2023 Best Schools in New York
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To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Best Schools in New York ranking. Our analysis looked at 74 schools in New York to see which programs offered the best educational experiences for students.
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Top Schools in New York
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Our 2023 rankings named Cornell University the best school in New York for students working on their degree.
Out of the 74 schools in New York that were part of this year’s ranking, Teachers College at Columbia University landed the # 2 spot on the list.
Out of the 74 schools in New York that were part of this year’s ranking, The Graduate Center, CUNY landed the # 3 spot on the list.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Columbia University in the City of New York. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Schools in New York list.
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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means The College of Saint Rose is a great place for students.
New York University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best programs.
Ithaca College landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best programs.
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for students. It came in at #8 on the list.
Wagner College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for students. It came in at #9 on the list.
University of Rochester came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Schools in New York ranking.
Syracuse University ranked #11 on this year’s Best Schools in New York list.
With a ranking of #12, Marist College did quite well on this year’s best schools for students working.
Clarkson University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for students. It came in at #13 on the list.
Manhattan College ranked #14 on this year’s Best Schools in New York list.
Rochester Institute of Technology landed the #15 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best programs.
St. John Fisher College landed the #16 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best programs.
Fordham University ranked #17 on this year’s Best Schools in New York list.
Manhattanville College ranked #18 on this year’s Best Schools in New York list.
SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry landed the #19 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best programs.
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Hunter College came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Best Schools in New York ranking.
SUNY Oneonta came in at #21 in this year’s edition of the Best Schools in New York ranking.
Yeshiva University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for students. It came in at #22 on the list.
Molloy College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for students. It came in at #23 on the list.
Excelsior College came in at #24 in this year’s edition of the Best Schools in New York ranking.
Le Moyne College came in at #25 in this year’s edition of the Best Schools in New York ranking.
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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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