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2023 Most Popular General Social Sciences Schools in New York

10 Colleges
$35,899 Avg Salary
$25,803 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best General Social Sciences School for You

General Social Sciences is the #157 most popular major in New York with 52 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Most Popular General Social Sciences Schools in New York to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 10 schools in New York to see which programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the General Social Sciences program at each school on the list.

Check out the social sciences programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in New York.

#1

Utica College

Utica, NY

Our analysis found Utica College to be the most popular school for general social sciences students who want to pursue a degree in New York. Located in the small city of Utica, Utica College is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Full General Social Sciences at Utica College Report

The excellent programs at Columbia University in the City of New York helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best general social sciences schools in New York. Columbia is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of New York.

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#3

Syracuse University

Syracuse, NY

The excellent programs at Syracuse University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best general social sciences schools in New York. Located in the city of Syracuse, Syracuse is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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#4

Queens College

Queens, NY

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Queens College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular General Social Sciences Schools in New York list. Located in the city of Queens, QC is a public school with a large student population.

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#4

New York University

New York, NY

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend New York University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular General Social Sciences Schools in New York list. Located in the large city of New York, NYU is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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#4

University at Buffalo

Buffalo, NY

The excellent programs at University at Buffalo helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best general social sciences schools in New York. University at Buffalo is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Buffalo.

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#4

SUNY Old Westbury

Old Westbury, NY

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend SUNY Old Westbury. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular General Social Sciences Schools in New York list. Located in the large suburb of Old Westbury, SUNY Old Westbury is a public college with a small student population.

Full General Social Sciences at SUNY Old Westbury Report

#4

University at Albany

Albany, NY

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University at Albany. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Most Popular General Social Sciences Schools in New York list. Located in the city of Albany, UAlbany is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Full General Social Sciences at University at Albany Report

Out of the 10 schools in New York that were part of this year’s ranking, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute landed the # 4 spot on the list. RPI is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Troy.

Full General Social Sciences at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Report

#4

LIU Post

Brookville, NY

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means LIU Post is a great place for general social sciences students. Located in the suburb of Brookville, LIU Post is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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Best General Social Sciences Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Most Popular General Social Sciences Schools in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania 19
Maryland 66
New Jersey 28

One of 12 majors within the area of study, general social sciences has other similar majors worth exploring.

Majors Similar to Social Sciences

Related Major Annual Graduates
Economics 6,173
International Relations & National Security 5,010
Political Science & Government 2,664
Geography & Cartography 2,315
Sociology 1,907

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 10 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Manfred Werner (Tsui).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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