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

10 Ranked Colleges
152 Degrees Awarded
$24,500 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Education Schools for a Master's in New York

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value Education Schools for a Master’s in New York” ranking.

General Education is the 35th most popular major in the country with 29,936 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, general education graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $47,138 and had an average of $29,674 in loans still to pay off.

Across New York, there were 594 general education graduates with average earnings and debt of $44,067 and $32,218 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 Education Schools for a Master’s in New York” ranking looked at 10 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in general education. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent general education programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the general education program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value 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 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. Binghamton University is a fairly large public school situated in Vestal, New York. It awarded 4 masters’s education degrees in 2019-2020.

Binghamton University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best General Education Master’s Degree Schools in New York” list. 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

University at Buffalo

Buffalo, New York

Out of the 10 schools in the Best Value 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 school located in Buffalo, New York that handed out 30 masters’s education degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our new york master’s degree education students list, University at Buffalo has also earned the #4 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 University at Buffalo are $26,028.

Full University at Buffalo General Education Report

#3

Canisius College

Buffalo, New York
#6 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Canisius College. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Education Schools for a Master’s in New York list. Canisius is located in Buffalo, New York and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 6 masters’s education degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our new york master’s degree education students list, Canisius has also earned the #6 rank 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.

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#4

Manhattanville College

Purchase, New York

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 Education Schools for a Master’s in New York. Manhattanville is a private not-for-profit institution located in Purchase, New York. The school has a small population, and it awarded 18 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Manhattanville also took the #2 spot in our “Best General Education Master’s Degree Schools in New York” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Manhattanville College are $17,670, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#5

Elmira College

Elmira, New York

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Elmira College. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Education Schools for a Master’s in New York list. Elmira is a small school located in Elmira, New York that handed out 4 masters’s education degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our new york master’s degree education students list, Elmira has also earned the #8 rank in our “Best General Education Master’s Degree Schools in New York” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Elmira are $16,800, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#6

Le Moyne College

Syracuse, New York

With a ranking of #6, Le Moyne College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Education Schools for a Master’s in New York list. LeMoyne is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Syracuse, New York. It awarded 6 masters’s education degrees in 2019-2020.

LeMoyne not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #9 on our “Best General Education Master’s Degree Schools in New York” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Le Moyne College are $17,034, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#7

St Lawrence University

Canton, New York
#5 in overall quality

With a ranking of #7, St Lawrence University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Education Schools for a Master’s in New York list. Located in Canton, New York, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 14 degrees to qualified masters’s education students in 2019-2020.

St. Lawrence also made our “Best General Education Master’s Degree Schools in New York” list, coming in at #5. Average graduate tuition and fees at St Lawrence University are $21,932, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#8

Mercy College

Dobbs Ferry, New York
#10 in overall quality

Mercy College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Education Schools for a Master’s in New York ranking. Located in Dobbs Ferry, New York, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school handed out 8 diplomas to qualified masters’s education students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our new york master’s degree education students list, Mercy has also earned the #10 rank in our “Best General Education Master’s Degree Schools in New York” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Mercy are $17,486, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#3 in overall quality

Bank Street College of Education came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Education Schools for a Master’s in New York ranking. New York, New York is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s education degrees to 8 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our new york master’s degree education students list, Bank Street College of Education has also earned the #3 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 Bank Street College of Education are $41,800.

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#10

Adelphi University

Garden City, New York

Adelphi University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Education Schools for a Master’s in New York ranking, coming in at #10. Adelphi is a private not-for-profit institution located in Garden City, New York. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 46 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Adelphi also took the #7 spot in our “Best General Education Master’s Degree Schools in New York” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Adelphi University are $43,950, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Adelphi University 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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