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2022 Best Value Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities 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 / Sciences & Humanities Schools for a Master's in New York For Those Making $0-$30k

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Schools for a Master’s in New York For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking.

In 2019-2020, 559,661 liberal arts / sciences and humanities students received their degree, making the major the 3rd most popular in the country. In 2017-2018, liberal arts / sciences and humanities 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 / sciences and humanities 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 / sciences and humanities graduates with average earnings and debt of $60,029 and $47,933 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Schools for a Master’s in New York For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking looked at 6 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in liberal arts / sciences and humanities. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent liberal arts / sciences and humanities programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the liberal arts / sciences and humanities program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities 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 / sciences & humanities students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 6 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities (Income $0-$30k) in New York

#1

Stony Brook University

Stony Brook, New York
#2 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Schools for a Master’s in New York For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Stony Brook University landed the #1 spot on the list. SUNY Stony Brook is a large public school situated in Stony Brook, New York. It awarded 65 masters’s liberal arts / sciences and humanities degrees in 2019-2020.

SUNY Stony Brook not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Master’s Degree Schools in New York” list. 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 / Sciences & Humanities 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. CSI is a public institution located in Staten Island, New York. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 6 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

CSI did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #0 on our “Best Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Master’s Degree Schools in New York” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at College of Staten Island CUNY are $21,080.

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#3

New York University

New York, New York
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend New York University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Schools for a Master’s in New York For Those Making $0-$30k list. 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 / sciences and humanities degrees to 73 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at NYU, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities 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 New York University are $36,892.

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#4

Fordham University

Bronx, New York
#3 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Schools for a Master’s in New York For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Fordham University landed the #4 spot on the list. Fordham U is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Bronx, New York. It awarded 7 masters’s liberal arts / sciences and humanities degrees in 2019-2020.

Fordham U also made our “Best Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Master’s Degree Schools in New York” list, coming in at #3. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Fordham University are $23,846.

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#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend St John’s University - New York. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Schools for a Master’s in New York For Those Making $0-$30k list. This large school is located in Queens, New York, and it awarded 11 masters’s liberal arts / sciences and humanities degrees in 2019-2020.

STJ not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Master’s Degree Schools in New York” list. 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 landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Schools for a Master’s in New York For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. The New School is a private not-for-profit institution located in New York, New York. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 13 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

New School University also made our “Best Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Master’s Degree Schools in New York” list, coming in at #7. Average graduate tuition and fees at The New School 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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