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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Liberal Arts General Studies (Income $30-$48k) in New York

6 Ranked Colleges
309 Degrees Awarded
$30,900 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Liberal Arts Schools for a Master's in New York For Those Making $30-$48k

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value Liberal Arts Schools for a Master’s in New York For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking.

In 2019-2020, 559,661 liberal arts general studies students received their degree, making the major the 1st most popular in the country. In 2017-2018, liberal arts general studies graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $26,786 and had an average of $16,538 in loans still to pay off.

Across New York, there were 20,887 liberal arts general studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $26,728 and $15,736 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 309 liberal arts general studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $60,029 and $47,933 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Liberal Arts Schools for a Master’s in New York For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking, we looked at 6 colleges that offer a degree in liberal arts general studies. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent liberal arts general studies programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the liberal arts general studies program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Liberal Arts Schools for a Master’s in New York For Those Making $30-$48k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Liberal Arts Schools for a Master’s in New York For Those Making $30-$48k.

Top 6 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Liberal Arts General Studies (Income $30-$48k) in New York

#1

Stony Brook University

Stony Brook, New York

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Stony Brook University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Liberal Arts Schools for a Master’s in New York For Those Making $30-$48k. Stony Brook University is a large school located in Stony Brook, New York that handed out 65 masters’s liberal arts degrees in 2019-2020.

SUNY Stony Brook also made our “Best Liberal Arts General Studies Master’s Degree Schools in New York” list, coming in at #2. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Stony Brook University are $25,583.

Full Stony Brook University Liberal Arts General Studies Report

#2

College of Staten Island CUNY

Staten Island, New York

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend College of Staten Island CUNY. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Liberal Arts Schools for a Master’s in New York For Those Making $30-$48k. College of Staten Island CUNY is located in Staten Island, New York and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 6 masters’s liberal arts degrees to qualified students.

CSI also made our “Best Liberal Arts General Studies Master’s Degree Schools in New York” list, coming in at #0. Average graduate tuition and fees at College of Staten Island CUNY are $21,080, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#3

New York University

New York, New York

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Liberal Arts Schools for a Master’s in New York For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, New York University landed the #3 spot on the list. New York University is located in New York, New York and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 73 masters’s liberal arts degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our new york master’s degree liberal arts students whose families make $30-$48k list, NYU has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Liberal Arts General Studies Master’s Degree Schools in New York” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at NYU are $36,892, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#4

Fordham University

Bronx, New York
#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Fordham University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Liberal Arts Schools for a Master’s in New York For Those Making $30-$48k list. Located in Bronx, New York, this fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 7 degrees to qualified masters’s liberal arts students in 2019-2020.

Fordham U also took the #3 spot in our “Best Liberal Arts General Studies Master’s Degree Schools in New York” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Fordham U are $23,846, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Fordham University Liberal Arts General Studies Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend St John’s University - New York. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Liberal Arts Schools for a Master’s in New York For Those Making $30-$48k list. Queens, New York is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s liberal arts degrees to 11 students in 2019-2020.

STJ also made our “Best Liberal Arts General Studies Master’s Degree Schools in New York” list, coming in at #5. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at STJ are $30,666.

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#6

The New School

New York, New York
#7 in overall quality

The New School landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Liberal Arts Schools for a Master’s in New York For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. 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 arts degrees to 13 students in 2019-2020.

New School University also took the #7 spot in our “Best Liberal Arts General Studies 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.

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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%.

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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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