2023 Best Master's Degree 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 assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Best Master's Degree Schools in New York ranking. This report analyzed 76 schools in New York to see which ones offered the best master's degree programs for students.
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Top Master's Degree Schools in New York
Learn more about these excellent schools below:
Our analysis found Cornell University to be the best school for students who want to pursue a master’s degree in New York.
Online graduate courses are available at Cornell, 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, 85% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Teachers College at Columbia University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Master’s Degree Schools in New York list.
One thing to take note of is that Teachers College does offer online graduate classes in some areas. In fact, around 98% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
Out of the 76 schools in New York that were part of this year’s ranking, The Graduate Center, CUNY landed the # 3 spot on the list.
One thing to take note of is that The Graduate Center does offer online graduate classes in some areas. During the 2019-2020 year, about 100% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
The excellent master’s degree programs at Columbia University in the City of New York helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best schools in New York.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at Columbia. In 2019-2020 about 91% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
A rank of #5 on this year’s list means New York University is a great place for students working on their master’s degree.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at NYU. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 79% took at least some of their classes online.
Ithaca College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at Ithaca. In 2019-2020 about 99% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
Wagner College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Master’s Degree Schools in New York ranking.
University of Rochester came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Master’s Degree Schools in New York ranking.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at University of Rochester. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 64% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree programs.
Syracuse University landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree programs.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at Syracuse. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 31% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
Marist College landed the #11 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree programs.
Online graduate courses are available at Marist, 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, 75% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
With a ranking of #12, Clarkson University did quite well on this year’s best schools for students working on their master’s degree.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since Clarkson does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. During the 2019-2020 year, about 45% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
Yeshiva University landed the #13 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree programs.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at Yeshiva. In fact, around 29% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
With a ranking of #14, Manhattan College did quite well on this year’s best schools for students working on their master’s degree.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at Manhattan. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 24% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
Manhattanville College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #15 on the list.
Manhattanville does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. During the 2019-2020 year, about 33% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
With a ranking of #16, Rochester Institute of Technology did quite well on this year’s best schools for students working on their master’s degree.
One thing to take note of is that RIT does offer online graduate classes in some areas. In 2019-2020 about 72% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
Hunter College ranked #17 on this year’s Best Master’s Degree Schools in New York list.
One thing to take note of is that Hunter does offer online graduate classes in some areas. In 2019-2020 about 96% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
Fordham University landed the #18 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree programs.
Online graduate courses are available at Fordham U, 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.
SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry landed the #19 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree programs.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at ESF. In 2019-2020 about 45% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
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SUNY Oneonta did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #20 on the list.
SUNY Oneonta 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 98% took at least some of their classes online.
St. Thomas Aquinas College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #21 on the list.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at STAC. In 2019-2020 about 35% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
St. John Fisher College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #22 on the list.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since Fisher does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. In fact, around 25% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
Excelsior College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #23 on the list.
Since the graduate programs at Excelsior College are online, the school is an excellent choice for graduate students who need more flexibility than what is offered at some other schools.
Le Moyne College ranked #24 on this year’s Best Master’s Degree Schools in New York list.
One thing to take note of is that LeMoyne does offer online graduate classes in some areas. In fact, around 69% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
Binghamton University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #25 on the list.
Binghamton University does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. In fact, around 57% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
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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%.
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