2022 Best Value Social Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in New York

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In 2019-2020, 19,742 people earned their degree in general social sciences, making the major the 51st most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, general social sciences graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $31,665 and had an average of $22,423 in loans still to pay off.

Across New York, there were 1,449 general social sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $34,480 and $22,113 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 15 general social sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $76,095 and $123,917 respectively.

This ranking identifies schools with high-quality general social sciences programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the general social sciences program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Social Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in New York

The colleges and universities below are the best for new york doctor’s degree social sciences students.

Top 2 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Social Sciences in New York

#1

Syracuse University

Syracuse, New York

#2 in overall quality

$41,714 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Syracuse University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Social Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in New York list. Syracuse, New York is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctorate’s social sciences degrees to 3 students in 2019-2020.

Syracuse did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best General Social Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in New York” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Syracuse are $41,714, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on General Social Sciences at Syracuse University

#1

Columbia University in the City of New York

New York, New York

#1 in overall quality

$51,194 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 1 schools in the Best Value Social Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in New York that were part of this year’s ranking, Columbia University in the City of New York landed the #1 spot on the list. New York, New York is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctorate’s social sciences degrees to 12 students in 2019-2020.

Columbia also took the #1 spot in our “Best General Social Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in New York” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Columbia are $51,194, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Columbia University in the City of New York General Social Sciences 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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