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2022 Best Value Liberal Arts Schools for a Master’s in New York For Those Making $0-$30k

6 Ranked Colleges
309 Degrees Awarded
$30,900 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Liberal Arts Schools for a Master's in New York For Those Making $0-$30k

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With 559,661 degrees handed out in 2019-2020, liberal arts general studies is the 1st most popular major in the United States. In 2017-2018, liberal arts general studies graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $26,786 and had an average of $16,538 in loans still to pay off.

Across New York, there were 20,887 liberal arts general studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $26,728 and $15,736 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 309 liberal arts general studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $60,029 and $47,933 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Liberal Arts Schools for a Master’s in New York For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking, we looked at 6 colleges that offer a degree in liberal arts general studies. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great liberal arts general studies programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the liberal arts general studies program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Liberal Arts Schools for a Master’s in New York For Those Making $0-$30k

The colleges and universities below are the best for new york master’s degree liberal arts students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 6 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Liberal Arts General Studies (Income $0-$30k) in New York

#1

Stony Brook University

Stony Brook, New York

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Stony Brook University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Liberal Arts Schools for a Master’s in New York For Those Making $0-$30k. Stony Brook University is a large school located in Stony Brook, New York that handed out 65 masters’s liberal arts degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at SUNY Stony Brook, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Liberal Arts General Studies Master’s Degree Schools in New York” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Stony Brook University are $25,583, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#2

College of Staten Island CUNY

Staten Island, New York

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Liberal Arts Schools for a Master’s in New York For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, College of Staten Island CUNY landed the #2 spot on the list. Staten Island, New York is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s liberal arts degrees to 6 students in 2019-2020.

CSI also took the #0 spot in our “Best Liberal Arts General Studies Master’s Degree Schools in New York” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at College of Staten Island CUNY are $21,080, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#3

New York University

New York, New York

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend New York University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Liberal Arts Schools for a Master’s in New York For Those Making $0-$30k. New York, New York is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s liberal arts degrees to 73 students in 2019-2020.

NYU also took the #1 spot in our “Best Liberal Arts General Studies Master’s Degree Schools in New York” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at NYU are $36,892.

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#4

Fordham University

Bronx, New York
#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Fordham University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Liberal Arts Schools for a Master’s in New York For Those Making $0-$30k list. This fairly large school is located in Bronx, New York, and it awarded 7 masters’s liberal arts degrees in 2019-2020.

Fordham U also took the #3 spot in our “Best Liberal Arts General Studies Master’s Degree Schools in New York” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Fordham U are $23,846, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Liberal Arts Schools for a Master’s in New York For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, St John’s University - New York landed the #5 spot on the list. Queens, New York is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s liberal arts degrees to 11 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at STJ, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Liberal Arts General Studies Master’s Degree Schools in New York” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at St John’s University - New York are $30,666.

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#6

The New School

New York, New York
#7 in overall quality

The New School came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Liberal Arts Schools for a Master’s in New York For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. This medium-sized school is located in New York, New York, and it awarded 13 masters’s liberal arts degrees in 2019-2020.

New School University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best Liberal Arts General Studies Master’s Degree Schools in New York” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at New School University are $47,642, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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Notes and References

References

  • 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 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).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

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Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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