2024 Best General Social Sciences Schools in New York
18
Colleges in New York
1,083
General Social Sciences Degrees Awarded
Ranked #44 in popularity,
general social sciences is one of the most sought-after degree programs in the nation. This means there are lots of options to choose from when you decide to get your degree.
College Factual looked at 18 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best General Social Sciences Schools in New York ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 1,083 degrees in general social sciences during the 2020-2021 academic year.
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Choosing a Great General Social Sciences School
Your choice of general social sciences school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for general social sciences schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.
In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.
Pick Your General Social Sciences Degree Level
The general social sciences school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best General Social Sciences Schools in New York.
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Best Schools for General Social Sciences in New York
If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the general social sciences degrees they offer, see the list below.
10 Top New York Schools in General Social Sciences
Master's Degree
Highest Degree Type
12th
Most Popular In NY
Every student pursuing a degree in general social sciences has to look into Columbia University in the City of New York. Columbia is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of New York. A Best Colleges rank of #14 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Columbia is a great university overall.
There were approximately 21 general social sciences students who graduated with this degree at Columbia in the most recent data year.
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Bachelor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
6th
Most Popular In NY
61
General Social Sciences Degrees Awarded
Every student who is interested in general social sciences needs to look into New York University. NYU is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the city of New York. A Best Colleges rank of #27 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means NYU is a great university overall.
There were about 61 general social sciences students who graduated with this degree at NYU in the most recent year we have data available.
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Colgate University is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in general social sciences. Located in the town of Hamilton, Colgate is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. A Best Colleges rank of #67 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Colgate is a great university overall.
There were roughly 2 general social sciences students who graduated with this degree at Colgate in the most recent year we have data available.
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Bachelor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
1st
Most Popular In NY
318
General Social Sciences Degrees Awarded
It is hard to beat University at Buffalo if you want to pursue a degree in general social sciences. University at Buffalo is a fairly large public university located in the suburb of Buffalo. A Best Colleges rank of #313 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means University at Buffalo is a great university overall.
There were approximately 318 general social sciences students who graduated with this degree at University at Buffalo in the most recent data year.
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Graduate Certificate
Highest Degree Type
28th
Most Popular In NY
Located in the medium-sized city of Syracuse, Syracuse is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #132 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Syracuse is a great university overall.
There were about 1 general social sciences students who graduated with this degree at Syracuse in the most recent data year.
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Manhattan is a small private not-for-profit college located in the large city of Riverdale. This college ranks 55th out of 142 colleges for overall quality in the state of New York.
There were roughly 24 general social sciences students who graduated with this degree at Manhattan in the most recent data year.
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Binghamton University is a large public university located in the midsize suburb of Vestal. A Best Colleges rank of #369 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Binghamton University is a great university overall.
There were about 3 general social sciences students who graduated with this degree at Binghamton University in the most recent year we have data available.
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Bachelor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
2nd
Most Popular In NY
142
General Social Sciences Degrees Awarded
Bard is a small private not-for-profit college located in the fringe town of Annandale-On-Hudson. This college ranks 56th out of 142 schools for overall quality in the state of New York.
There were roughly 142 general social sciences students who graduated with this degree at Bard in the most recent year we have data available.
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Bachelor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
14th
Most Popular In NY
The Graduate Center is a medium-sized public school located in the city of New York. A Best Colleges rank of #182 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means The Graduate Center is a great school overall.
There were roughly 13 general social sciences students who graduated with this degree at The Graduate Center in the most recent data year.
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Bachelor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
22nd
Most Popular In NY
Located in the distant town of Geneva, The Colleges is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population. A Best Colleges rank of #475 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means The Colleges is a great college overall.
There were approximately 2 general social sciences students who graduated with this degree at The Colleges in the most recent data year.
More information about a degree in general social sciences from Hobart and William Smith Colleges
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