2022 Best Value Science, Tech & Society Schools for a Master’s in New York For Those Making $75-$110k

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Science, Tech & Society Schools for a Master’s in New York For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 1,072 people earned their degree in science, technology and society, making the major the 225th most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, science, technology and society graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $52,000 and had an average of $27,321 in loans still to pay off.

Across New York, there were 314 science, technology and society graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,500 and $15,000 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 7 science, technology and society graduates with average earnings and debt of $60,029 and $47,933 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Science, Tech & Society Schools for a Master’s in New York For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in science, technology and society. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent science, technology and society programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the science, technology and society program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Science, Tech & Society Schools for a Master’s in New York For Those Making $75-$110k

The colleges and universities below are the best for new york master’s degree science, tech & society students whose families make $75-$110k.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Science, Technology & Society (Income $75-$110k) in New York

#1

Cornell University

Ithaca, New York

#1 in overall quality

$30,042 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Science, Tech & Society Schools for a Master’s in New York For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Cornell University landed the #1 spot on the list. Cornell University is a large school located in Ithaca, New York that handed out 4 masters’s science, tech and society degrees in 2019-2020.

Cornell also made our “Best Science, Technology & Society Master’s Degree Schools in New York” list, coming in at #1. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Cornell University are $30,042.

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#2

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Troy, New York

$58,325 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Science, Tech & Society Schools for a Master’s in New York For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute landed the #2 spot on the list. RPI is a private not-for-profit institution located in Troy, New York. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 2 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

RPI not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #0 on our “Best Science, Technology & Society Master’s Degree Schools in New York” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at RPI are $58,325, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Science, Technology & Society (Income $75-$110k) in the Middle Atlantic Region
• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Science, Technology & Society (Income $75-$110k)

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%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

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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