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2022 Best Value Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Schools for a Master’s in New York For Those Making $48-$75k

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 $48-$75k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. 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 $48-$75k” 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 $48-$75k” ranking analyzed 6 colleges that offered a degree in liberal arts / sciences and humanities. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great liberal arts / sciences and humanities 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 / sciences and humanities 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 / Sciences & Humanities Schools for a Master’s in New York For Those Making $48-$75k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Schools for a Master’s in New York For Those Making $48-$75k.

Top 6 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities (Income $48-$75k) in New York

#1

Stony Brook University

Stony Brook, New York
#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Stony Brook University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Schools for a Master’s in New York For Those Making $48-$75k list. Stony Brook University is a large school located in Stony Brook, New York that handed out 65 masters’s liberal arts / sciences and humanities degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our new york master’s degree liberal arts / sciences & humanities students whose families make $48-$75k list, SUNY Stony Brook has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities 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

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend College of Staten Island CUNY. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Schools for a Master’s in New York For Those Making $48-$75k. Staten Island, New York is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s liberal arts / sciences and humanities degrees to 6 students in 2019-2020.

CSI also took the #0 spot in our “Best Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Master’s Degree Schools in New York” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at CSI are $21,080, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#3

New York University

New York, New York
#1 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 $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, New York University landed the #3 spot on the 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.

NYU also took 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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#5 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 $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, St John’s University - New York landed the #4 spot on the list. Located in Queens, New York, this large private not-for-profit school awarded 11 degrees to qualified masters’s liberal arts / sciences and humanities students 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. Average graduate tuition and fees at St John’s University - New York are $30,666, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#5

Fordham University

Bronx, New York
#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Fordham University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Schools for a Master’s in New York For Those Making $48-$75k list. Located in Bronx, New York, this fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 7 diplomas to qualified masters’s liberal arts / sciences and humanities students in 2019-2020.

Fordham U did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 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 Fordham University are $23,846.

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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 / Sciences & Humanities Schools for a Master’s in New York For Those Making $48-$75k ranking. New York, New York is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s liberal arts / sciences and humanities degrees to 13 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our new york master’s degree liberal arts / sciences & humanities students whose families make $48-$75k list, New School University has also earned the #7 rank in our “Best Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Master’s Degree Schools in New York” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at New School University are $47,642, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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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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