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2023 Best Value Health Professions Schools in New York

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

77 Colleges
$14,067 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$55,615 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Health Professions 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 Schools in New York ranking. Our analysis looked at 77 schools in New York to see which 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 Schools in New York

Check out the health professions programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Top 15% Best Health Professions Schools

$15,620 Average Tuition & Fees

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 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 small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at New York Institute of Chinese Medicine are $15,620 a year.

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$7,803 Average Tuition & Fees

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

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at SUNY Downstate are $7,803 a year.

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$7,410 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The Graduate Center, CUNY. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Health Professions Schools in New York list. The Graduate Center is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of New York.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at The Graduate Center are $7,410 a year.

The Graduate Center did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our Best Health Professions Schools in New York list.

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$8,076 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Upstate Medical University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Health Professions Schools in New York list. Located in the midsize city of Syracuse, SUNY Upstate Medical University is a public college with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at SUNY Upstate Medical University are $8,076 per year.

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$7,340 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means The City College of New York is a great value for health professions students. Located in the city of New York, CCNY is a public college with a fairly large student population.

CCNY undergraduate students pay an average of $7,340 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Full Health Professions at The City College of New York Report

#6

Marist College

Poughkeepsie, NY
$41,305 Average Tuition & Fees

With a ranking of #6, Marist College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for health professions students. Marist is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Poughkeepsie.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Marist are $41,305 per year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, Marist also did well on our Best Health Professions Schools in New York list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

Full Health Professions at Marist College Report

#7

SUNY New Paltz

New Paltz, NY
$8,523 Average Tuition & Fees

SUNY New Paltz came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Health Professions Schools in New York ranking. Located in the suburb of New Paltz, SUNY New Paltz is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

SUNY New Paltz undergraduate students pay an average of $8,523 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Full Health Professions at SUNY New Paltz Report

#8

New York Chiropractic College

Seneca Falls, NY

New York Chiropractic College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for health professions students. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the distant town of Seneca Falls, New York Chiropractic College is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

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#9

Hunter College

New York, NY
$7,382 Average Tuition & Fees

Hunter College ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Health Professions Schools in New York list. Hunter is a fairly large public school located in the city of New York.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Hunter are $7,382 a year.

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#9

York College

Jamaica, NY
$7,358 Average Tuition & Fees

York College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for health professions students. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the city of Jamaica, York is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

York undergraduate students pay an average of $7,358 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#11

Baruch College

New York, NY
$7,464 Average Tuition & Fees

With a ranking of #11, Baruch College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for health professions students. Located in the city of New York, Baruch is a public college with a large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Baruch are $7,464 a year.

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Honorable Mentions

Here are some additional great value schools for Health Professions graduate students in the state of New York seeking value that almost earned our Best Value Health Professions Schools in New York award.

Rank College Location
12 SUNY Polytechnic Institute Utica, NY
13 Stony Brook University Stony Brook, NY
14 John Jay College of Criminal Justice New York, NY
15 Binghamton University Vestal, 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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