2023 Most Popular Liberal Arts General Studies Master's Degree Schools in New York
Finding the Best Liberal Arts General Studies Master's Degree School for You
In 2020-2021, liberal arts general studies students earned 19,150 degrees and certificates from a New York school, making the subject the 2nd in the state.
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The Most Popular Liberal Arts General Studies Master's Degree Schools in New York ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 24 schools in New York to see which master's degree programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Liberal Arts General Studies program at each school on the list.
2023 Most Popular Liberal Arts General Studies Master’s Degree Schools in New York
Check out the liberal arts master's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in New York.
Top 10 Most Popular Liberal Arts General Studies Master's Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Stony Brook University the most popular school in New York for liberal arts general studies students working on their master’s degree. Located in the suburb of Stony Brook, SUNY Stony Brook is a public school with a very large student population.
Of the 121 students majoring in liberal arts at SUNY Stony Brook, 33% are male and 67% are female.
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The in-demand master’s degree programs at New York University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular liberal arts general studies schools in New York. Located in the large city of New York, NYU is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.
About 68% of the students majoring in liberal arts at the school are women while 32% are male.
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The in-demand master’s degree programs at The Graduate Center, CUNY helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular liberal arts general studies schools in New York. Located in the large city of New York, The Graduate Center is a public college with a medium-sized student population.
Women make up 67% of the liberal arts majors at the school.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The College at Brockport. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Liberal Arts General Studies Master’s Degree Schools in New York list. SUNY Brockport is a moderately-sized public school located in the fringe town of Brockport.
About 81% of the students majoring in liberal arts at the school are women while 19% are male.
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The in-demand master’s degree programs at St John’s University - New York helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular liberal arts general studies schools in New York. STJ is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Queens.
About 64% of the students majoring in liberal arts at the school are women while 36% are male.
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Excelsior College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Liberal Arts General Studies Master’s Degree Schools in New York ranking. Located in the city of Albany, Excelsior College is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.
About 44% of the students majoring in liberal arts at the school are women while 56% are male.
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Lehman College landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree liberal arts general studies programs. Located in the large city of Bronx, Lehman is a public college with a large student population.
Of the 8 students majoring in liberal arts at Lehman, 25% are male and 75% are female.
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SUNY Empire State College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Liberal Arts General Studies Master’s Degree Schools in New York ranking. SUNY Empire is a medium-sized public school located in the small suburb of Saratoga Springs.
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Columbia University in the City of New York ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Liberal Arts General Studies Master’s Degree Schools in New York list. Columbia is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of New York.
About 50% of the students majoring in liberal arts at the school are women while 50% are male.
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University at Buffalo ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Liberal Arts General Studies Master’s Degree Schools in New York list. University at Buffalo is a very large public school located in the suburb of Buffalo.
Women make up 80% of the liberal arts majors at the school.
Request InformationBest Liberal Arts General Studies Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region
Explore all the Most Popular Liberal Arts General Studies Schools in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Pennsylvania | 3,589 |
| Maryland | 9,515 |
| New Jersey | 9,619 |
| District of Columbia | 145 |
| Delaware | 649 |
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Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 24 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).
More about our data sources and methodologies.