Where can I study General Studies in New York?

General Studies programs in New York

53 colleges in New York offer General Studies, from certificate (1 to 2 years) to certificate (12 weeks to 1 year). The most graduates in 2023-24 came from Suffolk County Community College, Monroe Community College, and Hudson Valley Community College.

Updated September 2026 · Sources: IPEDS 2023-24, College Scorecard

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Colleges

Sorted by graduates in General Studies. No college pays to be on this list or to rank higher.

Suffolk County Community College
Selden, NY · 2-year · Public

Associate's degree

Average net price
$5,258

Graduation rate
29%

Median earnings (10 yrs)
$49,907
Monroe Community College
Rochester, NY · 2-year · Public

Associate's degree

Average net price
$6,353

Graduation rate
27%

Median earnings (10 yrs)
$40,174
Hudson Valley Community College
Troy, NY · 2-year · Public

Associate's degree

Average net price
$8,501

Graduation rate
35%

Median earnings (10 yrs)
$45,460
Erie Community College
Buffalo, NY · 2-year · Public

Associate's degree

Average net price
$7,765

Graduation rate
28%

Median earnings (10 yrs)
$41,228
Farmingdale State College
Farmingdale, NY · 4-year · Public

Associate's degree

Average net price
$10,867

Graduation rate
53%

Median earnings (10 yrs)
$69,781
Dutchess Community College
Poughkeepsie, NY · 2-year · Public

Associate's degree

Average net price
$10,065

Graduation rate
30%

Median earnings (10 yrs)
$43,929
Tompkins Cortland Community College
Dryden, NY · 2-year · Public

Certificate (1 to 2 years) Associate's degree

Average net price
$12,723

Graduation rate
26%

Median earnings (10 yrs)
$40,707
Genesee Community College
Batavia, NY · 2-year · Public

Certificate (1 to 2 years) Associate's degree

Average net price
$8,334

Graduation rate
31%

Median earnings (10 yrs)
$39,674
Mohawk Valley Community College
Utica, NY · 2-year · Public

Associate's degree

Average net price
$8,987

Graduation rate
38%

Median earnings (10 yrs)
$39,850
SUNY Broome Community College
Binghamton, NY · 2-year · Public

Associate's degree

Average net price
$8,940

Graduation rate
23%

Median earnings (10 yrs)
$39,710
Columbia-Greene Community College
Hudson, NY · 2-year · Public

Associate's degree

Average net price
$6,559

Graduation rate
46%

Median earnings (10 yrs)
$44,441
Ulster County Community College
Stone Ridge, NY · 2-year · Public

Certificate (1 to 2 years) Associate's degree

Average net price
$5,035

Graduation rate
34%

Median earnings (10 yrs)
$41,896
SUNY Adirondack
Queensbury, NY · 2-year · Public

Associate's degree

Average net price
$10,389

Graduation rate
37%

Median earnings (10 yrs)
$41,267
Empire State University
Saratoga Springs, NY · 4-year · Public

Associate's degree

Average net price
$11,676

Graduation rate
41%

Median earnings (10 yrs)
$54,080
Fulton-Montgomery Community College
Johnstown, NY · 2-year · Public

Certificate (1 to 2 years) Associate's degree

Average net price
$6,696

Graduation rate
40%

Median earnings (10 yrs)
$39,535
Onondaga Community College
Syracuse, NY · 2-year · Public

Associate's degree

Average net price
$8,562

Graduation rate
27%

Median earnings (10 yrs)
$41,190
SUNY Buffalo State University
Buffalo, NY · 4-year · Public

Bachelor's degree

Average net price
$11,346

Graduation rate
33%

Median earnings (10 yrs)
$52,334
Jamestown Community College
Jamestown, NY · 2-year · Public

Certificate (1 to 2 years) Associate's degree

Average net price
$9,850

Graduation rate
40%

Median earnings (10 yrs)
$38,242
Herkimer County Community College
Herkimer, NY · 2-year · Public

Associate's degree

Average net price
$13,419

Graduation rate
35%

Median earnings (10 yrs)
$39,199
State University of New York at Cortland
Cortland, NY · 4-year · Public

Bachelor's degree

Average net price
$22,345

Graduation rate
68%

Median earnings (10 yrs)
$60,236
SUNY College of Technology at Canton
Canton, NY · 4-year · Public

Associate's degree

Average net price
$15,268

Graduation rate
38%

Median earnings (10 yrs)
$47,860
SUNY Morrisville
Morrisville, NY · 4-year · Public

Associate's degree

Average net price
$15,939

Graduation rate
28%

Median earnings (10 yrs)
$43,295
State University of New York at New Paltz
New Paltz, NY · 4-year · Public

Bachelor's degree

Average net price
$18,809

Graduation rate
72%

Median earnings (10 yrs)
$58,073
SUNY Old Westbury
Old Westbury, NY · 4-year · Public

Bachelor's degree

Average net price
$11,282

Graduation rate
45%

Median earnings (10 yrs)
$58,526
Jefferson Community College
Watertown, NY · 2-year · Public

Certificate (1 to 2 years) Associate's degree Certificate (12 weeks to 1 year)

Average net price
$11,923

Graduation rate
28%

Median earnings (10 yrs)
$39,991
SUNY College of Technology at Delhi
Delhi, NY · 4-year · Public

Associate's degree

Average net price
$17,225

Graduation rate
45%

Median earnings (10 yrs)
$51,629
Sullivan County Community College
Loch Sheldrake, NY · 2-year · Public

Associate's degree

Average net price
$8,482

Graduation rate
33%

Median earnings (10 yrs)
$38,354
Niagara County Community College
Sanborn, NY · 2-year · Public

Certificate (1 to 2 years) Associate's degree

Average net price
$6,876

Graduation rate
32%

Median earnings (10 yrs)
$42,285
Cornell University
Ithaca, NY · 4-year · Private nonprofit

Bachelor's degree

Average net price
$28,690

Graduation rate
95%

Median earnings (10 yrs)
$104,043
State University of New York at Plattsburgh
Plattsburgh, NY · 4-year · Public

Bachelor's degree

Average net price
$17,156

Graduation rate
59%

Median earnings (10 yrs)
$56,403
SUNY College of Technology at Alfred
Alfred, NY · 4-year · Public

Associate's degree

Average net price
$15,016

Graduation rate
55%

Median earnings (10 yrs)
$50,445
SUNY Corning Community College
Corning, NY · 2-year · Public

Associate's degree

Average net price
$7,373

Graduation rate
34%

Median earnings (10 yrs)
$38,817
Columbia University in the City of New York
New York, NY · 4-year · Private nonprofit

Bachelor's degree Postbaccalaureate certificate

Average net price
$21,590

Graduation rate
96%

Median earnings (10 yrs)
$102,491
Clinton Community College
Plattsburgh, NY · 2-year · Public

Associate's degree

Average net price
$9,112

Graduation rate
37%

Median earnings (10 yrs)
$39,246
Manhattan University
Riverdale, NY · 4-year · Private nonprofit

Associate's degree

Average net price
$27,256

Graduation rate
64%

Median earnings (10 yrs)
$86,316
Maria College of Albany
Albany, NY · 4-year · Private nonprofit

Associate's degree

Average net price
$13,082

Graduation rate
30%

Median earnings (10 yrs)
$55,458
Roberts Wesleyan University
Rochester, NY · 4-year · Private nonprofit

Bachelor's degree

Average net price
$23,130

Graduation rate
67%

Median earnings (10 yrs)
$55,031
Pace University
New York, NY · 4-year · Private nonprofit

Associate's degree

Average net price
$30,892

Graduation rate
60%

Median earnings (10 yrs)
$70,378
Mercy University
Dobbs Ferry, NY · 4-year · Private nonprofit

Bachelor's degree

Average net price
$14,072

Graduation rate
46%

Median earnings (10 yrs)
$52,055
Trocaire College
Buffalo, NY · 4-year · Private nonprofit

Associate's degree

Average net price
$16,636

Graduation rate
31%

Median earnings (10 yrs)
$55,318
Barnard College
New York, NY · 4-year · Private nonprofit

Bachelor's degree

Average net price
$28,800

Graduation rate
93%

Median earnings (10 yrs)
$80,516
Boricua College
New York, NY · 4-year · Private nonprofit

Associate's degree Bachelor's degree Master's degree

Average net price
$15,245

Graduation rate
81%

Median earnings (10 yrs)
$35,348
CUNY Borough of Manhattan Community College
New York, NY · 2-year · Public

Associate's degree

Average net price
$4,976

Graduation rate
25%

Median earnings (10 yrs)
$42,306
CUNY LaGuardia Community College
Long Island City, NY · 2-year · Public

Associate's degree

Average net price
$6,120

Graduation rate
24%

Median earnings (10 yrs)
$41,653
Fordham University
Bronx, NY · 4-year · Private nonprofit

Bachelor's degree

Average net price
$44,338

Graduation rate
82%

Median earnings (10 yrs)
$85,569
Hofstra University
Hempstead, NY · 4-year · Private nonprofit

Bachelor's degree

Average net price
$34,176

Graduation rate
69%

Median earnings (10 yrs)
$69,039
Le Moyne College
Syracuse, NY · 4-year · Private nonprofit

Bachelor's degree

Average net price
$22,277

Graduation rate
73%

Median earnings (10 yrs)
$62,731
Manhattanville University
Purchase, NY · 4-year · Private nonprofit

Bachelor's degree

Average net price
$20,991

Graduation rate
58%

Median earnings (10 yrs)
$58,832
North Country Community College
Saranac Lake, NY · 2-year · Public

Certificate (1 to 2 years) Associate's degree

Average net price
$11,868

Graduation rate
29%

Median earnings (10 yrs)
$38,276
Orange County Community College
Middletown, NY · 2-year · Public

Associate's degree

Average net price
$6,794

Graduation rate
25%

Median earnings (10 yrs)
$44,117
Schenectady County Community College
Schenectady, NY · 2-year · Public

Associate's degree

Average net price
$8,947

Graduation rate
32%

Median earnings (10 yrs)
$40,902
St. John's University-New York
Queens, NY · 4-year · Private nonprofit

Bachelor's degree

Average net price
$29,999

Graduation rate
66%

Median earnings (10 yrs)
$69,571
SUNY Westchester Community College
Valhalla, NY · 2-year · Public

Associate's degree

Average net price
$9,373

Graduation rate
25%

Median earnings (10 yrs)
$46,822

Program 24.0102, CIP 2020. Colleges and award levels from IPEDS 2023-24 completions; costs and outcomes from College Scorecard (June 2026).