by our College Data Analytics TeamWith all of the options you have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take when you want to pursue a degree. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our Best Value New York Schools for a Doctorate ranking - to help you make that decision.
In This Year's Value Report:
Our analysis looked at 43 schools in New York to determine which ones have the best value Doctor's Degree programs. Our ranking methodology focuses on different objective factors to make this determination of the best value schools. In the next few paragraphs, we'll talk a little about what we use in our analysis and why.
To determine the value of a school in our Best Doctor's Degree Colleges for the Money in New York ranking, we first add average tuition, fees, and room and board costs (without aid) together. In addition, the overall quality of a school is important to ensure a good education, not just how much it costs.
To make it into this list a school must offer a quality education like the schools in our Best Colleges ranking. This ranking considers factors such as graduation rates, overall graduate earnings and other educational resources to identify great colleges and universities.
Find out more about our best value ranking methodology.
You can scroll down to see the top schools for this ranking, but you may also want to view some of the other ranking methods listed below.
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Learn more about these excellent schools below:
Our 2024 rankings named The Graduate Center, CUNY the best value (no aid) school in New York for students working on their doctor’s degree. The Graduate Center is a medium-sized public school situated in New York, New York.
Not only is The Graduate Center, CUNY a great value, but it is also ranked #7 in New York for overall quality. The average cost without aid for the school is $27,598 per year for graduate students.
A rank of #2 on our Best Doctor’s Degree Colleges for the Money in New York list means Hunter College is a great place for students working on their degree. This large public school is located in New York, New York.
Not only is Hunter College a great value, but it is also ranked #26 in New York for overall quality. The average cost without aid for the school is $21,827 per year for graduate students.
Out of the 43 doctor’s degree schools in New York that were part of this year’s ranking, Stony Brook University landed the #3 spot on the list. SUNY Stony Brook is a large public school situated in Stony Brook, New York.
Stony Brook University has the honor of being ranked #14 in New York for overall quality on top of being a good value. The average cost to attend the school for graduate students if you don’t receive any aid is $29,336 a year.
A rank of #4 on our Best Doctor’s Degree Colleges for the Money in New York list means SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry is a great place for students working on their degree. This small public school is located in Syracuse, New York.
In addition to being included on this ranking as a good value, SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry is ranked #13 for quality in the state of New York. The average cost to attend the school for graduate students if you don’t receive any aid is $31,050 a year.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University at Albany. It ranked #5 on our 2024 Best Doctor’s Degree Colleges for the Money in New York list. Located in Albany, New York, the school is a fairly large public institution.
University at Albany has the honor of being ranked #23 in New York for overall quality on top of being a good value. The average cost to attend the school for graduate students if you don’t receive any aid is $28,588 a year.
Binghamton University landed the #6 spot on the 2024 Best Doctor’s Degree Colleges for the Money in New York ranking. Binghamton University is located in Vestal, New York and has a fairly large student population. It is a public school.
Binghamton University has the honor of being ranked #16 in New York for overall quality on top of being a good value. The average cost without aid for the school is $30,844 per year for graduate students.
University at Buffalo landed the #7 spot on the 2024 Best Doctor’s Degree Colleges for the Money in New York ranking. University at Buffalo is a large public school located in Buffalo, New York.
In addition to being included on this ranking as a good value, University at Buffalo is ranked #25 for quality in the state of New York. The average cost without aid for the school is $29,840 per year for graduate students.
With a ranking of #8, Touro College did quite well on the 2024 Best Doctor’s Degree Colleges for the Money in New York list. Located in New York, New York, the school is a fairly large private not-for-profit institution.
Not only is Touro College a great value, but it is also ranked #35 in New York for overall quality. The average cost without aid for the school is $26,032 per year for graduate students.
Russell Sage College ranked #9 on this year’s Best Doctor’s Degree Colleges for the Money in New York list. This small private not-for-profit school is located in Troy, New York.
Russell Sage College has the honor of being ranked #38 in New York for overall quality on top of being a good value. The average cost to attend the school for graduate students if you don’t receive any aid is $26,442 a year.
St. John Fisher College did quite well in the 2024 Best Doctor’s Degree Colleges for the Money in New York ranking, coming in at #10. Rochester, New York is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. It is a private not-for-profit school.
Not only is St. John Fisher College a great value, but it is also ranked #22 in New York for overall quality. The average cost without aid for the school is $31,344 per year for graduate students.
The City College of New York ranked #11 on this year’s Best Doctor’s Degree Colleges for the Money in New York list. CCNY is located in New York, New York and has a fairly large student population. It is a public school.
The City College of New York has the honor of being ranked #36 in New York for overall quality on top of being a good value. The average cost to attend the school for graduate students if you don’t receive any aid is $27,894 a year.
D’Youville College landed the #12 spot on the 2024 Best Doctor’s Degree Colleges for the Money in New York ranking. Located in Buffalo, New York, the school is a small private not-for-profit institution.
Not only is D’Youville College a great value, but it is also ranked #31 in New York for overall quality. The average cost to attend the school for graduate students if you don’t receive any aid is $29,810 a year.
SUNY Polytechnic Institute came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Best Doctor’s Degree Colleges for the Money in New York ranking. Located in Utica, New York, the school is a small public institution.
Not only is SUNY Polytechnic Institute a great value, but it is also ranked #41 in New York for overall quality. The average cost without aid for the school is $26,192 per year for graduate students.
Ithaca College did quite well in the 2024 Best Doctor’s Degree Colleges for the Money in New York ranking, coming in at #14. Ithaca, New York is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. It is a private not-for-profit school.
Not only is Ithaca College a great value, but it is also ranked #10 in New York for overall quality. The average cost to attend the school for graduate students if you don’t receive any aid is $37,982 a year.
Nazareth College landed the #15 spot on the 2024 Best Doctor’s Degree Colleges for the Money in New York ranking. Nazareth College is a small private not-for-profit school located in Rochester, New York.
Not only is Nazareth College a great value, but it is also ranked #24 in New York for overall quality. The average cost without aid for the school is $33,110 per year for graduate students.
Cornell University landed the #16 spot on the 2024 Best Doctor’s Degree Colleges for the Money in New York ranking. Cornell University is a large private not-for-profit school located in Ithaca, New York.
In addition to being included on this ranking as a good value, Cornell University is ranked #1 for quality in the state of New York. The average cost to attend the school for graduate students if you don’t receive any aid is $46,402 a year.
Marist College ranked #17 on this year’s Best Doctor’s Degree Colleges for the Money in New York list. Marist is located in Poughkeepsie, New York and has a medium-sized student population. It is a private not-for-profit school.
In addition to being included on this ranking as a good value, Marist College is ranked #29 for quality in the state of New York. The average cost without aid for the school is $32,410 per year for graduate students.
With a ranking of #18, Manhattanville College did quite well on the 2024 Best Doctor’s Degree Colleges for the Money in New York list. Located in Purchase, New York, the school is a small private not-for-profit institution.
Manhattanville College has the honor of being ranked #33 in New York for overall quality on top of being a good value. The average cost without aid for the school is $32,480 per year for graduate students.
Dominican College of Blauvelt did quite well in the 2024 Best Doctor’s Degree Colleges for the Money in New York ranking, coming in at #19. This small private not-for-profit school is located in Orangeburg, New York.
Not only is Dominican College of Blauvelt a great value, but it is also ranked #37 in New York for overall quality. The average cost without aid for the school is $31,296 per year for graduate students.
Teachers College at Columbia University did quite well in the 2024 Best Doctor’s Degree Colleges for the Money in New York ranking, coming in at #20. This small private not-for-profit school is located in New York, New York.
In addition to being included on this ranking as a good value, Teachers College at Columbia University is ranked #3 for quality in the state of New York. The average cost to attend the school for graduate students if you don’t receive any aid is $46,054 a year.
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LIU Post did quite well in the 2024 Best Doctor’s Degree Colleges for the Money in New York ranking, coming in at #21. LIU Post is located in Brookville, New York and has a fairly large student population. It is a private not-for-profit school.
Not only is LIU Post a great value, but it is also ranked #18 in New York for overall quality. The average cost without aid for the school is $38,302 per year for graduate students.
College of Staten Island CUNY came in at #22 in this year’s edition of the Best Doctor’s Degree Colleges for the Money in New York ranking. CSI is a public institution located in Staten Island, New York.
College of Staten Island CUNY has the honor of being ranked #40 in New York for overall quality on top of being a good value. The average cost to attend the school for graduate students if you don’t receive any aid is $31,240 a year.
Mercy College came in at #23 in this year’s edition of the Best Doctor’s Degree Colleges for the Money in New York ranking. Mercy College is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in Dobbs Ferry, New York.
In addition to being included on this ranking as a good value, Mercy College is ranked #39 for quality in the state of New York. The average cost to attend the school for graduate students if you don’t receive any aid is $32,438 a year.
Molloy College came in at #24 in this year’s edition of the Best Doctor’s Degree Colleges for the Money in New York ranking. This small private not-for-profit school is located in Rockville Centre, New York.
In addition to being included on this ranking as a good value, Molloy College is ranked #15 for quality in the state of New York. The average cost to attend the school for graduate students if you don’t receive any aid is $40,310 a year.
Daemen College came in at #25 in this year’s edition of the Best Doctor’s Degree Colleges for the Money in New York ranking. Daemen College is located in Amherst, New York and has a small student population. It is a private not-for-profit school.
Not only is Daemen College a great value, but it is also ranked #32 in New York for overall quality. The average cost without aid for the school is $37,388 per year for graduate students.
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Footnotes
*These averages are for the top 25 schools only.
More about our data sources and methodologies.
