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2022 Best Value General Education Schools for a Master’s in New York For Those Making $0-$30k

11 Ranked Colleges
152 Degrees Awarded
$22,000 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value General Education Schools for a Master's in New York For Those Making $0-$30k

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 For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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 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 For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking looked at 11 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in general education. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality general education programs that also have a lower cost than 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 For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value General Education Schools for a Master’s in New York For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 11 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Education (Income $0-$30k) in New York

#1

St Lawrence University

Canton, New York
#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend St Lawrence University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value General Education Schools for a Master’s in New York For Those Making $0-$30k. St. Lawrence is a small school located in Canton, New York that handed out 14 masters’s general education degrees in 2019-2020.

St. Lawrence not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best General Education Master’s Degree Schools in New York” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at St Lawrence University are $21,932, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about General Education at St Lawrence University

#2

Canisius College

Buffalo, New York
#6 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Canisius College. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value General Education Schools for a Master’s in New York For Those Making $0-$30k list. Canisius is a small school located in Buffalo, New York that handed out 6 masters’s general education degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Canisius, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best General Education Master’s Degree Schools in New York” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Canisius are $15,870, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#3

Binghamton University

Vestal, New York
#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Binghamton University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value General Education Schools for a Master’s in New York For Those Making $0-$30k. Binghamton University is a fairly large public school situated in Vestal, New York. It awarded 4 masters’s general education degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Binghamton University, the school also landed the #1 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 Binghamton University are $25,290.

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#4

University at Albany

Albany, New York

Out of the 11 schools in the Best Value General Education Schools for a Master’s in New York For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, University at Albany landed the #4 spot on the list. University at Albany is a public institution located in Albany, New York. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 2 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UAlbany, the school also landed the #0 spot in our “Best General Education Master’s Degree Schools in New York” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UAlbany are $25,225, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full University at Albany General Education Report

#5

Mercy College

Dobbs Ferry, New York
#10 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Mercy College. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value General Education Schools for a Master’s in New York For Those Making $0-$30k. Mercy College is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Dobbs Ferry, New York. It awarded 8 masters’s general education degrees 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. Average graduate tuition and fees at Mercy are $17,486, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about General Education at Mercy

#6

Manhattanville College

Purchase, New York
#2 in overall quality

With a ranking of #6, Manhattanville College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value General Education Schools for a Master’s in New York For Those Making $0-$30k list. 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.

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. Average graduate tuition and fees at Manhattanville College are $17,670, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about General Education at Manhattanville College

#7

University at Buffalo

Buffalo, New York
#4 in overall quality

University at Buffalo ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value General Education Schools for a Master’s in New York For Those Making $0-$30k list. Buffalo, New York is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s general education degrees to 30 students 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 some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about General Education at University at Buffalo

#8

Russell Sage College

Troy, New York

Russell Sage College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value General Education Schools for a Master’s in New York For Those Making $0-$30k ranking, coming in at #8. Located in Troy, New York, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 1 diplomas to qualified masters’s general education students in 2019-2020.

Russel Sage did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #0 on our “Best General Education Master’s Degree Schools in New York” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Russell Sage College are $13,190, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Russel Sage General Education Report

#9

Le Moyne College

Syracuse, New York
#9 in overall quality

Le Moyne College landed the #9 spot on the 2022 Best Value General Education Schools for a Master’s in New York For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. This small school is located in Syracuse, New York, and it awarded 6 masters’s general education degrees in 2019-2020.

LeMoyne also made our “Best General Education Master’s Degree Schools in New York” list, coming in at #9. Average graduate tuition and fees at Le Moyne College are $17,034, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#10

Elmira College

Elmira, New York
#8 in overall quality

Elmira College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value General Education Schools for a Master’s in New York For Those Making $0-$30k ranking, coming in at #10. Elmira, 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 4 students 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 are $16,800.

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#11

Adelphi University

Garden City, New York
#7 in overall quality

With a ranking of #11, Adelphi University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value General Education Schools for a Master’s in New York For Those Making $0-$30k list. Adelphi University 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 did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best General Education Master’s Degree Schools in New York” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Adelphi are $43,950, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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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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