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

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

72 Colleges
$14,477 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$70,048 Avg Salary

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 assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Best Value Health Professions Master's Degree Schools in New York ranking. Our analysis looked at 72 schools in New York to see which master's degree 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 Master’s Degree Schools in New York

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

Top 10 Best Health Professions Master's Degree Schools

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

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at New York Institute of Chinese Medicine are $18,788 a year.

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The excellent master’s degree programs at SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value health professions schools in New York. SUNY Downstate is a small public school located in the city of Brooklyn.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at SUNY Downstate are $11,973 a year.

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Out of the 72 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 medium-sized public school located in the city of New York.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at The Graduate Center are $10,410 per year.

The Graduate Center not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #3 on our Best Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools in New York list.

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Out of the 72 schools in New York that were part of this year’s ranking, Upstate Medical University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Syracuse, SUNY Upstate Medical University is a public school with a small student population.

SUNY Upstate Medical University graduate students pay an average of $12,316 in in-state tuition and fees each 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 #5 on this year’s Best Value Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools in New York list. Located in the large city of New York, CCNY is a public college with a large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at CCNY are $11,402 per year.

Full Health Professions at The City College of New York Report

#6

Marist College

Poughkeepsie, NY

Marist College 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. Marist is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Poughkeepsie.

Marist graduate students pay an average of $15,760 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Marist excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools in New York list.

Full Health Professions at Marist College Report

Albany Medical College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools in New York ranking. AMC Albany is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Albany.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at AMC Albany are $29,117 a year.

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#8

SUNY New Paltz

New Paltz, NY

SUNY New Paltz landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree health professions programs. Located in the large suburb of New Paltz, SUNY New Paltz is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at SUNY New Paltz are $12,763 a year.

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#9

Hunter College

New York, NY

Hunter College landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree health professions programs. Hunter is a very large public school located in the large city of New York.

Hunter graduate students pay an average of $11,398 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Full Health Professions at Hunter College Report

#10

Touro College

New York, NY

Touro College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools in New York ranking. Touro is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the 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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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 Value Health Professions Master's Degree Schools in New York award.

Rank College Location
11 Stony Brook University Stony Brook, NY
12 York College Jamaica, NY
13 Baruch College New York, NY
14 Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences Albany, NY

Best Value Health Professions Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Best Value Health Professions Schools 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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