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2023 Best Value General Education Bachelor's Degree Schools in New York

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

6 Colleges
$38,005 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$35,282 Avg Salary

Finding the Best General Education Bachelor's Degree School for You

Out of the majors we analyze each year, general education was ranked 7th in New York. In fact, 604 were awarded in the state in 2020-2021.

It's not easy to decide which teaching program to enroll in when you have so many options available. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

The Best Value General Education Bachelor's Degree Schools in New York ranking is one of many tools that Teaching Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 6 schools in New York to see which ones offered the best value bachelor's degree programs for education students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value General Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in New York

The following schools top our list of the Best Value General Education Bachelor's Degree Colleges.

Best New York Schools for Affordable Quality for a Bachelor's in General Education

#1

SUNY Empire State College

Saratoga Springs, NY

Our analysis found SUNY Empire State College to be the best value school for general education students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in New York. SUNY Empire is a medium-sized public school located in the suburb of Saratoga Springs.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at SUNY Empire are $7,630 a year. After completing their Bachelor's Degree, education graduates from SUNY Empire carry an average student debtload of $26,772.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend St. Thomas Aquinas College. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value General Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in New York list. STAC is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Sparkill.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at STAC are $35,300 a year.

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#3

Niagara University

Niagara University, NY

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Niagara University is a great value for general education students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the suburb of Niagara University, Niagara is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Niagara undergraduate students pay an average of $35,980 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#4

Syracuse University

Syracuse, NY

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Syracuse University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value General Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in New York list. Located in the city of Syracuse, Syracuse is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Syracuse are $57,591 per year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Syracuse is ranked #2 for overall quality for education in New York.

Full General Education at Syracuse University Report

#5

New York University

New York, NY

The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at New York University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value general education schools in New York. Located in the city of New York, NYU is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at NYU are $56,500 a year.

NYU also took the #3 spot in our Best General Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in New York rankings.

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#6

Keuka College

Keuka Park, NY

Keuka College landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value bachelor’s degree general education programs. Located in the town of Keuka Park, Keuka College is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Keuka College are $35,028 a year.

Full General Education at Keuka College Report

Best Value General Education Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Best Value General Education Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
New Jersey 702
Pennsylvania 1,014
Maryland 1,286
District of Columbia 79
Delaware 134

General Education is one of 14 different types of teaching programs to choose from.

Education Focus Areas

Major Annual Graduates
General Education 29,810

Related Major Annual Graduates
Teacher Education Grade Specific 110,226
Educational Administration 46,469
Teacher Education Subject Specific 43,297
Special Education 36,792
Curriculum & Instruction 19,832

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 6 schools only.

  • 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 the rest 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to KOKUYO.

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