Grad school at a private u. started at something like $1700/course, and was ~$2300 when I finished, 2-1/2 years later.
Those days are over. In truth, I've worked with some New School grads and have known some of the profs. They're not "bad" people or particularly unintelligent. Just somewhat mis-directed. You can pretty much get whatever kind of college education you want in NYC and this is an education of a particular type.