2024 Best Sociology Master's Degree Schools in New York

a master's degree in sociology is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #94 out of 343 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.

For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 14 schools in New York to determine which ones were the best for sociology students pursuing a master's degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 121 master's degrees in sociology during the 2020-2021 academic year.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

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Choosing a Great Sociology School for Your Master's Degree

Your choice of sociology for getting your master's degree school matters. Important measures of a quality sociology program can vary widely even among the top schools. Below we explain some of the most important factors to consider before making your choice:

Overall Quality Is a Must

The overall quality of a master's degree school is important to ensure a good education, not just how well they do in a particular major. To take this into account we consider a college's overall Best Colleges for a Master's Degree ranking which itself looks at a collection of different factors like degree completion, educational resources, student body caliber and post-graduation earnings for the school as a whole.

Average Early-Career Salaries

Average early-career salary of those graduating with their master's degree is one indicator we use in our analysis to find the schools that offer the highest-quality education. After all, your master's degree won't mean much if it doesn't help you find a job that will help you earn a living.

Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on sociology students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other sociology students want to attend this school to pursue a master's degree.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Student Debt - How easy is it for sociology to pay back their student loans after receiving their master's degree.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized sociology related body.

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for sociology students working on their master's degree.

More Ways to Rank Sociology Schools

The sociology 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 Sociology Master's Degree Schools in New York.

Best Schools for Master’s Students to Study Sociology in New York

The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing a master's degree in sociology.

10 Top New York Schools for a Master's in Sociology

1

Teachers College at Columbia University
New York, NY

23 Annual Graduates

$63,289 Median Starting Salary

Teachers College at Columbia University is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a master's degree in sociology. Teachers College is a small private not-for-profit university located in the large city of New York.

Students who graduate with their master's from the sociology program report average early career earnings of $63,289.

More information about a master’s in sociology from Teachers College at Columbia University

2

Columbia University in the City of New York
New York, NY

15 Annual Graduates

Columbia University in the City of New York is a wonderful choice for students pursuing a master's degree in sociology. Columbia is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the city of New York.More information about a master’s in sociology from Columbia University in the City of New York

3

New York University
New York, NY

13 Annual Graduates

It is difficult to beat New York University if you wish to pursue a master's degree in sociology. NYU is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the city of New York.More information about a master’s in sociology from New York University

4

Cornell University
Ithaca, NY

9 Annual Graduates

Cornell University is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a master's degree in sociology. Located in the small city of Ithaca, Cornell is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population.More information about a master’s in sociology from Cornell University

5

The Graduate Center, CUNY
New York, NY

22 Annual Graduates

The Graduate Center is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of New York.More information about a master’s in sociology from The Graduate Center, CUNY

6

Syracuse University
Syracuse, NY

5 Annual Graduates

Located in the midsize city of Syracuse, Syracuse is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population.More information about a master’s in sociology from Syracuse University

7

Binghamton University
Vestal, NY

3 Annual Graduates

Binghamton University is a large public university located in the medium-sized suburb of Vestal.More information about a master’s in sociology from Binghamton University

8

University at Buffalo
Buffalo, NY

8 Annual Graduates

University at Buffalo is a fairly large public university located in the large suburb of Buffalo.More information about a master’s in sociology from University at Buffalo

9

The New School
New York, NY

6 Annual Graduates

Located in the large city of New York, New School University is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.More information about a master’s in sociology from The New School

10

University at Albany
Albany, NY

3 Annual Graduates

UAlbany is a large public university located in the city of Albany.More information about a master’s in sociology from University at Albany

Best Sociology Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Best Sociology Schools in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania	248	28
Maryland	193	28
New Jersey	188	20
District of Columbia	154	13
Delaware	109	2

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Sociology Related Rankings by Major

One of 13 majors within the Social Sciences area of study, Sociology has other similar majors worth exploring.

Sociology Focus Areas

Major	Annual Graduates
Sociology	121

Majors Similar to Sociology

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Economics	517
International Relations & National Security	496
Political Science & Government	217
Anthropology	160
Urban Studies	134
Other Social Sciences	96
Geography & Cartography	53
General Social Sciences	48
Archeology	2

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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 the rest 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).
• Credit for the banner image above goes to Kontos. More about our data sources and methodologies.