2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Social Sciences in New York (With Aid)

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In 2019-2020, 19,542 people earned their degree in general social sciences, making the major the 39th most popular in the United States.

Across New York, there were 1,421 general social sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 15 general social sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $76,095 and $123,917 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value General Social Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in New York For Those Getting Aid” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in general social sciences. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent general social sciences 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 general social sciences program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value General Social Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in New York For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value General Social Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in New York For Those Getting Aid.

Top 2 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Social Sciences in New York (With Aid)

#1

Columbia University in the City of New York

New York, New York

#1 in overall quality

$51,194 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value General Social Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in New York For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Columbia University in the City of New York landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in New York, New York, this large private not-for-profit school handed out 12 degrees to qualified doctorate’s general social sciences students in 2019-2020.

Columbia also made our “Best General Social Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in New York” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at Columbia are $51,194, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about General Social Sciences at Columbia University in the City of New York

#2

Syracuse University

Syracuse, New York

#2 in overall quality

$41,714 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Syracuse University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value General Social Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in New York For Those Getting Aid list. Syracuse is located in Syracuse, New York and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 3 doctorate’s general social sciences degrees to qualified students.

Syracuse also took the #2 spot in our “Best General Social Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in New York” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Syracuse are $41,714, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Social Sciences (With Aid)

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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