2022 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for General Social Sciences 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 General Social Sciences Schools for an Associate in New York” ranking is part of that endeavor.

General Social Sciences is the 39th most popular major in the country with 19,542 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across New York, there were 1,421 general social sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 144 general social sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $30,640 and $14,770 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value General Social Sciences Schools for an Associate in New York” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in general social sciences. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great general social sciences programs and cost less that 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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Best Value General Social Sciences Schools for an Associate in New York” list to help you make the college decision.

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Best Value General Social Sciences Schools for an Associate in New York

The colleges and universities below are the best for new york associate degree general social sciences students.

Top 2 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for General Social Sciences in New York

#1

SUNY Empire State College

Saratoga Springs, New York

#2 in overall quality

$12,142 Average Net Price

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend SUNY Empire State College. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value General Social Sciences Schools for an Associate in New York list. SUNY Empire State College is a fairly large public school situated in Saratoga Springs, New York. It awarded 3 associates’s general social sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at SUNY Empire, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best General Social Sciences Associate Degree Schools in New York” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for SUNY Empire State College is $12,142 for New York Associate Degree General Social Sciences students.

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#2

Canisius College

Buffalo, New York

#1 in overall quality

$19,222 Average Net Price

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Canisius College. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value General Social Sciences Schools for an Associate in New York. This small school is located in Buffalo, New York, and it awarded 1 associates’s general social sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

Canisius did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best General Social Sciences Associate Degree Schools in New York” list. The yearly cost to attend Canisius College is $19,222 for New York Associate Degree General Social Sciences students.

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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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