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2023 Best Value Liberal Arts General Studies Schools in New York

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

7 Colleges
$29,959 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$28,854 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Liberal Arts General Studies School for You

With 395 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, liberal arts general studies is the #55 most popular major in New York.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best Value Liberal Arts General Studies Schools in New York to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 7 schools in New York to see which ones offered the best value programs for liberal arts students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Liberal Arts General Studies Schools in New York

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for liberal arts majors pursuing a .

Best New York Schools for Affordable Quality in Liberal Arts General Studies

#1

Stony Brook University

Stony Brook, NY
$10,455 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named Stony Brook University the best value school in New York for liberal arts general studies students. Located in the large suburb of Stony Brook, SUNY Stony Brook is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at SUNY Stony Brook are $10,455 a year.

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$7,410 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means The Graduate Center, CUNY is a great value for liberal arts general studies students. Located in the city of New York, The Graduate Center is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

The Graduate Center undergraduate students pay an average of $7,410 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

The Graduate Center not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #3 on our Best Liberal Arts General Studies Schools in New York list.

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#3

Excelsior College

Albany, NY

The excellent programs at Excelsior College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best liberal arts general studies schools in New York. Located in the city of Albany, Excelsior College is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

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#4

College of Staten Island CUNY

Staten Island, NY
$7,490 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend College of Staten Island CUNY. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Liberal Arts General Studies Schools in New York list. CSI is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Staten Island.

CSI undergraduate students pay an average of $7,490 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#5

New York University

New York, NY
$56,500 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend New York University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Liberal Arts General Studies Schools in New York list. Located in the city of New York, NYU is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at NYU are $56,500 per year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, NYU also did well on our Best Liberal Arts General Studies Schools in New York list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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$45,562 Average Tuition & Fees

St John’s University - New York did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for liberal arts general studies students. It came in at #6 on the list. STJ is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Queens.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at STJ are $45,562 per year.

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#7

The New School

New York, NY
$52,338 Average Tuition & Fees

The New School ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Liberal Arts General Studies Schools in New York list. Located in the city of New York, New School University is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

New School University undergraduate students pay an average of $52,338 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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Best Value Liberal Arts General Studies Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Best Value Liberal Arts General Studies Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania 69
Maryland 98
New Jersey 12
District of Columbia 21
Delaware 1

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 7 schools only.

  • 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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