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2023 Best Value Sociology Schools in New York

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

58 Colleges
$8,534 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$33,529 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Sociology School for You

With 2,937 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, sociology is the #26 most popular major in New York.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value Sociology Schools in New York ranking. Our analysis looked at 58 schools in New York to see which programs offered the best value experiences for sociology 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.

2023 Best Value Sociology Schools in New York

Check out the sociology programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Top 10 Best Sociology Schools

$7,410 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found The Graduate Center, CUNY to be the best value school for sociology students who want to pursue a degree in New York. The Graduate Center is a moderately-sized public school located in the large city of New York.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at The Graduate Center are $7,410 a year. On average, sociology graduates from The Graduate Center take out $21,780 in student loans while working on their degree.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, The Graduate Center also did well on our Best Sociology Schools in New York list. It’s in the top 5% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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#2

York College

Jamaica, NY
$7,358 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend York College. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Sociology Schools in New York list. Located in the large city of Jamaica, York is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

York undergraduate students pay an average of $7,358 in in-state tuition and fees each year. While working on their degree, sociology majors at York accumulate an average of around $13,573 in student debt.

Full Sociology at York College Report

#3

Hunter College

New York, NY
$7,382 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Hunter College. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Sociology Schools in New York list. Hunter is a fairly large public school located in the large city of New York.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Hunter are $7,382 per year. The average amount in student loans that sociology majors at Hunter take out is $11,000.

Full Sociology at Hunter College Report

#4

Lehman College

Bronx, NY
$7,410 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Lehman College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Sociology Schools in New York list. Lehman is a large public school located in the city of Bronx.

Lehman undergraduate students pay an average of $7,410 in in-state tuition and fees each year. The average amount in student loans that sociology majors at Lehman take out is $11,508.

Read full report on Sociology at Lehman College

$7,470 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend John Jay College of Criminal Justice. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Sociology Schools in New York list. 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 undergraduate at John Jay are $7,470 a year.

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$7,340 Average Tuition & Fees

The City College of New York came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Sociology Schools in New York ranking. Located in the city of New York, CCNY is a public college with a large student population.

CCNY undergraduate students pay an average of $7,340 in in-state tuition and fees each year. Sociology majors at CCNY take out an average of $11,000 in student loans while working on their egree.

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#7

SUNY Old Westbury

Old Westbury, NY
$8,379 Average Tuition & Fees

With a ranking of #7, SUNY Old Westbury did quite well on this year’s best value schools for sociology students. SUNY Old Westbury is a small public school located in the large suburb of Old Westbury.

SUNY Old Westbury undergraduate students pay an average of $8,379 in in-state tuition and fees each year. After completing their degree, sociology graduates from SUNY Old Westbury carry an average student debtload of $21,000.

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#8

The College at Brockport

Brockport, NY
$8,678 Average Tuition & Fees

The College at Brockport ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Sociology Schools in New York list. Located in the town of Brockport, SUNY Brockport is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at SUNY Brockport are $8,678 per year. After completing their degree, sociology graduates from SUNY Brockport carry an average student debtload of $25,143.

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#9

SUNY Cortland

Cortland, NY

SUNY Cortland did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for sociology students. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the town of Cortland, SUNY Cortland is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at SUNY Cortland are $8,815 per year. While working on their degree, sociology majors at SUNY Cortland accumulate an average of around $25,286 in student debt.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, SUNY Cortland also is in the top 20% of our Best Sociology Schools in New York ranking.

Read full report on Sociology at SUNY Cortland

#10

Binghamton University

Vestal, NY
$10,390 Average Tuition & Fees

Binghamton University ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Sociology Schools in New York list. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Vestal, Binghamton University is a public college with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Binghamton University are $10,390 per year. While working on their degree, sociology majors at Binghamton University accumulate an average of around $23,000 in student debt.

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Best Value Sociology Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Best Value Sociology Schools in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania 867
Maryland 449
New Jersey 543
District of Columbia 138
Delaware 66

Sociology is one of 12 different types of programs to choose from.

Majors Similar to Sociology

Related Major Annual Graduates
Political Science & Government 49,282
Economics 49,055
General Social Sciences 18,997
International Relations & National Security 14,306
Anthropology 11,415

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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Kontos.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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