Social Sciences, General programs in New York
11 schools in New York teach this, at certificate or associate level. 1 of them reports what graduates earn two years out; the highest is $25,194 at SUNY College of Agriculture and Technology at Cobleskill.
What this work pays in New York
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education in New York earn a median of $85,760 a year across 101,410 jobs. That is what the occupation pays everyone in it — not what graduates of any one program below earned.
| Also leads to | Median | Jobs in New York |
|---|---|---|
| Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education | $97,070 | 70,660 |
| Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education | $94,840 | 38,670 |
| Managers, All Other | $167,200 | 18,470 |
| Social Scientists and Related Workers, All Other | $104,770 | 3,410 |
| Social Science Research Assistants | $61,210 | 3,040 |
Occupation wages: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, 2025.
Schools
| School | Credential | Median debt | Graduate earnings, 2 yrs | Graduates |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SUNY College of Agriculture and Technology at Cobleskill Cobleskill | Associate's degree | — | $25,194 (12 grads) | — |
| CUNY Borough of Manhattan Community College New York | Associate's degree | — | not published | 9 |
| CUNY Graduate School and University Center New York | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | — |
| CUNY York College Jamaica | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Canisius University Buffalo | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Empire State University Saratoga Springs | Associate's degree | — | not published | 2 |
| Erie Community College Buffalo | Associate's degree | — | not published | 100 |
| Long Island University Brookville | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Marymount Manhattan College New York | Associate's degree | — | not published | 31 |
| Rockland Community College Suffern | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Siena University Loudonville | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
A dash under earnings or debt means the U.S. Department of Education has not published a figure for that program — it withholds any median computed from too few graduates, which covers about four of every five programs. It never means zero, and it says nothing about whether the program is any good. Where a figure is shown, the number of graduates behind it is shown with it.
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The U.S. Department of Education publishes new cost, debt and earnings figures once a year, and every number on this page changes at once. One email when that happens for Social Sciences, General — nothing else, and nothing in between.
Program and outcome figures: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, released 2026-06-10.