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2022 Best Value General Education Schools for a Master’s in New York

10 Ranked Colleges
152 Degrees Awarded
$24,500 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value General Education Schools for a Master's 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 was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value General Education Schools for a Master’s in New York” ranking is part of that endeavor.

General Education is the 28th most popular major in the country with 29,936 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across New York, there were 594 general education graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 152 general education graduates with average earnings and debt of $60,029 and $47,933 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value General Education Schools for a Master’s in New York” ranking analyzed 10 colleges that offered 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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value General Education Schools for a Master’s in New York

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

Top 10 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Education in New York

#1

Binghamton University

Vestal, New York
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 10 schools in the Best Value General Education Schools for a Master’s in New York that were part of this year’s ranking, Binghamton University landed the #1 spot on the list. Vestal, New York is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s general education degrees to 4 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our new york master’s degree general education students list, Binghamton University has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best General Education Master’s Degree Schools in New York” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Binghamton University are $25,290, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Binghamton University General Education Report

#2

University at Buffalo

Buffalo, New York
#4 in overall quality

Out of the 10 schools in the Best Value General Education Schools for a Master’s in New York that were part of this year’s ranking, University at Buffalo landed the #2 spot on the list. University at Buffalo is a large public school situated in Buffalo, New York. It awarded 30 masters’s general education degrees in 2019-2020.

University at Buffalo also made our “Best General Education Master’s Degree Schools in New York” list, coming in at #4. Average graduate tuition and fees at University at Buffalo are $26,028, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about General Education at University at Buffalo

#3

Canisius College

Buffalo, New York
#6 in overall quality

Out of the 10 schools in the Best Value General Education Schools for a Master’s in New York that were part of this year’s ranking, Canisius College landed the #3 spot on the list. Buffalo, New York is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s general education degrees to 6 students in 2019-2020.

Canisius also took the #6 spot in our “Best General Education Master’s Degree Schools in New York” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Canisius College are $15,870, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on General Education at Canisius College

#4

Manhattanville College

Purchase, New York
#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Manhattanville College. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value General Education Schools for a Master’s in New York. Purchase, New York is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s general education degrees to 18 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Manhattanville, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best General Education Master’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 Manhattanville are $17,670.

Read more about General Education at Manhattanville

#5

Elmira College

Elmira, New York
#8 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Elmira College. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value General Education Schools for a Master’s in New York. Elmira is a small school located in Elmira, New York that handed out 4 masters’s general education degrees in 2019-2020.

Elmira also took the #8 spot in our “Best General Education Master’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 Elmira College are $16,800.

Full Elmira College General Education Report

#6

Le Moyne College

Syracuse, New York
#9 in overall quality

Le Moyne College landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value General Education Schools for a Master’s in New York ranking. This small school is located in Syracuse, New York, and it awarded 6 masters’s general education degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our new york master’s degree general education students list, LeMoyne has also earned the #9 rank in our “Best General Education Master’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 Le Moyne College are $17,034.

Read full report on General Education at LeMoyne

#7

St Lawrence University

Canton, New York
#5 in overall quality

St Lawrence University landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Value General Education Schools for a Master’s in New York ranking. St Lawrence University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Canton, New York. It awarded 14 masters’s general education degrees in 2019-2020.

St. Lawrence did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best General Education Master’s Degree Schools in New York” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at St. Lawrence are $21,932, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on General Education at St. Lawrence

#8

Mercy College

Dobbs Ferry, New York
#10 in overall quality

Mercy College landed the #8 spot on the 2022 Best Value General Education Schools for a Master’s in New York ranking. Dobbs Ferry, New York is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s general education degrees to 8 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Mercy, the school also landed the #10 spot in our “Best General Education Master’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 Mercy College are $17,486.

Full Mercy College General Education Report

#3 in overall quality

With a ranking of #9, Bank Street College of Education did quite well on the 2022 Best Value General Education Schools for a Master’s in New York list. Bank Street College of Education is located in New York, New York and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 8 masters’s general education degrees to qualified students.

Bank Street College of Education also made our “Best General Education Master’s Degree Schools in New York” list, coming in at #3. Average graduate tuition and fees at Bank Street College of Education are $41,800, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on General Education at Bank Street College of Education

#10

Adelphi University

Garden City, New York
#7 in overall quality

Adelphi University landed the #10 spot on the 2022 Best Value General Education Schools for a Master’s in New York ranking. Adelphi University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Garden City, New York. It awarded 46 masters’s general education degrees in 2019-2020.

Adelphi also made our “Best General Education Master’s Degree Schools in New York” list, coming in at #7. Average graduate tuition and fees at Adelphi are $43,950, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on General Education at Adelphi University

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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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