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In the most recent reporting year, students from 17 majors graduated from The New School.
At The New School, students can earn anything from certificates through the doctor’s degree - research/scholarship.
| Degree Level | Offered |
|---|---|
| Certificate | ✓ |
| Associate | ✓ |
| Bachelor’s | ✓ |
| Master’s | ✓ |
| Doctorate | ✓ |
Completions: 3,366 undergraduate · 2,480 graduate (5,846 total)
Ranked by the number of degrees awarded, these are the most popular majors at The New School.
| Most Popular Majors | Graduates |
|---|---|
| Multi-Disciplinary Studies | 2,923 |
| Design and Applied Arts. | 631 |
| Computer Software and Media Applications. | 266 |
| Music. | 240 |
| Arts, Entertainment, and Media Management. | 236 |
Among The New School programs with salary data, these majors lead on average graduate earnings.
| Highest-Paying Majors | Average Salary |
|---|---|
| Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology. | $63,289 |
| Sustainability Studies. | $52,594 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | $52,154 |
| Computer Software and Media Applications. | $50,625 |
| Public Policy Analysis. | $50,442 |
The majors at The New School are organized below by area of study, with graduates, average salary, and specializations for each.
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Multi-Disciplinary Studies | 2,923 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Design and Applied Arts. ↳ Fashion/Apparel Design. · Interior Design. · Industrial and Product Design. · Illustration. · Design and Applied Arts, Other. · Graphic Design. |
631 | $35,451 |
| Music. ↳ Music Performance, General. · Keyboard Instruments. · Jazz/Jazz Studies. · Voice and Opera. · Music Theory and Composition. · Music History, Literature, and Theory. · Conducting. · Stringed Instruments. |
240 | $17,479 |
| Arts, Entertainment, and Media Management. ↳ Fine and Studio Arts Management. · Arts, Entertainment, and Media Management, General. |
236 | $45,511 |
| Fine and Studio Arts. ↳ Fine/Studio Arts, General. · Art History, Criticism and Conservation. |
144 | $24,276 |
| Film/Video and Photographic Arts. ↳ Photography. · Film/Cinema/Media Studies. · Documentary Production. |
105 | $23,129 |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft. ↳ Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General. · Musical Theatre. · Acting. · Directing and Theatrical Production. |
76 | $21,377 |
| Dance. ↳ Dance, General. |
2 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Computer Software and Media Applications. ↳ Web Page, Digital/Multimedia and Information Resources Design. |
266 | $50,625 |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Radio, Television, and Digital Communication. ↳ Digital Communication and Media/Multimedia. |
181 | NA |
| Communication, General. ↳ Mass Communication/Media Studies. |
64 | $29,021 |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Systems Science and Theory. | 124 | NA |
| Sustainability Studies. | 24 | $52,594 |
| International/Globalization Studies. | 20 | NA |
| Biological and Physical Sciences. | 6 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other. | 138 | NA |
| Specialized Sales, Merchandising and Marketing Operations. ↳ Fashion Merchandising. |
29 | $45,633 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. ↳ Business Administration and Management, General. · Non-Profit/Public/Organizational Management. |
2 | $52,154 |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Economics. ↳ Econometrics and Quantitative Economics. · Economics, General. |
52 | NA |
| Political Science and Government. ↳ Political Science and Government, General. |
40 | NA |
| Sociology. ↳ Sociology, General. |
27 | NA |
| Anthropology. ↳ Cultural Anthropology. |
18 | NA |
| International Relations and National Security Studies. ↳ International Relations and Affairs. |
13 | $42,177 |
| Urban Studies/Affairs. | 4 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies. ↳ Creative Writing. |
83 | $37,616 |
| Literature. ↳ General Literature. |
32 | $23,592 |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Psychology, General. | 82 | $20,773 |
| Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology. ↳ Clinical Psychology. |
18 | $63,289 |
| Research and Experimental Psychology. ↳ Research and Experimental Psychology, Other. |
5 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Architectural Sciences and Technology. ↳ Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology. |
81 | NA |
| City/Urban, Community, and Regional Planning. | 7 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities. ↳ Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies. |
73 | $30,416 |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Philosophy. | 47 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Public Policy Analysis. ↳ Public Policy Analysis, Other. |
15 | $50,442 |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| History. ↳ History, General. |
13 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies. ↳ Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies, Other. |
12 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Natural Resources Conservation and Research. ↳ Environmental Studies. |
10 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services. ↳ Foods, Nutrition, and Wellness Studies, General. |
3 | NA |
Footnotes
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
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