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2023 Best Value Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in New York

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

51 Colleges
$15,669 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$89,269 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Health Professions Graduate Certificate 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.

The Best Value Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in New York ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 51 schools in New York to see which graduate certificate programs offered the best value experiences for health professions students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. 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.

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

2023 Best Value Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in New York

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for health professions majors pursuing a graduate certificate.

Top 10 Best Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools

Our analysis found SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University to be the best value school for health professions students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in New York. SUNY Downstate is a small public school located in the city of Brooklyn.

SUNY Downstate graduate students pay an average of $11,973 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Full Health Professions at SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend New York College of Traditional Chinese Medicine. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in New York list. 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.

New York Institute of Chinese Medicine graduate students pay an average of $18,788 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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Out of the 51 schools in New York that were part of this year’s ranking, The Graduate Center, CUNY landed the # 3 spot on the list. The Graduate Center is a moderately-sized public school located in the large city of New York.

The Graduate Center graduate students pay an average of $10,410 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, The Graduate Center also is in the top 10% of our Best Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in New York ranking.

Full Health Professions at The Graduate Center, CUNY Report

#4

SUNY Empire State College

Saratoga Springs, NY

Out of the 51 schools in New York that were part of this year’s ranking, SUNY Empire State College landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Saratoga Springs, SUNY Empire is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

SUNY Empire graduate students pay an average of $11,870 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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Out of the 51 schools in New York that were part of this year’s ranking, SUNY Polytechnic Institute landed the # 5 spot on the list. SUNY Poly is a small public school located in the midsize suburb of Utica.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at SUNY Poly are $12,788 per year.

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#6

SUNY Oswego

Oswego, NY

SUNY Oswego landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value graduate certificate health professions programs. Located in the distant town of Oswego, SUNY Oswego is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at SUNY Oswego are $12,542 a year.

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With a ranking of #7, Upstate Medical University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for health professions students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of Syracuse, SUNY Upstate Medical University is a public college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at SUNY Upstate Medical University are $12,316 a year.

Full Health Professions at Upstate Medical University Report

John Jay College of Criminal Justice came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in New York ranking. Located in the city of New York, John Jay is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at John Jay are $11,532 a year.

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#8

Hunter College

New York, NY

Hunter College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in New York ranking. Hunter is a very large public school located in the large city of New York.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Hunter are $11,398 per year.

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#10

SUNY Cortland

Cortland, NY

SUNY Cortland did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for health professions students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the town of Cortland, SUNY Cortland is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at SUNY Cortland are $13,055 a year.

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Best Value Health Professions Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Best Value 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.

  • 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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