2025 Best General Social Sciences Master's Degree Schools in New York

General Social Sciences is about average in terms of popularity for master's degrees programs. That is, it ranks #142 out of the 343 majors across the country that we analyze each year. As such, the degree program isn't offered at every college in the United States, but there are schools that do have a program in the field that are top-notch when it comes to quality.

College Factual reviewed 2 schools in New York to determine which ones were the best for master's degree seekers in the field of general social sciences. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 268 master's degrees in general social sciences during the 2022-2023 academic year.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

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Average Earnings

To determine the overall quality of a graduate school, one factor we look at is the average early-career salary of those receiving their master's degree from the school. This is because one of the main reasons people pursue their master's degree is to enable themselves to find better-paying positions.

Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on general social sciences students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of general social sciences students who choose to seek a master's degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Student Debt - How easy is it for general social sciences to pay back their student loans after receiving their master's degree.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized general social sciences related body.

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for general social sciences students working on their master's degree.

More Ways to Rank General Social Sciences Schools

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best General Social Sciences Master's Degree Schools in New York ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

Best Schools for Master’s Students to Study General Social Sciences in New York

Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing a master's degree in general social sciences.

Top New York Schools for a Master's in Social Sciences

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Columbia University in the City of New York
New York, NY

207 Annual Graduates

It is difficult to beat Columbia University in the City of New York if you wish to pursue a master's degree in general social sciences. Columbia is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of New York.More information about a master’s in general social sciences from Columbia University in the City of New York

2

The Graduate Center, CUNY
New York, NY

17 Annual Graduates

Any student who is interested in a master's degree in general social sciences has to take a look at The Graduate Center, CUNY. The Graduate Center is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of New York.More information about a master’s in general social sciences from The Graduate Center, CUNY

Best General Social Sciences Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Best General Social Sciences Schools in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania	248	19
Maryland	193	43
New Jersey	188	16

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Rankings in Majors Related to Social Sciences

General Social Sciences is one of 13 different types of Social Sciences programs to choose from.

Social Sciences Concentrations

Major	Annual Graduates
Research Methodology & Quantitative Methods	216
General Social Sciences	52

Majors Similar to Social Sciences

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Economics	668
International Relations & National Security	662
Political Science & Government	255
Sociology	161
Anthropology	151
Urban Studies	108
Other Social Sciences	89
Geography & Cartography	43
Archeology	9

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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 the rest 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).
• Credit for the banner image above goes to Manfred Werner (Tsui). More about our data sources and methodologies.