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2023 Best Value Social Sciences Doctor's Degree Schools in New York

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

10 Colleges
$27,918 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$62,624 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Social Sciences Doctor's Degree School for You

Social Sciences is the #11 most popular major in New York with 2,378 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. 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 Social Sciences Doctor's Degree 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 doctor's degree programs offered the best value experiences for 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. 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.

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

2023 Best Value Social Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in New York

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Social Sciences Doctor's Degree Colleges.

Top 10 Best Social Sciences Doctor's Degree Schools

Our analysis found The Graduate Center, CUNY to be the best value school for social sciences students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in New York. Located in the large city of New York, The Graduate Center is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at The Graduate Center are $10,410 per year.

The Graduate Center also made our Best Social Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in New York list, coming in at #1.

Full Social Sciences at The Graduate Center, CUNY Report

#2

Binghamton University

Vestal, NY

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Binghamton University is a great value for social sciences students working on their doctor’s degree. Binghamton University is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized suburb of Vestal.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Binghamton University are $13,780 a year.

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#3

University at Albany

Albany, NY

The excellent doctor’s degree programs at University at Albany helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value social sciences schools in New York. Located in the small city of Albany, UAlbany is a public school with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at UAlbany are $13,535 per year.

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#3

Cornell University

Ithaca, NY

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Cornell University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Social Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in New York list. Located in the small city of Ithaca, Cornell is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Cornell are $30,006 a year.

Cornell not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #2 on our Best Social Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in New York list.

Full Social Sciences at Cornell University Report

#5

University at Buffalo

Buffalo, NY

The excellent doctor’s degree programs at University at Buffalo helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value social sciences schools in New York. University at Buffalo is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Buffalo.

University at Buffalo graduate students pay an average of $14,388 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#6

Stony Brook University

Stony Brook, NY

With a ranking of #6, Stony Brook University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for social sciences students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the large suburb of Stony Brook, SUNY Stony Brook is a public school with a very large student population.

SUNY Stony Brook graduate students pay an average of $13,838 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Full Social Sciences at Stony Brook University Report

#7

New York University

New York, NY

New York University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Social Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in New York list. Located in the large city of New York, NYU is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at NYU are $38,206 a year.

NYU also made our Best Social Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in New York list, coming in at #5.

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Columbia University in the City of New York ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Social Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in New York list. Columbia is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of New York.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Columbia are $52,924 a year.

Columbia excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Social Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in New York list.

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#9

Syracuse University

Syracuse, NY

With a ranking of #9, Syracuse University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for social sciences students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the midsize city of Syracuse, Syracuse is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Syracuse are $42,954 per year.

Full Social Sciences at Syracuse University Report

#10

The New School

New York, NY

The New School came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Social Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in New York ranking. Located in the city of New York, New School University is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at New School University are $49,136 per year.

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Best Value Social Sciences Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania 1,001
Maryland 1,347
New Jersey 349
District of Columbia 1,630
Delaware 102

Social Sciences Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Economics 6,173
International Relations & National Security 5,010
Political Science & Government 2,664
Geography & Cartography 2,315
Sociology 1,907
Anthropology 1,446
Criminology 936
General Social Sciences 745
Other Social Sciences 532
Urban Studies 432
Archeology 66
Demography & Population Studies 66

Majors Similar to Social Sciences

Related Major Annual Graduates
Education 199,724
Psychology 42,013
Communication & Journalism 12,242
Library Science 5,929
History 4,391

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 AndrГ© KГјnzelmann.

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