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2023 Most Popular Master’s Degree Colleges for Adult & Continuing Education in New York

7 Ranked Colleges
45 Degrees Awarded
$30,600 Avg Cost*
Most Well Attended Adult and Continuing Ed Major in New York for a Master's

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Adult & Continuing Education is the 432nd most popular major in the country with 1,074 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.

Across New York, there were 65 adult and continuing education graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 45 adult and continuing education graduates with average earnings and debt of $61,893 and $0 respectively.

For this year’s “Most Well Attended Adult and Continuing Ed Major in New York for a Master’s” ranking, we looked at 7 colleges that offer a degree in adult and continuing education. To top this list, a school must have a successful adult and continuing education program that graduates more students in the field than other colleges that offer the same major.

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Most Well Attended Adult and Continuing Ed Major in New York for a Master’s

The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Well Attended Adult and Continuing Ed Major in New York for a Master’s”.

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Out of the 7 schools in the Most Well Attended Adult and Continuing Ed Major in New York for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Teachers College at Columbia University landed the #1 spot on the list. New York, New York is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s adult and continuing ed degrees to 18 students in 2020-2021.

With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full Teachers College Adult & Continuing Education Report

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Buffalo State
Buffalo, New York

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Buffalo State. The school came in at #2 for the Most Well Attended Adult and Continuing Ed Major in New York for a Master’s. Buffalo, New York is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s adult and continuing ed degrees to 15 students in 2020-2021.

Read more about Adult & Continuing Education at Buffalo State

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SUNY Empire State College
Saratoga Springs, New York

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend SUNY Empire State College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Adult and Continuing Ed Major in New York for a Master’s list. Located in Saratoga Springs, New York, this medium-sized public school awarded 12 degrees to qualified masters’s adult and continuing ed students in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Adult & Continuing Education at SUNY Empire State College

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Fordham University
Bronx, New York

Out of the 7 schools in the Most Well Attended Adult and Continuing Ed Major in New York for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Fordham University landed the #4 spot on the list. Located in Bronx, New York, this fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 0 diplomas to qualified masters’s adult and continuing ed students in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 89%.

Full Fordham University Adult & Continuing Education Report

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Elmira College
Elmira, New York

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Elmira College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Adult and Continuing Ed Major in New York for a Master’s list. This small school is located in Elmira, New York, and it awarded 0 masters’s adult and continuing ed degrees in 2020-2021.

With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.

Read more about Adult & Continuing Education at Elmira

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Excelsior College
Albany, New York

Out of the 7 schools in the Most Well Attended Adult and Continuing Ed Major in New York for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Excelsior College landed the #4 spot on the list. Excelsior College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Albany, New York. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 0 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Adult & Continuing Education at Excelsior College

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The City College of New York. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Adult and Continuing Ed Major in New York for a Master’s list. CCNY is a public institution located in New York, New York. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 0 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Adult & Continuing Education at The City College of New York

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