2025 Best General Studies Associate Degree Schools in New York
25
Colleges in New York
3,382
Associate Degrees
If you pursue a associate degree in
general studies, you won't be alone. The field of study is the #2 most popular program in the country. This means there are lots of options to choose from when you decide to get your degree.
College Factual reviewed 25 schools in New York to determine which ones were the best for associate degree seekers in the field of general studies. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 3,382 associate degrees in general studies during the 2022-2023 academic year.
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Choosing a Great General Studies School for Your Associate Degree
The general studies associate degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. Important measures of a quality general studies program can vary widely even among the top schools. To make it into this list, a school must excel in the following areas.
A Great Overall School
The overall quality of a associate degree school is important to ensure a quality education, not just how well they do in a particular major. To make it into this list a school must rank well in our overall Best Colleges ranking. This ranking considered factors such as graduation rates, overall graduate earnings and other educational resources to identify great colleges and universities.
Other Factors We Consider
In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:
- Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to general studies students as compared to other majors.
- Major Demand - The number of general studies students who choose to seek a associate degree at the school.
- Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
- Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized general studies related body.
Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for general studies students working on their associate degree.
More Ways to Rank General Studies Schools
When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best General Studies Associate Degree Schools in New York list to help you make the college decision.
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