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2023 Best Value Other Social Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in New York

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

2 Colleges
$32,397 Avg Tuition & Fees*

Finding the Best Other Social Sciences Graduate Certificate School for You

Other Social Sciences is the #126 most popular major in New York with 106 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Best Value Other Social Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in New York ranking. Our analysis looked at 2 schools in New York to see which graduate certificate programs offered the best value experiences for other social sciences students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Other Social Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in New York

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for other social sciences majors pursuing a graduate certificate.

Best New York Schools for Affordable Quality for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Other Social Sciences

#1

SUNY Empire State College

Saratoga Springs, NY

Our 2023 rankings named SUNY Empire State College the best value school in New York for other social sciences students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the suburb of Saratoga Springs, SUNY Empire is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at SUNY Empire are $11,870 per year.

Read full report on Other Social Sciences at SUNY Empire State College

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Columbia University in the City of New York is a great value for other social sciences students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of New York, Columbia is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

Columbia graduate students pay an average of $52,924 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Columbia did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our Best Other Social Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in New York list.

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Best Value Other Social Sciences Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Best Value Other Social Sciences Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania 33
Maryland 17
New Jersey 15
District of Columbia 1
Delaware 38

Other Social Sciences is one of 12 different types of programs to choose from.

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 2 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 AndrГ© KГјnzelmann.

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