2023 Most Popular Online Graduate Certificate Schools in New York
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The Most Popular Online Graduate Certificate Schools in New York ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 36 schools in New York to see which ones had the most popular online graduate certificate programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.
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Most Popular Online Graduate Certificate Schools in New York
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Our analysis found SUNY Empire State College to be the most popular school for students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in New York. SUNY Empire is located in Saratoga Springs, New York and has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 113 graduate certificates to qualified students.
Of those students who received their degree, 70% were women.
Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 97% took at least some of their classes online.
You’ll be in good company if you attend New York Medical College. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Most Popular Online Graduate Certificate Schools in New York list. New York Medical College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Valhalla, New York. It awarded 76 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.
By the time they get their graduate certificate, students from this school have racked up an average of $23,836 in student loans. Of those students who received their degree, 79% were women.
To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 40% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
Out of the 36 schools in New York that were part of this year’s ranking, Niagara University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in Niagara University, New York, the small private not-for-profit school awarded 54 diplomas to qualifed graduate certificate students in 2020-2021.
Around 83% of those degree recipients were women.
In 2019-2020 about 83% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
You’ll be in good company if you attend The Graduate Center, CUNY. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Most Popular Online Graduate Certificate Schools in New York list. The Graduate Center is a medium-sized public school situated in New York, New York. It awarded 204 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.
On average, graduate certificate students take out $17,710 in loans while pursuing their degree. Of those students who received their degree, 68% were women.
Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 100% took at least some of their classes online.
The excellent graduate certificate programs at Rochester Institute of Technology helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular schools in New York. This fairly large private not-for-profit school is located in Rochester, New York, and it awarded 130 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.
On average, graduate certificate students take out $20,525 in loans while pursuing their degree. Of those students who received their degree, 40% were women.
To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 72% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
New York Institute of Technology did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #6 on the list. NYIT is a private not-for-profit institution located in Old Westbury, New York. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 34 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 62% were women.
During the 2019-2020 year, about 10% 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 Most Popular Online Graduate Certificate Schools in New York ranking. Located in New York, New York, the large private not-for-profit school handed out 174 graduate certificate awards in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 68% were women.
To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 79% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
With a ranking of #8, Queens College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for students working on their graduate certificate. QC is a fairly large public school situated in Queens, New York. It awarded 207 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 73% were women.
In 2019-2020 about 100% 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 most popular places for students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #8 on the list. Canisius is located in Buffalo, New York and has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 50 graduate certificates to qualified students.
Around 70% of those degree recipients were women.
Around 84% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
Russell Sage College ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Online Graduate Certificate Schools in New York list. Located in Troy, New York, the small private not-for-profit school handed out 46 graduate certificate awards in 2020-2021.
Around 91% of those degree recipients were women.
In 2019-2020 about 61% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
The City College of New York ranked #11 on this year’s Most Popular Online Graduate Certificate Schools in New York list. Located in New York, New York, the fairly large public school handed out 98 graduate certificate awards in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 73% were women.
Around 90% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
SUNY Oswego landed the #12 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate programs. SUNY Oswego is a medium-sized public school situated in Oswego, New York. It awarded 86 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.
Around 83% of those degree recipients were women.
In 2019-2020 about 88% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
University at Buffalo landed the #12 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate programs. Buffalo, New York is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out graduate certificates to 269 students in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 62% were women.
To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 76% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
With a ranking of #14, Iona College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for students working on their graduate certificate. Located in New Rochelle, New York, the small private not-for-profit school awarded 47 diplomas to qualifed graduate certificate students in 2020-2021.
On average, graduate certificate students take out $19,271 in loans while pursuing their degree. Around 70% of those degree recipients were women.
During the 2019-2020 year, about 34% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
SUNY Oneonta ranked #15 on this year’s Most Popular Online Graduate Certificate Schools in New York list. Located in Oneonta, New York, the medium-sized public school awarded 10 diplomas to qualifed graduate certificate students in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 80% were women.
In 2019-2020 about 98% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
With a ranking of #16, Marist College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for students working on their graduate certificate. This medium-sized private not-for-profit school is located in Poughkeepsie, New York, and it awarded 6 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.
Around 17% of those degree recipients were women.
To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 75% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
With a ranking of #17, SUNY Potsdam did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for students working on their graduate certificate. SUNY Potsdam is a public institution located in Potsdam, New York. The school has a small population, and it awarded 11 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 55% were women.
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.
Syracuse University ranked #17 on this year’s Most Popular Online Graduate Certificate Schools in New York list. Syracuse is located in Syracuse, New York and has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 420 graduate certificates to qualified students.
On average, graduate certificate students take out $23,245 in loans while pursuing their degree. Of those students who received their degree, 57% were women.
During the 2019-2020 year, about 31% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
Albany Law School ranked #17 on this year’s Most Popular Online Graduate Certificate Schools in New York list. Albany Law is a private not-for-profit institution located in Albany, New York. The school has a very small population, and it awarded 5 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.
Around 80% of those degree recipients were women.
Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 12% took at least some of their classes online.
LIU Post landed the #17 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate programs. Located in Brookville, New York, the fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 191 diplomas to qualifed graduate certificate students in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 84% were women.
In 2019-2020 about 35% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
DeVry College of New York did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #21 on the list. DeVry College of New York-Midtown Manhattan is a small private for-profit school situated in New York, New York. It awarded 4 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.
Around 25% of those degree recipients were women.
In 2019-2020 about 67% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
D’Youville College ranked #22 on this year’s Most Popular Online Graduate Certificate Schools in New York list. Located in Buffalo, New York, the small private not-for-profit school handed out 20 graduate certificate awards in 2020-2021.
Around 60% of those degree recipients were women.
Around 88% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
Excelsior College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #22 on the list. Albany, New York is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out graduate certificates to 3 students in 2020-2021.
Excelsior College is one of the schools on our list that is primarily online. Each graduate student at the school took at least one class online.
St John’s University - New York ranked #22 on this year’s Most Popular Online Graduate Certificate Schools in New York list. Queens, New York is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out graduate certificates to 103 students in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 85% were women.
During the 2019-2020 year, about 88% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
St Bernard’s School of Theology and Ministry came in at #22 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Graduate Certificate Schools in New York ranking. Located in Rochester, New York, the very small private not-for-profit school handed out 3 graduate certificate awards in 2020-2021.
Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 11% 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
- 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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