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. College Factual has developed its Best Master's Degree Colleges for the Money (Income Over $110k) in New York ranking as one thing you can use to help make this decision.
In This Year's Value Report:
Our analysis looked at 80 schools in New York to determine which ones have the best value Master's Degree programs. Our ranking methodology focuses on different objective factors to make this determination of the best value schools. We explain more about what we look at and why we do so below.
When determining the value of a school in our Best Master's Degree Colleges for the Money (Income Over $110k) in New York ranking, we first look at its average net price of a student coming from a family that makes over $110k a year. The net price is defined as the sum of room and board, tuition, and fees minus any financial aid that the student receives. In addition, the overall quality of a school is important to ensure a quality 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.
We go into more detail on these factors on our best value ranking methodology page.
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 analysis found Hunter College to be the best value (income over $110k) school for master’s degrees in New York in this year’s ranking. Hunter is located in New York, New York and has a large student population. It is a public school.
Not only is Hunter College a great value, but it is also ranked #8 in New York for overall quality.
The quality degree programs at John Jay College of Criminal Justice helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of Best Master’s Degree Colleges for the Money (Income Over $110k) in New York. This fairly large public school is located in New York, New York.
In addition to being included on this ranking as a good value, John Jay College of Criminal Justice is ranked #18 for quality in the state of New York.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Baruch College. It ranked #3 on our 2024 Best Master’s Degree Colleges for the Money (Income Over $110k) in New York list. Baruch is a public institution located in New York, New York.
Not only is Baruch College a great value, but it is also ranked #20 in New York for overall quality.
A rank of #4 on our Best Master’s Degree Colleges for the Money (Income Over $110k) in New York list means Brooklyn College is a great place for students working on their degree. This fairly large public school is located in Brooklyn, New York.
Brooklyn College has the honor of being ranked #22 in New York for overall quality on top of being a good value.
The quality degree programs at Queens College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of Best Master’s Degree Colleges for the Money (Income Over $110k) in New York. Queens College is a fairly large public school located in Queens, New York.
Not only is Queens College a great value, but it is also ranked #23 in New York for overall quality.
With a ranking of #6, Lehman College did quite well on the 2024 Best Master’s Degree Colleges for the Money (Income Over $110k) in New York list. Bronx, New York is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. It is a public school.
Not only is Lehman College a great value, but it is also ranked #32 in New York for overall quality.
The City College of New York ranked #7 on this year’s Best Master’s Degree Colleges for the Money (Income Over $110k) in New York list. CCNY is a fairly large public school situated in New York, New York.
Not only is The City College of New York a great value, but it is also ranked #26 in New York for overall quality.
Fashion Institute of Technology did quite well in the 2024 Best Master’s Degree Colleges for the Money (Income Over $110k) in New York ranking, coming in at #8. FIT SUNY is a public institution located in New York, New York.
In addition to being included on this ranking as a good value, Fashion Institute of Technology is ranked #13 for quality in the state of New York.
Sarah Lawrence College did quite well in the 2024 Best Master’s Degree Colleges for the Money (Income Over $110k) in New York ranking, coming in at #9. Sarah Lawrence is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Bronxville, New York.
In addition to being included on this ranking as a good value, Sarah Lawrence College is ranked #48 for quality in the state of New York.
SUNY Old Westbury landed the #10 spot on the 2024 Best Master’s Degree Colleges for the Money (Income Over $110k) in New York ranking. Located in Old Westbury, New York, the school is a small public institution.
SUNY Old Westbury has the honor of being ranked #68 in New York for overall quality on top of being a good value.
York College landed the #11 spot on the 2024 Best Master’s Degree Colleges for the Money (Income Over $110k) in New York ranking. York is a public institution located in Jamaica, New York.
York College has the honor of being ranked #73 in New York for overall quality on top of being a good value.
SUNY Polytechnic Institute ranked #12 on this year’s Best Master’s Degree Colleges for the Money (Income Over $110k) in New York list. SUNY Poly is located in Utica, New York and has a small student population. It is a public school.
SUNY Polytechnic Institute has the honor of being ranked #75 in New York for overall quality on top of being a good value.
College of Staten Island CUNY did quite well in the 2024 Best Master’s Degree Colleges for the Money (Income Over $110k) in New York ranking, coming in at #13. Located in Staten Island, New York, the school is a fairly large public institution.
In addition to being included on this ranking as a good value, College of Staten Island CUNY is ranked #79 for quality in the state of New York.
With a ranking of #14, Stony Brook University did quite well on the 2024 Best Master’s Degree Colleges for the Money (Income Over $110k) in New York list. SUNY Stony Brook is located in Stony Brook, New York and has a large student population. It is a public school.
Stony Brook University has the honor of being ranked #14 in New York for overall quality on top of being a good value.
University at Buffalo did quite well in the 2024 Best Master’s Degree Colleges for the Money (Income Over $110k) in New York ranking, coming in at #15. Buffalo, New York is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. It is a public school.
In addition to being included on this ranking as a good value, University at Buffalo is ranked #19 for quality in the state of New York.
Buffalo State ranked #16 on this year’s Best Master’s Degree Colleges for the Money (Income Over $110k) in New York list. Buffalo State is a medium-sized public school located in Buffalo, New York.
In addition to being included on this ranking as a good value, Buffalo State is ranked #74 for quality in the state of New York.
With a ranking of #17, SUNY Fredonia did quite well on the 2024 Best Master’s Degree Colleges for the Money (Income Over $110k) in New York list. SUNY Fredonia is a small public school situated in Fredonia, New York.
Not only is SUNY Fredonia a great value, but it is also ranked #54 in New York for overall quality.
St. Joseph’s College - New York ranked #18 on this year’s Best Master’s Degree Colleges for the Money (Income Over $110k) in New York list. SJC is located in Brooklyn, New York and has a small student population. It is a private not-for-profit school.
In addition to being included on this ranking as a good value, St. Joseph’s College - New York is ranked #56 for quality in the state of New York.
Binghamton University came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Best Master’s Degree Colleges for the Money (Income Over $110k) in New York ranking. Binghamton University is a public institution located in Vestal, New York.
In addition to being included on this ranking as a good value, Binghamton University is ranked #21 for quality in the state of New York.
With a ranking of #20, Touro College did quite well on the 2024 Best Master’s Degree Colleges for the Money (Income Over $110k) in New York list. Touro is located in New York, New York and has a fairly large student population. It is a private not-for-profit school.
In addition to being included on this ranking as a good value, Touro College is ranked #11 for quality in the state of New York.
The College at Brockport landed the #21 spot on the 2024 Best Master’s Degree Colleges for the Money (Income Over $110k) in New York ranking. Brockport, New York is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. It is a public school.
In addition to being included on this ranking as a good value, The College at Brockport is ranked #52 for quality in the state of New York.
Canisius College did quite well in the 2024 Best Master’s Degree Colleges for the Money (Income Over $110k) in New York ranking, coming in at #22. Canisius College is a small private not-for-profit school located in Buffalo, New York.
Not only is Canisius College a great value, but it is also ranked #40 in New York for overall quality.
Monroe College landed the #23 spot on the 2024 Best Master’s Degree Colleges for the Money (Income Over $110k) in New York ranking. Monroe College is a medium-sized private for-profit school located in Bronx, New York.
Monroe College has the honor of being ranked #60 in New York for overall quality on top of being a good value.
SUNY Geneseo ranked #24 on this year’s Best Master’s Degree Colleges for the Money (Income Over $110k) in New York list. SUNY Geneseo is a public institution located in Geneseo, New York.
SUNY Geneseo has the honor of being ranked #30 in New York for overall quality on top of being a good value.
SUNY Cortland did quite well in the 2024 Best Master’s Degree Colleges for the Money (Income Over $110k) in New York ranking, coming in at #25. SUNY Cortland is a medium-sized public school located in Cortland, New York.
SUNY Cortland has the honor of being ranked #39 in New York for overall quality on top of being a good value.
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Footnotes
*These averages are for the top 25 schools only.
More about our data sources and methodologies.