2023 Best Graduate Certificate Schools in New York
There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school or bootcamp that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.
To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Best Graduate Certificate Schools in New York ranking. This report analyzed 56 schools in New York to see which ones offered the best graduate certificate programs for students.
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Top Graduate Certificate Schools in New York
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Our 2023 rankings named Teachers College at Columbia University the best school in New York for students working on their graduate certificate.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at Teachers College. In fact, around 98% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
A rank of #2 on this year’s list means The College of Saint Rose is a great place for students working on their graduate certificate.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at Saint Rose. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 39% took at least some of their classes online.
Out of the 56 schools in New York that were part of this year’s ranking, Columbia University in the City of New York landed the # 3 spot on the list.
Graduate Certificate recipients from Columbia accumulate an average of $33,131 in student debt by the time they complete their degree.
Online graduate courses are available at Columbia, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 91% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
Out of the 56 schools in New York that were part of this year’s ranking, Rochester Institute of Technology landed the # 4 spot on the list.
By the time they get their graduate certificate, students from this school have racked up an average of $20,525 in student loans.
RIT does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 72% took at least some of their classes online.
The excellent graduate certificate programs at Manhattan College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best schools in New York.
One thing to take note of is that Manhattan does offer online graduate classes in some areas. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 24% took at least some of their classes online.
The Graduate Center, CUNY did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #6 on the list.
By the time they get their graduate certificate, students from this school have racked up an average of $17,710 in student loans.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at The Graduate Center. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 100% took at least some of their classes online.
New York University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Graduate Certificate Schools in New York list.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at NYU. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 79% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
University of Rochester came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Graduate Certificate Schools in New York ranking.
University of Rochester does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. During the 2019-2020 year, about 64% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
Yeshiva University ranked #9 on this year’s Best Graduate Certificate Schools in New York list.
Yeshiva does have options available for those who want to take online graduate classes. You will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your specific major. During the 2019-2020 year, about 29% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
With a ranking of #10, Clarkson University did quite well on this year’s best schools for students working on their graduate certificate.
Clarkson does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. In 2019-2020 about 45% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
Stony Brook University ranked #11 on this year’s Best Graduate Certificate Schools in New York list.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at SUNY Stony Brook. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 71% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
Syracuse University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #12 on the list.
By the time they get their graduate certificate, students from this school have racked up an average of $23,245 in student loans.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since Syracuse does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. During the 2019-2020 year, about 31% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
LIU Post landed the #13 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best graduate certificate programs.
LIU Post does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. In 2019-2020 about 35% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
Molloy College ranked #14 on this year’s Best Graduate Certificate Schools in New York list.
Molloy does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. In 2019-2020 about 97% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
The City College of New York landed the #15 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best graduate certificate programs.
One thing to take note of is that CCNY does offer online graduate classes in some areas. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 90% took at least some of their classes online.
St John’s University - New York ranked #16 on this year’s Best Graduate Certificate Schools in New York list.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at STJ. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 88% took at least some of their classes online.
Niagara University ranked #17 on this year’s Best Graduate Certificate Schools in New York list.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at Niagara. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 83% took at least some of their classes online.
Canisius College landed the #18 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best graduate certificate programs.
Online graduate courses are available at Canisius, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 84% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
Pace University - New York landed the #19 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best graduate certificate programs.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since Pace University does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. In fact, around 76% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
Fordham University landed the #20 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best graduate certificate programs.
Fordham U does have options available for those who want to take online graduate classes. You will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your specific major. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 91% took at least some of their classes online.
SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #21 on the list.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since ESF does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 45% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
Le Moyne College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #22 on the list.
Graduate Certificate recipients from LeMoyne accumulate an average of $23,639 in student debt by the time they complete their degree.
Online graduate courses are available at LeMoyne, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 69% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
Lehman College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #23 on the list.
Lehman does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. In 2019-2020 about 99% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
Russell Sage College came in at #24 in this year’s edition of the Best Graduate Certificate Schools in New York ranking.
Russel Sage does have options available for those who want to take online graduate classes. You will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your specific major. During the 2019-2020 year, about 61% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
SUNY Cortland did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #25 on the list.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at SUNY Cortland. During the 2019-2020 year, about 86% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
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Notes and References
Footnotes
*These averages are for the top 25 schools only.
References
- 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 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).
- Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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