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2023 Best Value Information Technology Graduate Certificate Schools in New York

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

6 Colleges
$27,088 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$76,049 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Information Technology Graduate Certificate School for You

Information Technology is the #25 most popular major in New York with 948 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best Value Information Technology Graduate Certificate Schools in New York to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 6 schools in New York to see which graduate certificate programs offered the best value experiences for IT students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

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. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Information Technology Graduate Certificate Schools in New York

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

Best New York Schools for Affordable Quality for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Information Technology

#1

University at Albany

Albany, NY

Our 2023 rankings named University at Albany the best value school in New York for information technology students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of Albany, UAlbany is a public school with a fairly large student population.

UAlbany graduate students pay an average of $13,535 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Read full report on Information Technology at University at Albany

#2

Binghamton University

Vestal, NY

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Binghamton University is a great value for information technology students working on their graduate certificate. Binghamton University is a large public school located in the midsize suburb of Vestal.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Binghamton University are $13,780 a year.

Full Information Technology at Binghamton University Report

#3

University at Buffalo

Buffalo, NY

The excellent graduate certificate programs at University at Buffalo helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value information technology schools in New York. University at Buffalo is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Buffalo.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at University at Buffalo are $14,388 per year.

Read full report on Information Technology at University at Buffalo

Out of the 6 schools in New York that were part of this year’s ranking, Rochester Institute of Technology landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Rochester, RIT is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at RIT are $52,408 a year.

RIT also made our Best Information Technology Graduate Certificate Schools in New York list, coming in at #4.

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#5

Syracuse University

Syracuse, NY

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Syracuse University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Information Technology Graduate Certificate Schools in New York list. Located in the city of Syracuse, Syracuse is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

Syracuse graduate students pay an average of $42,954 in in-state tuition and fees each year. On average, IT graduates from Syracuse take out $20,900 in student loans while working on their Graduate Certificate.

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

Full Information Technology at Syracuse University Report

New York Institute of Technology did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for information technology students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the suburb of Old Westbury, NYIT is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

NYIT graduate students pay an average of $25,460 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Full Information Technology at New York Institute of Technology Report

Best Value Information Technology Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania 418
Maryland 1,400
New Jersey 45
District of Columbia 312
Delaware 234

One of 9 majors within the area of study, information technology has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Computer Information Systems 20,748
Computer Science 15,813
Information Science 6,934
Computer Software & Applications 4,047
Computer Systems Analysis 817

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 6 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 Craig Dennis.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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