Best Community programs in New York, ranked by enrollment
All community and social service specialists not listed.
63 schools in New York run programs that feed this job, graduating 2,153 people a year. The job pays a median of $66,580 in New York across about 15,300 jobs (BLS OEWS May 2025).
Fields of study in New York that lead to this job
Grouped at the 4-digit CIP level. Numbers are graduates per year in this state.
5 programs in New York that lead to this job
Ranked by graduates per year in New York (IPEDS completions). Graduate earnings and debt are national College Scorecard figures reported at the 4-digit CIP level, so specializations within one field share a figure. Each program also links to its own New York page.
| # | Program | Graduates / yr | Share of pipeline | Schools | Grad earnings (1 yr) | Median debt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CIP 44.0000In New York → | 1,235 | 57.4% | 43 | $35,168 | $29,279 |
| 2 | CIP 44.0201In New York → | 474 | 22.0% | 14 | $39,102 | $27,000 |
| 3 | CIP 30.1701In New York → | 431 | 20.0% | 7 | $36,206 | $29,240 |
| 4 | CIP 39.0701In New York → | 7 | 0.3% | 2 | $32,226 | $26,000 |
| 5 | CIP 19.0710In New York → | 6 | 0.3% | 1 | $31,642 | $23,092 |
Top 25 schools in New York
Ranked by graduates per year into this job. Graduate earnings are reported for 19 of the 63 schools in this state.
| # | School | Graduates / yr | Top feeder program | Grad earnings (1 yr) | Grad rate | Net price | Acceptance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Teachers College at Columbia University New York, NY Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs | 354 | Behavioral Sciences | — | — | — | — |
| 2 | Empire State University Saratoga Springs, NY Public · 2 feeder programs | 339 | Community Organization and Advocacy | $45,544 | 41% | — | — |
| 3 | Bryant & Stratton College - Online Orchard Park, NY Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs | 229 | Human Services, General | $31,677 | 23% | $14,394 | — |
| 4 | Monroe University Bronx, NY Private for-profit · 1 feeder programs | 180 | Human Services, General | $19,164 | 57% | $12,028 | 68% |
| 5 | CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice New York, NY Public · 2 feeder programs | 103 | Human Services, General | — | 56% | — | 57% |
| 6 | CUNY New York City College of Technology Brooklyn, NY Public · 1 feeder programs | 90 | Human Services, General | $42,839 | 21% | — | 80% |
| 7 | CUNY Borough of Manhattan Community College New York, NY Public · 1 feeder programs | 71 | Community Organization and Advocacy | $33,854 | 25% | — | — |
| 8 | Dutchess Community College Poughkeepsie, NY Public · 1 feeder programs | 51 | Human Services, General | $24,622 | 30% | — | — |
| 9 | Erie Community College Buffalo, NY Public · 1 feeder programs | 40 | Human Services, General | — | 28% | — | — |
| 10 | Boricua College New York, NY Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs | 39 | Human Services, General | — | 81% | $14,705 | — |
| 11 | Hofstra University Hempstead, NY Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs | 31 | Behavioral Sciences | — | 69% | $34,539 | 68% |
| 12 | Touro University New York, NY Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs | 31 | Human Services, General | $41,021 | 72% | $27,110 | 61% |
| 13 | Nassau Community College Garden City, NY Public · 1 feeder programs | 29 | Human Services, General | $27,581 | 23% | — | — |
| 14 | SUNY Broome Community College Binghamton, NY Public · 1 feeder programs | 29 | Human Services, General | — | 23% | — | — |
| 15 | Daemen University Amherst, NY Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs | 28 | Behavioral Sciences | — | 59% | $16,826 | 68% |
| 16 | CUNY Graduate School and University Center New York, NY Public · 1 feeder programs | 27 | Community Organization and Advocacy | — | — | — | 68% |
| 17 | Onondaga Community College Syracuse, NY Public · 1 feeder programs | 27 | Human Services, General | $27,366 | 27% | — | — |
| 18 | Hudson Valley Community College Troy, NY Public · 1 feeder programs | 24 | Human Services, General | $32,887 | 35% | — | — |
| 19 | SUNY Westchester Community College Valhalla, NY Public · 1 feeder programs | 24 | Human Services, General | — | 25% | — | — |
| 20 | CUNY Bronx Community College Bronx, NY Public · 1 feeder programs | 23 | Human Services, General | $36,338 | 16% | — | — |
| 21 | Elmira College Elmira, NY Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs | 20 | Human Services, General | $35,437 | 65% | $21,992 | 77% |
| 22 | Monroe Community College Rochester, NY Public · 1 feeder programs | 20 | Human Services, General | $26,571 | 27% | — | — |
| 23 | Mercy University Dobbs Ferry, NY Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs | 19 | Human Services, General | $37,274 | 46% | $17,604 | 86% |
| 24 | Suffolk County Community College Selden, NY Public · 1 feeder programs | 19 | Human Services, General | — | 29% | — | — |
| 25 | Jefferson Community College Watertown, NY Public · 1 feeder programs | 18 | Human Services, General | — | 28% | — | — |
All 63 schools in New York
Every school in New York with a program that feeds this job, ordered by graduates per year. Earnings are shown for the ranked schools above; open a school profile for the rest.
| School | City | Control | Graduates / yr | Feeder programs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Teachers College at Columbia University | New York | Private not-for-profit | 354 | 1 |
| Empire State University | Saratoga Springs | Public | 339 | 2 |
| Bryant & Stratton College - Online | Orchard Park | Private not-for-profit | 229 | 1 |
| Monroe University | Bronx | Private for-profit | 180 | 1 |
| CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice | New York | Public | 103 | 2 |
| CUNY New York City College of Technology | Brooklyn | Public | 90 | 1 |
| CUNY Borough of Manhattan Community College | New York | Public | 71 | 1 |
| Dutchess Community College | Poughkeepsie | Public | 51 | 1 |
| Erie Community College | Buffalo | Public | 40 | 1 |
| Boricua College | New York | Private not-for-profit | 39 | 1 |
| Hofstra University | Hempstead | Private not-for-profit | 31 | 1 |
| Touro University | New York | Private not-for-profit | 31 | 1 |
| Nassau Community College | Garden City | Public | 29 | 1 |
| SUNY Broome Community College | Binghamton | Public | 29 | 1 |
| Daemen University | Amherst | Private not-for-profit | 28 | 1 |
What community and social service specialists, all other earn in New York
What people already working in this job earn (BLS OEWS May 2025). Not graduate earnings.
U.S. median $56,730. New York pays above the national figure.
Concentrated here: New York employs more of this job per worker than the U.S. average.
Metro areas in New York
Job outlook
Bureau of Labor Statistics Employment Projections, 2024 to 2034.
Growth and openings are national. The Bureau of Labor Statistics does not publish employment projections at state level, so these figures describe the occupation across the whole U.S., not this state alone.
How to get in
The full skills, tools, and day-to-day breakdown lives on the national Community and Social Service Specialists, All Other page.
How to become a Community
- Typical entry education
- Bachelor's degree
The same job in other states
Where else this occupation employs the most people, and what it pays there.
Related careers in New York
Every major mapped to this job
The official federal mapping behind the rankings above.
All 9 majors mapped to Community and Social Service Specialists, All Other9 of them graduated someone in the latest IPEDS year. NCES CIP 2020 → SOC 2018 crosswalk.+
- 19.0710Developmental Services Worker
- 19.0711Early Childhood and Family Studies
- 19.0712Parent Education Services
- 30.1701Behavioral Sciences
- 30.2502Contemplative Studies/Inquiry
- 39.0701Pastoral Studies/Counseling
- 39.0799Pastoral Counseling and Specialized Ministries, Other
- 44.0000Human Services, General
- 44.0201Community Organization and Advocacy
Common questions
Answers for people weighing community and social service specialists, all other programs in New York.
What degree do you need to become a Community?+
Bachelor's degree is the typical entry-level education BLS reports for this occupation. The most common program people actually graduate from is Human Services, General, which awarded 1,235 degrees in New York in 2024-25, 57.4% of everyone graduating from a program that feeds this career.
Which college majors lead to becoming a Community?+
The NCES CIP-to-SOC crosswalk maps 5 programs to this occupation. The largest are Human Services, Community Organization and Advocacy, Behavioral Sciences, Pastoral Counseling and Specialized Ministries, plus 1 more. Together they graduate about 2,153 people a year in New York.
How much do community and social service specialists, all other earn in New York?+
The median is $66,580 a year (BLS OEWS May 2025). That is 17.4% above the U.S. median of $56,730. This is pay for people already working in the occupation, not the same thing as graduate earnings one year after finishing a degree.
Is demand for community and social service specialists, all other growing?+
BLS projects a +4.6% change in employment between 2024 and 2034, about as fast as average, with roughly 13,100 openings a year nationally once retirements and job changes are counted.
How many schools offer programs for this career in New York?+
63 institutions in New York reported graduates from at least one of the 5 programs that feed this occupation in IPEDS 2024-25. Rankings on this page use graduates per year, because the federal data publishes no enrollment count by program.
Do you need training or experience beyond a degree?+
BLS lists 'None' for related work experience and 'None' for on-the-job training typically needed to reach competency.
About the data on this page
Rankings use IPEDS completions 2024–25, degrees awarded per year. That is the closest federal measure of how many people a program puts into a career, because no federal dataset publishes enrollment by program. Wages and employment come from BLS OEWS May 2025, growth and openings from BLS Employment Projections 2024-34, and which majors lead to which jobs from the NCES CIP 2020 to SOC 2018 crosswalk. Occupation descriptions, tasks, skills and tools are O*NET 30.3 (CC BY 4.0, U.S. Department of Labor/ETA).
BLS Occupational Employment & Wage Statistics
May 2025Wages, employment counts, location quotients and metro breakdowns.
BLS Employment Projections
2024–34Projected growth, annual openings and typical entry-level education.
IPEDS Completions
2024-25 (provisional)Graduates per year by program and institution — the ranking metric.
College Scorecard, Field of Study
2020-21 cohortsMedian graduate earnings one year after completion, and median debt.
Census Post-Secondary Employment Outcomes
latest availableGraduate earnings 1/5/10 years out, where the state participates.
NCES CIP 2020 and the CIP-to-SOC 2018 crosswalk
CIP 2020 / SOC 2018Which college programs officially lead to this occupation.
O*NET Database 30.3
30.3Tasks, skills, knowledge, tools, job zone and alternate job titles.
Official source →CC BY 4.0, U.S. Department of Labor / ETA
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