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2022 Best Value Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Schools for a Master’s in New York

7 Ranked Colleges
309 Degrees Awarded
$31,400 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Schools for a Master's in New York

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Schools for a Master’s in New York” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities is one of the most popular majors in the nation, ranking 3rd of all the majors we analyze. In 2019-2020, 559,661 degrees were awarded to students with this major. In 2017-2018, liberal arts / sciences and humanities 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 / sciences and humanities 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 / sciences and humanities graduates with average earnings and debt of $60,029 and $47,933 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Schools for a Master’s in New York” ranking, we looked at 7 colleges that offer a degree in liberal arts / sciences and humanities. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality liberal arts / sciences and humanities programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the liberal arts / sciences and humanities program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Schools for a Master’s in New York

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Schools for a Master’s in New York.

Top 7 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities in New York

#1

The Graduate Center, CUNY

New York, New York
#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The Graduate Center, CUNY. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Schools for a Master’s in New York list. This medium-sized school is located in New York, New York, and it awarded 79 masters’s liberal arts / sciences and humanities degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at The Graduate Center, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Master’s Degree Schools in New York” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at The Graduate Center, CUNY are $23,640.

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#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 Arts / Sciences & Humanities Schools for a Master’s in New York. SUNY Stony Brook is a public institution located in Stony Brook, New York. The school has a large population, and it awarded 65 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

SUNY Stony Brook did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Master’s Degree Schools in New York” list. 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 / Sciences & Humanities Report

#3

Excelsior University

Albany, New York
#6 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Excelsior University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Schools for a Master’s in New York. Excelsior University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Albany, New York. The school has a large population, and it awarded 8 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Excelsior University also took the #6 spot in our “Best Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Master’s Degree Schools in New York” ranking.

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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 / Sciences & Humanities Schools for a Master’s in New York list. Located in Bronx, New York, this fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 7 diplomas to qualified masters’s liberal arts / sciences and humanities students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our new york master’s degree liberal arts / sciences & humanities students list, Fordham U has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities 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 / Sciences & Humanities Report

#5 in overall quality

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 / Sciences & Humanities Schools for a Master’s in New York list. St John’s University - New York is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Queens, New York. It awarded 11 masters’s liberal arts / sciences and humanities degrees in 2019-2020.

STJ also took the #5 spot in our “Best Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Master’s Degree Schools in New York” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at St John’s University - New York are $30,666, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full STJ Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Report

#6

New York University

New York, New York
#1 in overall quality

New York University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Schools for a Master’s in New York ranking, coming in at #6. This large school is located in New York, New York, and it awarded 73 masters’s liberal arts / sciences and humanities degrees in 2019-2020.

NYU also took the #1 spot in our “Best Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities 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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#7

The New School

New York, New York
#7 in overall quality

The New School came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Schools for a Master’s in New York ranking. Located in New York, New York, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school awarded 13 degrees to qualified masters’s liberal arts / sciences and humanities students in 2019-2020.

New School University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Master’s Degree Schools in New York” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at The New School are $47,642, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full New School University Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Report

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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%.

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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