2023 Best Value Social Sciences Master's Degree Schools in New York
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Social Sciences Master's Degree School for You
Social Sciences is one of the most popular subjects to study in New York. With 17,106 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, it ranked 6th out of all the majors we track in the state.
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To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value Social Sciences Master's Degree Schools in New York ranking. Our analysis looked at 27 schools in New York to see which master's degree programs offered the best value experiences for social sciences students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.
Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.
In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.
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2023 Best Value Social Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in New York
The following schools top our list of the Best Value Social Sciences Master's Degree Colleges.
Top 10 Best Social Sciences Master's Degree Schools
Our analysis found The Graduate Center, CUNY to be the best value school for social sciences students who want to pursue a master’s degree in New York. The Graduate Center is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of New York.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at The Graduate Center are $10,410 per year.
In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, The Graduate Center is ranked #3 for overall quality for social sciences in New York.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Niagara University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Social Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in New York list. Niagara is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Niagara University.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Niagara are $13,950 per year.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Binghamton University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Social Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in New York list. Located in the suburb of Vestal, Binghamton University is a public school with a large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Binghamton University are $13,780 a year.
The excellent master’s degree programs at Hunter College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value social sciences schools in New York. Hunter is a fairly large public school located in the city of New York.
Hunter graduate students pay an average of $11,398 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend SUNY Empire State College. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Social Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in New York list. Located in the small suburb of Saratoga Springs, SUNY Empire is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.
SUNY Empire graduate students pay an average of $11,870 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
With a ranking of #6, Teachers College at Columbia University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for social sciences students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of New York, Teachers College is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Teachers College are $35,054 per year.
In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Teachers College is ranked #2 for overall quality for social sciences in New York.
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Queens College landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree social sciences programs. QC is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Queens.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at QC are $11,612 a year.
John Jay College of Criminal Justice landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree social sciences programs. Located in the large city of New York, John Jay is a public college with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at John Jay are $11,532 a year.
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Cornell University ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Social Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in New York list. Cornell is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Ithaca.
Cornell graduate students pay an average of $30,006 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Cornell is ranked #1 for overall quality for social sciences in New York.
Lehman College ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Social Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in New York list. Lehman is a large public school located in the large city of Bronx.
Lehman graduate students pay an average of $11,570 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
Best Value Social Sciences Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region
Explore all the Best Value Social Sciences Schools in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| New Jersey | 3,601 |
| Pennsylvania | 8,021 |
| Maryland | 5,314 |
| Delaware | 865 |
| District of Columbia | 4,643 |
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Majors Related to Social Sciences
Social Sciences Majors to Study
| Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Political Science & Government | 49,282 |
| Economics | 49,055 |
| Sociology | 38,475 |
| General Social Sciences | 18,997 |
| International Relations & National Security | 14,306 |
| Anthropology | 11,415 |
| Criminology | 11,039 |
| Geography & Cartography | 8,526 |
| Other Social Sciences | 2,414 |
| Urban Studies | 1,507 |
| Sociology & Anthropology | 541 |
| Archeology | 339 |
| Demography & Population Studies | 88 |
Most Popular Majors Related to Social Sciences
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Education | 327,871 |
| Psychology | 195,678 |
| Communication & Journalism | 120,571 |
| Family, Consumer & Human Sciences | 55,820 |
| History | 32,731 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 25 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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