2022 Best Value General Education Schools for a Doctorate in New York

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual has developed its “Best Value General Education Schools for a Doctorate in New York” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

In 2019-2020, 29,936 people earned their degree in general education, making the major the 28th most popular in the United States.

Across New York, there were 594 general education graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 30 general education graduates with average earnings and debt of $76,095 and $123,917 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value General Education Schools for a Doctorate in New York” ranking, we looked at 3 colleges that offer a degree in general education. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great general education programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the general education program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value General Education Schools for a Doctorate in New York

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value General Education Schools for a Doctorate in New York.

Top 3 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Education in New York

#1

Binghamton University

Vestal, New York

#2 in overall quality

$25,290 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Binghamton University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value General Education Schools for a Doctorate in New York. Binghamton University is a fairly large school located in Vestal, New York that handed out 9 doctorate’s general education degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Binghamton University, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best General Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in New York” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Binghamton University are $25,290.

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#2

Hofstra University

Hempstead, New York

#3 in overall quality

$27,172 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Hofstra University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value General Education Schools for a Doctorate in New York list. Hofstra is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Hempstead, New York. It awarded 9 doctorate’s general education degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Hofstra, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best General Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in New York” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Hofstra University are $27,172, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about General Education at Hofstra University

#3

University of Rochester

Rochester, New York

#1 in overall quality

$50,505 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Rochester. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value General Education Schools for a Doctorate in New York. 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 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

University of Rochester did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best General Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in New York” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Rochester are $50,505, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full University of Rochester General Education Report

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Notes and References

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%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

• *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
• Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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