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2023 Best Value Education Master's Degree Schools in New York

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

53 Colleges
$13,497 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$49,367 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Education Master's Degree School for You

Out of the majors we analyze each year, education was the most popular one in New York. In total, 18,389 people earned a degree or certificate in the field from a school in New York.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Best Value Education Master's Degree Schools in New York ranking. Our analysis looked at 53 schools in New York to see which master's degree programs offered the best value experiences for education 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. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Education Master’s Degree Schools in New York

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for education majors pursuing a master's degree.

Top 10 Best Education Master's Degree Schools

#1

Hunter College

New York, NY

Our 2023 rankings named Hunter College the best value school in New York for education students working on their master’s degree. Hunter is a fairly large public school located in the large city of New York.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Hunter are $11,398 a year.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend The City College of New York. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Education Master’s Degree Schools in New York list. Located in the large city of New York, CCNY is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at CCNY are $11,402 a year.

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#3

Brooklyn College

Brooklyn, NY

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Brooklyn College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Education Master’s Degree Schools in New York list. Located in the large city of Brooklyn, Brooklyn College is a public college with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Brooklyn College are $11,522 per year.

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#4

Lehman College

Bronx, NY

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Lehman College is a great value for education students working on their master’s degree. Lehman is a large public school located in the city of Bronx.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Lehman are $11,570 a year.

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#5

Queens College

Queens, NY

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Queens College is a great value for education students working on their master’s degree. QC is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Queens.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at QC are $11,612 a year.

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#6

SUNY Geneseo

Geneseo, NY

SUNY Geneseo landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree education programs. Located in the distant town of Geneseo, SUNY Geneseo is a public school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at SUNY Geneseo are $12,256 a year.

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#7

SUNY Oneonta

Oneonta, NY

SUNY Oneonta landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree education programs. Located in the town of Oneonta, SUNY Oneonta is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at SUNY Oneonta are $12,533 per year.

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#8

Stony Brook University

Stony Brook, NY

Stony Brook University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Education Master’s Degree Schools in New York ranking. SUNY Stony Brook is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Stony Brook.

SUNY Stony Brook graduate students pay an average of $13,838 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#9

Touro College

New York, NY

With a ranking of #9, Touro College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for education students working on their master’s degree. Touro is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of New York.

Touro graduate students pay an average of $13,258 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#9

SUNY Cortland

Cortland, NY

With a ranking of #9, SUNY Cortland did quite well on this year’s best value schools for education students working on their master’s degree. Located in the town of Cortland, SUNY Cortland is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

SUNY Cortland graduate students pay an average of $13,055 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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Best Value Education Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Best Value Education Schools in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania 7,877
Maryland 3,634
New Jersey 3,752
District of Columbia 816
Delaware 739

Education Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Educational Administration 45,458
Teacher Education Grade Specific 34,451
Special Education 25,158
General Education 21,189
Teacher Education Subject Specific 20,616
Curriculum & Instruction 19,784
Student Counseling 13,840
Instructional Media Design 8,387
Teaching English or French 4,743
Other Education 2,513
Multilingual Education 1,672
Educational Assessment 1,215
Education Philosophy 421
International Education 257
Teaching Assistants 20

Related Major Annual Graduates
Psychology 42,013
Social Sciences 22,292
Communication & Journalism 12,242
Library Science 5,929
History 4,391

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 25 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 Horadrim.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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