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2023 Most Popular Social Sciences Master's Degree Schools in New York

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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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Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Social Sciences Master's Degree Schools in New York to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 35 schools in New York to see which ones were the most popular master's degree programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Social Sciences program at each school on the list.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for social sciences majors pursuing a master's degree.

Our analysis found Columbia University in the City of New York to be the most popular school for social sciences students who want to pursue a master’s degree in New York. Located in the city of New York, Columbia is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 421 students majoring in social sciences at Columbia, 41% are male and 59% are female.

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#2

New York University

New York, NY

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 social sciences schools in New York. NYU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of New York.

Women make up 60% of the social sciences majors at the school.

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Out of the 35 schools in New York that were part of this year’s ranking, The Graduate Center, CUNY landed the # 3 spot on the list. The Graduate Center is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of New York.

About 49% of the students majoring in social sciences at the school are women while 51% are male.

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#4

Syracuse University

Syracuse, NY

Out of the 35 schools in New York that were part of this year’s ranking, Syracuse University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Syracuse is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Syracuse.

Of the 102 students majoring in social sciences at Syracuse, 46% are male and 54% are female.

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#5

Binghamton University

Vestal, NY

Out of the 35 schools in New York that were part of this year’s ranking, Binghamton University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Vestal, Binghamton University is a public college with a fairly large student population.

About 51% of the students majoring in social sciences at the school are women while 49% are male.

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#6

Hunter College

New York, NY

Hunter College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Social Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in New York ranking. Hunter is a fairly large public school located in the large city of New York.

About 49% of the students majoring in social sciences at the school are women while 51% are male.

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#7

The New School

New York, NY

The New School came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Social Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in New York ranking. New School University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of New York.

Women make up 68% of the social sciences majors at the school.

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Teachers College at Columbia University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Social Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in New York ranking. Located in the large city of New York, Teachers College is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Women make up 77% of the social sciences majors at the school.

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#9

Cornell University

Ithaca, NY

Cornell University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree social sciences programs. Cornell is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Ithaca.

About 49% of the students majoring in social sciences at the school are women while 51% are male.

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#10

University at Albany

Albany, NY

University at Albany came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Social Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in New York ranking. UAlbany is a large public school located in the small city of Albany.

Of the 63 students majoring in social sciences at UAlbany, 46% are male and 54% are female.

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Best Social Sciences Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Most Popular 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

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

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 26 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 AndrГ© KГјnzelmann.

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