2023 Best Value Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in New York
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Prices
With all the nursing programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school or bootcamp to be a better alternative for you.
To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Nursing Degree Search has created its Best Value Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in New York ranking. This report analyzed 23 schools in New York to see which ones offered the best value graduate certificate programs for nursing students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.
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.
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Top Value Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in New York
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Our analysis found SUNY Polytechnic Institute to be the best value school for nursing students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in New York. Located in Utica, New York, the small public school handed out 4 graduate certificate awards in 2020-2021.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at SUNY Poly are $24,578 per year.
Online graduate courses are available at SUNY Poly, 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, 89% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Hunter College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in New York list. Hunter is a large public school situated in New York, New York. It awarded 2 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Hunter are $20,828 a year.
Hunter 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. In 2019-2020 about 96% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Lehman College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in New York list. Bronx, New York is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out graduate certificates to 16 students in 2020-2021.
Lehman graduate students pay an average of $21,000 in tuition and fees each year.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at Lehman. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 99% took at least some of their classes online.
A rank of #4 on this year’s list means College of Staten Island CUNY is a great place for nursing students working on their graduate certificate who want the most bang for their educational buck. CSI is a public institution located in Staten Island, New York. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 1 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.
CSI graduate students pay an average of $21,080 in tuition and fees each year.
One thing to take note of is that CSI does offer online graduate classes in some areas. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 99% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Stony Brook University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in New York list. SUNY Stony Brook is located in Stony Brook, New York and has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 17 graduate certificates to qualified students.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at SUNY Stony Brook are $25,628 per year.
SUNY Stony Brook 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 71% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
Binghamton University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value graduate certificate nursing programs. Vestal, New York is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out graduate certificates to 7 students in 2020-2021.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Binghamton University are $25,570 a year.
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.
University at Buffalo landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value graduate certificate nursing programs. Located in Buffalo, New York, the large public school awarded 4 diplomas to qualifed graduate certificate students in 2020-2021.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at University at Buffalo are $26,178 per year.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since University at Buffalo does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. During the 2019-2020 year, about 76% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
Russell Sage College ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in New York list. Russell Sage College is a small private not-for-profit school located in Troy, New York that handed out 14 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Russel Sage are $13,140 per year.
Online graduate courses are available at Russel Sage, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. During the 2019-2020 year, about 61% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
Wagner College landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value graduate certificate nursing programs. Staten Island, New York is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out graduate certificates to 1 students in 2020-2021.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Wagner are $23,340 a year.
Wagner did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our Best Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in New York list.
St. John Fisher College ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in New York list. St. John Fisher College is a small private not-for-profit school located in Rochester, New York that handed out 5 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.
Fisher graduate students pay an average of $18,324 in tuition and fees each year.
Fisher 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. In 2019-2020 about 25% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
College of Mount Saint Vincent did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value places for nursing students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #11 on the list. This small private not-for-profit school is located in Bronx, New York, and it awarded 3 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Mount Saint Vincent are $18,406 a year.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since Mount Saint Vincent does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. During the 2019-2020 year, about 51% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
With a ranking of #12, Mount Saint Mary College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for nursing students working on their graduate certificate. Mount Saint Mary is a private not-for-profit institution located in Newburgh, New York. The school has a small population, and it awarded 3 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.
Mount Saint Mary graduate students pay an average of $16,940 in tuition and fees each year.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since Mount Saint Mary does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 16% took at least some of their classes online.
With a ranking of #13, Molloy College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for nursing students working on their graduate certificate. Molloy is located in Rockville Centre, New York and has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 27 graduate certificates to qualified students.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Molloy are $23,800 a year.
Molloy 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. In 2019-2020 about 97% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
Molloy also took the #4 spot in our Best Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in New York rankings.
D’Youville College came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in New York ranking. D’Youville College is located in Buffalo, New York and has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 9 graduate certificates to qualified students.
D’Youville College graduate students pay an average of $20,310 in tuition and fees each year.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at D’Youville College. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 88% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
LIU Post did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value places for nursing students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #15 on the list. This fairly large private not-for-profit school is located in Brookville, New York, and it awarded 5 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at LIU Post are $23,044 per year.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at LIU Post. In 2019-2020 about 35% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
Keuka College landed the #16 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value graduate certificate nursing programs. Keuka Park, New York is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out graduate certificates to 7 students in 2020-2021.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Keuka College are $21,045 per year.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since Keuka College does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. In fact, around 90% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
With a ranking of #17, Daemen College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for nursing students working on their graduate certificate. Daemen College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Amherst, New York. The school has a small population, and it awarded 2 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Daemen College are $24,058 per year.
Daemen College 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. In fact, around 52% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
New York University came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in New York ranking. Located in New York, New York, the large private not-for-profit school awarded 13 diplomas to qualifed graduate certificate students in 2020-2021.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at NYU are $38,206 per year.
One thing to take note of is that NYU does offer online graduate classes in some areas. 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.
NYU also made our Best Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in New York list, coming in at #1.
Pace University - New York did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value places for nursing students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #19 on the list. Pace University is a private not-for-profit institution located in New York, New York. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 26 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Pace University are $34,100 a year.
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.
Hofstra University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value places for nursing students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #20 on the list. Located in Hempstead, New York, the fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 16 graduate certificate awards in 2020-2021.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Hofstra are $28,180 per year.
Hofstra 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 21% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
Adelphi University came in at #21 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in New York ranking. This medium-sized private not-for-profit school is located in Garden City, New York, and it awarded 8 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.
Adelphi graduate students pay an average of $44,520 in tuition and fees each year.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since Adelphi does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 92% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
With a ranking of #22, University of Rochester did quite well on this year’s best value schools for nursing students working on their graduate certificate. University of Rochester is a private not-for-profit institution located in Rochester, New York. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 10 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at University of Rochester are $47,541 a year.
One thing to take note of is that University of Rochester does offer online graduate classes in some areas. In 2019-2020 about 64% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
University of Rochester also took the #5 spot in our Best Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in New York rankings.
With a ranking of #23, Columbia University in the City of New York did quite well on this year’s best value schools for nursing students working on their graduate certificate. Columbia University in the City of New York is a large private not-for-profit school located in New York, New York that handed out 95 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.
Columbia graduate students pay an average of $52,924 in tuition and fees each year. By the time they get their graduate certificate, students from this school have racked up an average of $33,131 in student loans.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at Columbia. During the 2019-2020 year, about 91% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Columbia is ranked #3 for overall quality in New York.
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Notes and References
Footnotes
*These averages are for the top 23 schools only.
References
- 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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