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2021 Best General Social Sciences Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in New York

6 Colleges
714 Bachelor's Degrees
$34,984 Avg Cost*

Finding the Best General Social Sciences Schools for Non-Traditional Students

Best General Social Sciences Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in New YorkIn <nil>, 714 bachelor's degrees were awarded to general social sciences students who went to a New York college or university. This makes it the #42 most popular major in the state. This means that colleges and universities in the state were responsible for awarding 13.0% of all the social sciences bachelor's degrees in the country.

This year's Best General Social Sciences Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in New York ranking looked at 6 colleges that offer a bachelor's in social sciences. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent general social sciences programs, but they also offer a lot of support to non-traditional students.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as affordability, and overall quality of the general social sciences program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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2021 Best General Social Sciences Schools for Non-Traditional Students in New York

The colleges and universities below are the best for non-traditional students studying social sciences.

Best General Social Sciences Schools for Non-Traditional Students

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New York University
New York, NY

New York University tops the 2021 list of our schools in New York that are best for non-traditional general social sciences students. Located in the large city of New York, NYU is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population. NYU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our Best Colleges for General Social Sciences in New York list.

The student loan default rate at NYU is lower than is typical, just 0.8% of students default in three years. There are approximately 21,614 students at NYU that take at least one class online. 8,829 students are part time.

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Adelphi University
Garden City, NY

Adelphi University earned the #2 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the large suburb of Garden City, Adelphi is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population. As a testament to the quality of education offered at Adelphi, the school also landed the #3 rank in our Best Colleges for General Social Sciences in New York ranking.

About 1.1% of Adelphi students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 4,430 students take at least one class online at Adelphi. There are roughly 1,287 part time students in attendance at Adelphi.

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Mercy College
Dobbs Ferry, NY

Our rankings recognize Mercy College as the #3 school in this year's rankings. Located in the suburb of Dobbs Ferry, Mercy is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, Mercy has also earned the #6 rank in our Best Colleges for General Social Sciences in New York ranking.

The student loan default rate at Mercy is lower than is typical, just 1.8% of students default in three years. There are approximately 3,765 students at Mercy that take at least one class online. About 2,556 of the students at Mercy are attending part time.

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Our rankings recognize University at Buffalo as the #4 school in this year's rankings. University at Buffalo is a very large public school located in the suburb of Buffalo. University at Buffalo also made our Best Colleges for General Social Sciences in New York list, coming in at #2.

About 1.3% of University at Buffalo students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 16,575 students at University at Buffalo that take at least one class online. 5,053 of University at Buffalo students are attending part time.

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Our rankings recognize Dominican College of Blauvelt as the #5 school in this year's rankings. Dominican College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Orangeburg. As a testament to the quality of education offered at Dominican College, the school also landed the #7 rank in our Best Colleges for General Social Sciences in New York ranking.

About 2.4% of Dominican College students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 124 students at Dominican College that take at least one class online. About 261 of the students at Dominican College are attending part time.

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Touro College
New York, NY

Touro College comes in at #6 in this year's ranking. Located in the large city of New York, Touro is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, Touro has also earned the #5 rank in our Best Colleges for General Social Sciences in New York ranking.

About 2.3% of Touro students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. 3,726 students at Touro are exclusively online. 4,289 students are part time.

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Best for Non-Traditional Students General Social Sciences Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania 146
Maryland 246
New Jersey 251
Delaware 147
District of Columbia 1

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

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*Avg Cost is for the top 6 schools only.

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