Located in Riverdale, New York, the small private not-for-profit school handed out 249 master’s degree awards in .
One thing to take note of is that Manhattan does offer online graduate classes in some areas. During the 2022-2023 year, about 52% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
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Manhattanville College landed the #15 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree programs. Located in Purchase, New York, the small private not-for-profit school handed out 274 master’s degree awards in .
Manhattanville does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 52% of graduates took at least one course online in 2022-2023.
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With a ranking of #16, Rochester Institute of Technology did quite well on this year’s best schools for students working on their master’s degree. This fairly large private not-for-profit school is located in Rochester, New York, and it awarded 992 master’s degrees in .
RIT 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 2022-2023 year, about 53% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
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Hunter College ranked #17 on this year’s Best Master’s Degree Schools in New York list. Located in New York, New York, the large public school handed out 2,038 master’s degree awards in .
One thing to take note of is that Hunter does offer online graduate classes in some areas. In 2022-2023 about 34% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
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Fordham University landed the #18 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree programs. Fordham U is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Bronx, New York. It awarded 2,614 master’s degrees in .
Fordham U 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 41% took at least some of their classes online.
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SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry ranked #19 on this year’s Best Master’s Degree Schools in New York list. Syracuse, New York is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out master’s degrees to 58 students in .
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at ESF. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2022-2023 academic year, around 7% took at least some of their classes online.
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SUNY Oneonta did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #20 on the list. Oneonta, New York is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out master’s degrees to 238 students in .
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at SUNY Oneonta. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 85% of graduates took at least one course online in 2022-2023.
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St. Thomas Aquinas College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #21 on the list. STAC is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Sparkill, New York. It awarded 91 master’s degrees in .
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at STAC. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2022-2023 academic year, around 49% took at least some of their classes online.
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With a ranking of #22, St. John Fisher College did quite well on this year’s best schools for students working on their master’s degree. This small private not-for-profit school is located in Rochester, New York, and it awarded 205 master’s degrees in .
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at Fisher. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 50% of graduates took at least one course online in 2022-2023.
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Excelsior University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #23 on the list. Excelsior University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Albany, New York. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 480 master’s degrees in .
Since the graduate programs at Excelsior University are primarily online school, so it is a great choice for returning adults and students who work full time.
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Le Moyne College ranked #24 on this year’s Best Master’s Degree Schools in New York list. Located in Syracuse, New York, the small private not-for-profit school awarded 297 diplomas to qualifed master’s degree students in .
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 2022-2023 year, about 24% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
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Binghamton University ranked #25 on this year’s Best Master’s Degree Schools in New York list. Binghamton University is located in Vestal, New York and has a fairly large student population. In , this school awarded 1,229 master’s degrees to qualified students.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at Binghamton University. During the 2022-2023 year, about 18% 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%.
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