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2023 Best Health Professions Master's Degree Schools in New York

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Finding the Best Health Professions Master's Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, health professions students earned 17,960 degrees and certificates from a New York school, making the subject the 2nd in the state.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Best Health Professions Master's Degree Schools in New York ranking. This report analyzed 72 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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2023 Best Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools in New York

Check out the health professions master's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.

Top 10 Best Health Professions Master's Degree Schools

Our analysis found New York College of Traditional Chinese Medicine to be the best school for health professions students who want to pursue a master’s degree in New York. Located in the suburb of Mineola, New York Institute of Chinese Medicine is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Weill Cornell Medical College is a great place for health professions students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of New York, Weill Cornell Medical College is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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Out of the 72 schools in New York that were part of this year’s ranking, Albany Medical College landed the # 3 spot on the list. AMC Albany is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Albany.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools in New York list. Located in the small city of Albany, Albany College of Pharmacy is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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The excellent master’s degree programs at Teachers College at Columbia University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best health professions schools in New York. Located in the large city of New York, Teachers College is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for health professions students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. SUNY Downstate is a small public school located in the city of Brooklyn.

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#7

Yeshiva University

New York, NY

Yeshiva University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools in New York list. Located in the large city of New York, Yeshiva is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

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#8

Cornell University

Ithaca, NY

Cornell University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools in New York list. Cornell is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Ithaca.

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#9

Marist College

Poughkeepsie, NY

Marist College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools in New York ranking. Marist is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Poughkeepsie.

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#10

Ithaca College

Ithaca, NY

With a ranking of #10, Ithaca College did quite well on this year’s best schools for health professions students working on their master’s degree. Located in the small suburb of Ithaca, Ithaca is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

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Honorable Mentions

These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also great but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Best Health Professions Master's Degree Schools in New York award.

Rank College Location
11 Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai New York, NY
12 Upstate Medical University Syracuse, NY
13 Wagner College Staten Island, NY
14 Sarah Lawrence College Bronxville, NY

Best Health Professions Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Best Health Professions Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania 14,303
Maryland 4,839
New Jersey 3,330
District of Columbia 2,717
Delaware 498

Health Professions Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Nursing 66,964
Medicine 28,629
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions 24,774
Public Health 19,473
Health & Medical Administrative Services 17,335
Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences 16,952
Mental & Social Health Services 16,815
Allied Health Professions 12,950
Communication Sciences 10,547
Dentistry 6,770
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 4,684
Chiropractic 2,658
Alternative Medicine & Systems 2,582
Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services 2,481
Optometry 1,822
Advanced Dentistry & Oral Sciences 1,762
Medical Illustration & Informatics 1,747
Health Sciences & Services 1,746
Other Health Professions 1,261
Health/Medical Prep Programs 1,122
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science 954
Medical Science 909
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services 462
Dental Support Services 122
Alternative Medical Support Services 80
Movement & Mind-Body Therapies 55
Energy & Biologically Based Therapies 37
Ophthalmic & Optometric Support Services 11
Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants 4

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 25 schools only.

  • 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 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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