2023 Best Value General Social Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in New York
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best General Social Sciences Graduate Certificate School for You
General Social Sciences is the #65 most popular major in New York with 1,113 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.
With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.
To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value General Social Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in New York ranking. This report analyzed 2 schools in New York to see which ones offered the best value graduate certificate programs for social sciences students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.
Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. 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.
In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.
Best New York Schools for Affordable Quality for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in General Social Sciences
Our 2023 rankings named Columbia University in the City of New York the best value school in New York for general social sciences students working on their graduate certificate. Columbia is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of New York.
Columbia graduate students pay an average of $52,924 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
Columbia also took the #3 spot in our Best General Social Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in New York rankings.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Syracuse University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value General Social Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in New York list. Located in the midsize city of Syracuse, Syracuse is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Syracuse are $42,954 per year.
Syracuse excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our Best General Social Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in New York list.
Request InformationBest Value General Social Sciences Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region
Explore all the Best Value General Social Sciences Schools in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Pennsylvania | 265 |
| Maryland | 428 |
| New Jersey | 738 |
| District of Columbia | 1 |
| Delaware | 147 |
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Majors Related to Social Sciences
One of 12 majors within the area of study, general social sciences has other similar majors worth exploring.
Most Popular Majors Related to Social Sciences
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Political Science & Government | 49,282 |
| Economics | 49,055 |
| Sociology | 38,475 |
| International Relations & National Security | 14,306 |
| Anthropology | 11,415 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 2 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).
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