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2023 Most Popular Online Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in New York

12 Colleges
$89,269 Avg Salary
$23,211 Avg Student Debt

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 Most Popular Online Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in New York ranking. This report analyzed 12 schools in New York to see which ones were the most popular online graduate certificate programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Online Health Professions Graduate Certificate Colleges.

#1

New York Medical College

Valhalla, NY

Our analysis found New York Medical College to be the most popular school for health professions students who want to pursue an online graduate certificate in New York. Located in the large suburb of Valhalla, New York Medical College is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Women make up 79% of the health professions majors at the school.

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#2

New York University

New York, NY

The in-demand online graduate certificate programs at New York University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best health professions schools in New York. NYU is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of New York.

Women make up 69% of the health professions majors at the school.

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#3

SUNY Oswego

Oswego, NY

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means SUNY Oswego is a great place for health professions students working on their online graduate certificate. Located in the distant town of Oswego, SUNY Oswego is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

Of the 24 students majoring in health professions at SUNY Oswego, 17% are male and 83% are female.

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#4

SUNY Empire State College

Saratoga Springs, NY

Out of the 12 online programs at 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 small suburb of Saratoga Springs, SUNY Empire is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

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#5

D'Youville College

Buffalo, NY

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend D’Youville College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in New York list. D'Youville College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Buffalo.

About 60% of the students majoring in health professions at the school are women while 40% are male.

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#5

SUNY Cortland

Cortland, NY

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means SUNY Cortland is a great place for health professions students working on their online graduate certificate. Located in the distant town of Cortland, SUNY Cortland is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

Women make up 67% of the health professions majors at the school.

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#7

University at Buffalo

Buffalo, NY

University at Buffalo did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular online places for health professions students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the large suburb of Buffalo, University at Buffalo is a public school with a very large student population.

Women make up 60% of the health professions majors at the school.

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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 Most Popular Online Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in New York ranking. SUNY Stony Brook is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Stony Brook.

About 65% of the students majoring in health professions at the school are women while 35% are male.

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#9

Excelsior College

Albany, NY

Excelsior College ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Online Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in New York list. Excelsior College is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Albany.

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SUNY Polytechnic Institute came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in New York ranking. SUNY Poly is a small public school located in the medium-sized suburb of Utica.

About 75% of the students majoring in health professions at the school are women while 25% are male.

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Best Health Professions Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Most Popular 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

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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 12 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).

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