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2022 Best Value Liberal Studies Schools for a Master’s in New York

5 Ranked Colleges
257 Degrees Awarded
$33,400 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Liberal Studies Schools for a Master's in New York

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. 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 Liberal Studies Schools for a Master’s in New York” ranking is part of that endeavor.

With 365,980 degrees handed out in 2019-2020, liberal arts is the 2nd most popular major in the United States.

Across New York, there were 10,945 liberal arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 257 liberal arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $60,029 and $47,933 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Liberal Studies Schools for a Master’s in New York” ranking analyzed 5 colleges that offered a degree in liberal arts. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great liberal arts programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the liberal arts program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Liberal Studies Schools for a Master’s in New York

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Liberal Studies Schools for a Master’s in New York.

Top 5 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Liberal Arts in New York

#1

The Graduate Center, CUNY

New York, New York
#3 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Liberal Studies Schools for a Master’s in New York that were part of this year’s ranking, The Graduate Center, CUNY landed the #1 spot on the list. The Graduate Center is located in New York, New York and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 79 masters’s liberal studies degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our new york master’s degree liberal studies students list, The Graduate Center has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Liberal Arts Master’s Degree Schools in New York” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at The Graduate Center, CUNY are $23,640, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Liberal Arts at The Graduate Center, CUNY

#2

Stony Brook University

Stony Brook, New York
#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Stony Brook University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Liberal Studies Schools for a Master’s in New York. SUNY Stony Brook is a large public school situated in Stony Brook, New York. It awarded 65 masters’s liberal studies degrees in 2019-2020.

SUNY Stony Brook also took the #2 spot in our “Best Liberal Arts Master’s Degree Schools in New York” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Stony Brook University are $25,583, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full SUNY Stony Brook Liberal Arts Report

#3

Excelsior University

Albany, New York
#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Excelsior University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Liberal Studies Schools for a Master’s in New York list. Albany, New York is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s liberal studies degrees to 8 students in 2019-2020.

Excelsior University also took the #4 spot in our “Best Liberal Arts Master’s Degree Schools in New York” ranking.

Full Excelsior University Liberal Arts Report

#4

New York University

New York, New York
#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend New York University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Liberal Studies Schools for a Master’s in New York. NYU is located in New York, New York and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 45 masters’s liberal studies degrees to qualified students.

NYU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Liberal Arts Master’s Degree Schools in New York” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at New York University are $36,892, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Liberal Arts at New York University

#5

The New School

New York, New York
#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The New School. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Liberal Studies Schools for a Master’s in New York list. New York, New York is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s liberal studies degrees to 13 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our new york master’s degree liberal studies students list, New School University has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Liberal Arts Master’s Degree Schools in New York” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at New School University are $47,642, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Liberal Arts at The New School

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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