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Sociology programs in New York

78 colleges in New York offer Sociology, from associate's degree to certificate (12 weeks to 1 year). The most graduates in 2023-24 came from CUNY Hunter College, University at Buffalo, and CUNY Queens College.

Updated · Sources: IPEDS 2023-24, College Scorecard

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Colleges

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

  • CUNY Hunter College

    New York, NY · 4-year · Public

    Bachelor's degree Master's degree
    Average net price
    $2,984
    Graduation rate
    57%
    Median earnings (10 yrs)
    $63,163
  • University at Buffalo

    Buffalo, NY · 4-year · Public

    Bachelor's degree Master's degree Doctorate (research)
    Average net price
    $20,995
    Graduation rate
    75%
    Median earnings (10 yrs)
    $70,814
  • CUNY Queens College

    Queens, NY · 4-year · Public

    Bachelor's degree Postbaccalaureate certificate
    Average net price
    $4,195
    Graduation rate
    53%
    Median earnings (10 yrs)
    $62,763
  • Stony Brook University

    Stony Brook, NY · 4-year · Public

    Bachelor's degree Master's degree Doctorate (research)
    Average net price
    $18,784
    Graduation rate
    76%
    Median earnings (10 yrs)
    $74,502
  • CUNY Lehman College

    Bronx, NY · 4-year · Public

    Bachelor's degree
    Average net price
    $3,148
    Graduation rate
    51%
    Median earnings (10 yrs)
    $58,013
  • University at Albany

    Albany, NY · 4-year · Public

    Bachelor's degree Master's degree Doctorate (research)
    Average net price
    $17,167
    Graduation rate
    61%
    Median earnings (10 yrs)
    $67,979
  • New York University

    New York, NY · 4-year · Private nonprofit

    Bachelor's degree Master's degree Doctorate (research)
    Average net price
    $37,050
    Graduation rate
    88%
    Median earnings (10 yrs)
    $82,509
  • Columbia University in the City of New York

    New York, NY · 4-year · Private nonprofit

    Bachelor's degree Master's degree Post-master's certificate Doctorate (research)
    Average net price
    $21,590
    Graduation rate
    96%
    Median earnings (10 yrs)
    $102,491
  • 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
  • Syracuse University

    Syracuse, NY · 4-year · Private nonprofit

    Bachelor's degree Postbaccalaureate certificate Master's degree Doctorate (research)
    Average net price
    $38,793
    Graduation rate
    84%
    Median earnings (10 yrs)
    $79,164
  • Binghamton University

    Vestal, NY · 4-year · Public

    Bachelor's degree Master's degree Doctorate (research)
    Average net price
    $21,620
    Graduation rate
    82%
    Median earnings (10 yrs)
    $80,596
  • CUNY City College

    New York, NY · 4-year · Public

    Bachelor's degree Master's degree
    Average net price
    $3,776
    Graduation rate
    57%
    Median earnings (10 yrs)
    $66,039
  • Fordham University

    Bronx, NY · 4-year · Private nonprofit

    Bachelor's degree Master's degree
    Average net price
    $44,338
    Graduation rate
    82%
    Median earnings (10 yrs)
    $85,569
  • CUNY Graduate School and University Center

    New York, NY · 4-year · Public

    Bachelor's degree Master's degree Doctorate (research)
    Median earnings (10 yrs)
    $65,991
    Median debt
    $12,584
    Acceptance rate
    68%
  • CUNY York College

    Jamaica, NY · 4-year · Public

    Bachelor's degree
    Average net price
    $4,456
    Graduation rate
    32%
    Median earnings (10 yrs)
    $56,945
  • Cornell University

    Ithaca, NY · 4-year · Private nonprofit

    Bachelor's degree Master's degree Doctorate (research)
    Average net price
    $28,690
    Graduation rate
    95%
    Median earnings (10 yrs)
    $104,043
  • CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice

    New York, NY · 4-year · Public

    Bachelor's degree
    Average net price
    $3,203
    Graduation rate
    56%
    Median earnings (10 yrs)
    $56,195
  • 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
  • Colgate University

    Hamilton, NY · 4-year · Private nonprofit

    Bachelor's degree
    Average net price
    $28,786
    Graduation rate
    91%
    Median earnings (10 yrs)
    $85,139
  • 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
  • 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
  • The New School

    New York, NY · 4-year · Private nonprofit

    Bachelor's degree Master's degree Doctorate (research)
    Average net price
    $58,741
    Graduation rate
    69%
    Median earnings (10 yrs)
    $52,901
  • United States Military Academy

    West Point, NY · 4-year · Public

    Bachelor's degree
    Graduation rate
    87%
    Acceptance rate
    12%
    Undergrads
    4,408
  • CUNY Brooklyn College

    Brooklyn, NY · 4-year · Public

    Bachelor's degree Master's degree
    Average net price
    $3,103
    Graduation rate
    54%
    Median earnings (10 yrs)
    $60,752
  • University of Mount Saint Vincent

    Bronx, NY · 4-year · Private nonprofit

    Bachelor's degree
    Average net price
    $21,696
    Graduation rate
    57%
    Median earnings (10 yrs)
    $65,756
  • Skidmore College

    Saratoga Springs, NY · 4-year · Private nonprofit

    Bachelor's degree
    Average net price
    $32,297
    Graduation rate
    83%
    Median earnings (10 yrs)
    $69,363
  • 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 Brockport

    Brockport, NY · 4-year · Public

    Bachelor's degree
    Average net price
    $16,353
    Graduation rate
    55%
    Median earnings (10 yrs)
    $54,496
  • SUNY College at Geneseo

    Geneseo, NY · 4-year · Public

    Bachelor's degree
    Average net price
    $18,211
    Graduation rate
    71%
    Median earnings (10 yrs)
    $67,316
  • Teachers College at Columbia University

    New York, NY · 4-year · Private nonprofit

    Master's degree Doctorate (research)
    Median earnings (10 yrs)
    $73,294
  • St Lawrence University

    Canton, NY · 4-year · Private nonprofit

    Bachelor's degree
    Average net price
    $28,651
    Graduation rate
    79%
    Median earnings (10 yrs)
    $67,258
  • SUNY Oneonta

    Oneonta, NY · 4-year · Public

    Bachelor's degree
    Average net price
    $19,158
    Graduation rate
    69%
    Median earnings (10 yrs)
    $60,386
  • CUNY Bernard M Baruch College

    New York, NY · 4-year · Public

    Bachelor's degree
    Average net price
    $3,033
    Graduation rate
    72%
    Median earnings (10 yrs)
    $75,971
  • 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
  • State University of New York at Oswego

    Oswego, NY · 4-year · Public

    Bachelor's degree
    Average net price
    $16,236
    Graduation rate
    60%
    Median earnings (10 yrs)
    $57,566
  • Hamilton College

    Clinton, NY · 4-year · Private nonprofit

    Bachelor's degree
    Average net price
    $28,985
    Graduation rate
    91%
    Median earnings (10 yrs)
    $78,411
  • Ithaca College

    Ithaca, NY · 4-year · Private nonprofit

    Bachelor's degree
    Average net price
    $33,926
    Graduation rate
    76%
    Median earnings (10 yrs)
    $63,548
  • Union College

    Schenectady, NY · 4-year · Private nonprofit

    Bachelor's degree
    Average net price
    $34,561
    Graduation rate
    80%
    Median earnings (10 yrs)
    $88,604
  • SUNY College at Potsdam

    Potsdam, NY · 4-year · Public

    Bachelor's degree
    Average net price
    $13,624
    Graduation rate
    45%
    Median earnings (10 yrs)
    $47,866
  • Hartwick College

    Oneonta, NY · 4-year · Private nonprofit

    Bachelor's degree
    Average net price
    $31,320
    Graduation rate
    53%
    Median earnings (10 yrs)
    $61,107
  • Hofstra University

    Hempstead, NY · 4-year · Private nonprofit

    Bachelor's degree Master's degree
    Average net price
    $34,176
    Graduation rate
    69%
    Median earnings (10 yrs)
    $69,039
  • 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
  • Hobart William Smith Colleges

    Geneva, NY · 4-year · Private nonprofit

    Bachelor's degree
    Average net price
    $31,563
    Graduation rate
    77%
    Median earnings (10 yrs)
    $68,831
  • St. Francis College

    Brooklyn, NY · 4-year · Private nonprofit

    Bachelor's degree
    Average net price
    $18,129
    Graduation rate
    55%
    Median earnings (10 yrs)
    $58,099
  • St. John's University-New York

    Queens, NY · 4-year · Private nonprofit

    Bachelor's degree Master's degree
    Average net price
    $29,999
    Graduation rate
    66%
    Median earnings (10 yrs)
    $69,571
  • 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 at Purchase College

    Purchase, NY · 4-year · Public

    Bachelor's degree
    Average net price
    $18,913
    Graduation rate
    63%
    Median earnings (10 yrs)
    $45,092
  • Wagner College

    Staten Island, NY · 4-year · Private nonprofit

    Bachelor's degree
    Average net price
    $28,241
    Graduation rate
    65%
    Median earnings (10 yrs)
    $74,360
  • 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
  • Vassar College

    Poughkeepsie, NY · 4-year · Private nonprofit

    Bachelor's degree
    Average net price
    $39,343
    Graduation rate
    91%
    Median earnings (10 yrs)
    $71,366
  • Siena College

    Loudonville, NY · 4-year · Private nonprofit

    Bachelor's degree
    Average net price
    $33,733
    Graduation rate
    75%
    Median earnings (10 yrs)
    $76,079
  • Manhattan University

    Riverdale, NY · 4-year · Private nonprofit

    Bachelor's degree
    Average net price
    $27,256
    Graduation rate
    64%
    Median earnings (10 yrs)
    $86,316
  • Yeshiva University

    New York, NY · 4-year · Private nonprofit

    Bachelor's degree
    Average net price
    $49,965
    Graduation rate
    83%
    Median earnings (10 yrs)
    $71,353
  • Rochester Institute of Technology

    Rochester, NY · 4-year · Private nonprofit

    Bachelor's degree
    Average net price
    $34,906
    Graduation rate
    70%
    Median earnings (10 yrs)
    $76,571
  • Marymount Manhattan College

    New York, NY · 4-year · Private nonprofit

    Bachelor's degree
    Average net price
    $36,861
    Graduation rate
    49%
    Median earnings (10 yrs)
    $49,131
  • Alfred University

    Alfred, NY · 4-year · Private nonprofit

    Bachelor's degree
    Average net price
    $25,620
    Graduation rate
    57%
    Median earnings (10 yrs)
    $54,897
  • 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
  • Nazareth University

    Rochester, NY · 4-year · Private nonprofit

    Bachelor's degree
    Average net price
    $29,357
    Graduation rate
    73%
    Median earnings (10 yrs)
    $56,458
  • SUNY Polytechnic Institute

    Utica, NY · 4-year · Public

    Bachelor's degree Master's degree
    Average net price
    $14,164
    Graduation rate
    55%
    Median earnings (10 yrs)
    $64,355
  • Adelphi University

    Garden City, NY · 4-year · Private nonprofit

    Bachelor's degree
    Average net price
    $30,783
    Graduation rate
    67%
    Median earnings (10 yrs)
    $75,482
  • 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
  • St Bonaventure University

    Saint Bonaventure, NY · 4-year · Private nonprofit

    Bachelor's degree
    Average net price
    $27,074
    Graduation rate
    67%
    Median earnings (10 yrs)
    $57,214
  • Touro University

    New York, NY · 4-year · Private nonprofit

    Bachelor's degree
    Average net price
    $29,627
    Graduation rate
    72%
    Median earnings (10 yrs)
    $53,419
  • Canisius University

    Buffalo, NY · 4-year · Private nonprofit

    Bachelor's degree
    Average net price
    $17,940
    Graduation rate
    66%
    Median earnings (10 yrs)
    $60,681
  • Iona University

    New Rochelle, NY · 4-year · Private nonprofit

    Bachelor's degree
    Average net price
    $29,188
    Graduation rate
    56%
    Median earnings (10 yrs)
    $73,595
  • Niagara University

    Niagara University, NY · 4-year · Private nonprofit

    Bachelor's degree
    Average net price
    $17,248
    Graduation rate
    75%
    Median earnings (10 yrs)
    $56,196
  • Russell Sage College

    Troy, NY · 4-year · Private nonprofit

    Bachelor's degree
    Average net price
    $22,917
    Graduation rate
    56%
    Median earnings (10 yrs)
    $58,316
  • Molloy University

    Rockville Centre, NY · 4-year · Private nonprofit

    Bachelor's degree
    Average net price
    $24,347
    Graduation rate
    70%
    Median earnings (10 yrs)
    $77,789
  • Mount Saint Mary College

    Newburgh, NY · 4-year · Private nonprofit

    Bachelor's degree
    Average net price
    $25,522
    Graduation rate
    65%
    Median earnings (10 yrs)
    $67,705
  • SUNY at Fredonia

    Fredonia, NY · 4-year · Public

    Bachelor's degree
    Average net price
    $15,897
    Graduation rate
    50%
    Median earnings (10 yrs)
    $54,247
  • D'Youville University

    Buffalo, NY · 4-year · Private nonprofit

    Bachelor's degree
    Average net price
    $20,433
    Graduation rate
    67%
    Median earnings (10 yrs)
    $66,942
  • Long Island University

    Brookville, NY · 4-year · Private nonprofit

    Bachelor's degree
    Average net price
    $33,062
    Graduation rate
    57%
    Median earnings (10 yrs)
    $59,950
  • St. John Fisher University

    Rochester, NY · 4-year · Private nonprofit

    Bachelor's degree
    Average net price
    $28,945
    Graduation rate
    74%
    Median earnings (10 yrs)
    $66,944
  • St. Joseph's University-New York

    Brooklyn, NY · 4-year · Private nonprofit

    Bachelor's degree Certificate (12 weeks to 1 year)
    Average net price
    $19,035
    Graduation rate
    69%
    Median earnings (10 yrs)
    $63,905
  • Utica University

    Utica, NY · 4-year · Private nonprofit

    Bachelor's degree
    Average net price
    $19,108
    Graduation rate
    56%
    Median earnings (10 yrs)
    $63,277
  • College of Staten Island CUNY

    Staten Island, NY · 4-year · Public

    Bachelor's degree
    Average net price
    $5,579
    Graduation rate
    34%
    Median earnings (10 yrs)
    $53,501
  • Excelsior University

    Albany, NY · 4-year · Private nonprofit

    Bachelor's degree
    Median earnings (10 yrs)
    $78,493
    Median debt
    $13,769
    Undergrads
    11,550
  • Keuka College

    Keuka Park, NY · 4-year · Private nonprofit

    Bachelor's degree
    Average net price
    $24,338
    Graduation rate
    58%
    Median earnings (10 yrs)
    $58,289

Program 45.1101, CIP 2020. Colleges and award levels from IPEDS 2023-24 completions; costs and outcomes from College Scorecard (June 2026).