New York·Educational Instruction and Library Occupations·SOC 25-1069

Best Social Sciences Teacher, Postsecondary, All Other programs in New York, ranked by enrollment

All postsecondary social sciences teachers not listed.

59 schools in New York run programs that feed this job, graduating 2,969 people a year. The job pays a median of $79,040 in New York across about 1,840 jobs (BLS OEWS May 2025).

Also calledLecturerCollege TeacherScience TeacherHumanities TeacherLiberal Arts TeacherCity Planning TeacherNaval Science TeacherUrban Planning Teacher
Graduates / yr
2,969
in New York
Median pay · New York
$79,040
BLS OEWS May 2025
Jobs in state
1,840
people employed
Schools
59
with a feeder program
Avg graduation rate
64%
across those schools
Median net price
$24,639
per year, IPEDS

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.

Social Sciences
CIP 45.01
Social Sciences
1,026graduates / yr
27 schools · 2 specializations · 34.6% of pipeline
Grad earnings $35,590
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies
CIP 30.27
Human Biology
872graduates / yr
4 schools · 1 specialization · 29.4% of pipeline
Grad earnings $31,690
Social Sciences
CIP 45.12
Urban Studies/Affairs
315graduates / yr
15 schools · 1 specialization · 10.6% of pipeline
Grad earnings $40,294
Social Sciences
CIP 45.99
Social Sciences
257graduates / yr
13 schools · 1 specialization · 8.7% of pipeline
Grad earnings $36,279
Architecture And Related Services
CIP 04.03
City/Urban
173graduates / yr
7 schools · 1 specialization · 5.8% of pipeline
Grad earnings $42,824
Architecture And Related Services
CIP 04.10
Real Estate Development
166graduates / yr
4 schools · 1 specialization · 5.6% of pipeline
Grad earnings $49,353
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies
CIP 30.20
International/Globalization Studies
86graduates / yr
17 schools · 1 specialization · 2.9% of pipeline
Grad earnings $32,906
Health Professions And Related Programs
CIP 51.32
Health Professions Education
34graduates / yr
3 schools · 1 specialization · 1.1% of pipeline
Grad earnings $99,851
Social Sciences
CIP 45.11
Sociology
17graduates / yr
1 schools · 1 specialization · 0.6% of pipeline
Grad earnings $34,099
Education
CIP 13.06
Educational Assessment
14graduates / yr
2 schools · 1 specialization · 0.5% of pipeline
Grad earnings $33,086
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies
CIP 30.21
Holocaust and Related Studies
9graduates / yr
1 schools · 1 specialization · 0.3% of pipeline
Grad earnings

12 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.

Degree programs that lead to this occupation, ranked by graduates per year
#ProgramGraduates / yrShare of pipelineSchoolsGrad earnings (1 yr)Median debt
1
CIP 30.2701In New York
872
29.4%
4$31,690$17,312
2
CIP 45.0101In New York
831
28.0%
27$35,590$24,095
3
CIP 45.1201In New York
315
10.6%
15$40,294$21,775
4
CIP 45.9999In New York
257
8.7%
13$36,279$25,312
5
CIP 45.0102In New York
195
6.6%
5$35,590$24,095
6
CIP 04.0301In New York
173
5.8%
7$42,824$25,237
7
CIP 04.1001In New York
166
5.6%
4$49,353$17,000
8
CIP 30.2001In New York
86
2.9%
17$32,906$21,966
9
CIP 51.3204In New York
34
1.1%
3$99,851$21,475
10
CIP 45.1103In New York
17
0.6%
1$34,099$25,000
11
CIP 13.0607In New York
14
0.5%
2$33,086$26,000
12
CIP 30.2101In New York
9
0.3%
1

Top 25 schools in New York

Ranked by graduates per year into this job. Graduate earnings are reported for 16 of the 59 schools in this state.

Schools ranked by graduates per year into this occupation
#SchoolGraduates / yrTop feeder programGrad earnings (1 yr)Grad rateNet priceAcceptance
1CUNY Hunter College
New York, NY Public · 2 feeder programs
583Human Biology$31,89157%54%
2Columbia University in the City of New York
New York, NY Private not-for-profit · 7 feeder programs
522Research Methodology and Quantitative Methods96%$15,3154%
3University at Albany
Albany, NY Public · 3 feeder programs
264Human Biology61%69%
4University at Buffalo
Buffalo, NY Public · 7 feeder programs
228Social Sciences, General$28,84475%74%
5New York University
New York, NY Private not-for-profit · 4 feeder programs
189Social Sciences, General$49,01688%$29,0239%
6Cornell University
Ithaca, NY Private not-for-profit · 4 feeder programs
179Human Biology95%$17,6139%
7Bard College
Annandale-On-Hudson, NY Private not-for-profit · 2 feeder programs
175Social Sciences, General$23,30268%$24,27852%
8CUNY Graduate School and University Center
New York, NY Public · 4 feeder programs
125Urban Studies/Affairs68%
9Erie Community College
Buffalo, NY Public · 1 feeder programs
67Social Sciences, General28%
10Mercy University
Dobbs Ferry, NY Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs
53Social Sciences, General$36,72646%$17,60486%
11Rockland Community College
Suffern, NY Public · 1 feeder programs
51Social Sciences, General29%
12University of Rochester
Rochester, NY Private not-for-profit · 3 feeder programs
49Social Sciences, Other$37,49185%$25,87440%
13Empire State University
Saratoga Springs, NY Public · 2 feeder programs
46Social Sciences, General41%
14CUNY Queens College
Queens, NY Public · 1 feeder programs
36Urban Studies/Affairs$42,99553%64%
15Pratt Institute - Main
Brooklyn, NY Private not-for-profit · 2 feeder programs
31City/Urban, Community, and Regional Planning74%$49,08873%
16Fordham University
Bronx, NY Private not-for-profit · 2 feeder programs
30Urban Studies/Affairs82%$38,93159%
17Touro University
New York, NY Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs
30Social Sciences, General$40,11172%$27,11061%
18The New School
New York, NY Private not-for-profit · 3 feeder programs
29International/Globalization Studies$27,65269%$54,18563%
19Dominican University New York
Orangeburg, NY Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs
27Social Sciences, General$28,35153%$25,77563%
20Barnard College
New York, NY Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs
24Urban Studies/Affairs$40,29493%$24,6759%
21Russell Sage College
Troy, NY Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs
20Social Sciences, Other$27,43656%$22,45153%
22Hofstra University
Hempstead, NY Private not-for-profit · 2 feeder programs
16Learning Sciences69%$34,53968%
23Marymount Manhattan College
New York, NY Private not-for-profit · 2 feeder programs
16Social Sciences, General49%$34,25883%
24Mount Saint Mary College
Newburgh, NY Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs
15Social Sciences, General65%$21,81089%
25Adelphi University
Garden City, NY Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs
11Social Sciences, General67%$27,32666%

All 59 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.

All schools in New York that feed this occupation
SchoolCityControlGraduates / yrFeeder programs
CUNY Hunter CollegeNew YorkPublic5832
Columbia University in the City of New YorkNew YorkPrivate not-for-profit5227
University at AlbanyAlbanyPublic2643
University at BuffaloBuffaloPublic2287
New York UniversityNew YorkPrivate not-for-profit1894
Cornell UniversityIthacaPrivate not-for-profit1794
Bard CollegeAnnandale-On-HudsonPrivate not-for-profit1752
CUNY Graduate School and University CenterNew YorkPublic1254
Erie Community CollegeBuffaloPublic671
Mercy UniversityDobbs FerryPrivate not-for-profit531
Rockland Community CollegeSuffernPublic511
University of RochesterRochesterPrivate not-for-profit493
Empire State UniversitySaratoga SpringsPublic462
CUNY Queens CollegeQueensPublic361
Pratt Institute - MainBrooklynPrivate not-for-profit312

What social sciences teachers, postsecondary, all other earn in New York

What people already working in this job earn (BLS OEWS May 2025). Not graduate earnings.

Median annual in New York
$79,040
Mean annual
$88,850
Jobs in state
1,840
What the range looks like
10th pct$50,150Median$79,04090th pct$133,540
Versus the national median
+8.3%

U.S. median $72,990. New York pays above the national figure.

Job concentration
1.78×

Concentrated here: New York employs more of this job per worker than the U.S. average.

Metro areas in New York

New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ
$81,180median
1,210 jobs
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY
$80,230median
70 jobs
Syracuse, NY
$78,490median
70 jobs
Rochester, NY
$64,520median
60 jobs
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY
$65,360median
170 jobs

Job outlook

Bureau of Labor Statistics Employment Projections, 2024 to 2034.

Projected growth 2024–34
+1.7%
Little or no change
Openings per year
1,500
new jobs plus replacements
Employment change
400
20,700 → 21,100
Typical entry education
Doctoral or professional degree

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 Social Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary, All Other page.

How to become a Social Sciences Teacher, Postsecondary, All Other

Typical entry education
Doctoral or professional 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 17 majors mapped to Social Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary, All Other17 of them graduated someone in the latest IPEDS year. NCES CIP 2020 → SOC 2018 crosswalk.+
  • 04.0301City/Urban, Community, and Regional Planning
  • 04.1001Real Estate Development
  • 13.0607Learning Sciences
  • 19.1001Work and Family Studies
  • 30.2001International/Globalization Studies
  • 30.2101Holocaust and Related Studies
  • 30.2701Human Biology
  • 30.4201Geoarcheaology
  • 45.0101Social Sciences, General
  • 45.0102Research Methodology and Quantitative Methods
  • 45.0103Survey Research/Methodology
  • 45.0199Social Sciences, Other
  • 45.1103Rural Sociology
  • 45.1199Sociology, Other
  • 45.1201Urban Studies/Affairs
  • 45.9999Social Sciences, Other
  • 51.3204Medical/Health Humanities

Common questions

Answers for people weighing social sciences teachers, postsecondary, all other programs in New York.

What degree do you need to become a Social Sciences Teacher, Postsecondary, All Other?+

Doctoral or professional degree is the typical entry-level education BLS reports for this occupation. The most common program people actually graduate from is Human Biology, which awarded 872 degrees in New York in 2024-25, 29.4% of everyone graduating from a program that feeds this career.

Which college majors lead to becoming a Social Sciences Teacher, Postsecondary, All Other?+

The NCES CIP-to-SOC crosswalk maps 12 programs to this occupation. The largest are Social Sciences, Human Biology, Urban Studies/Affairs, Social Sciences, plus 7 more. Together they graduate about 2,969 people a year in New York.

How much do social sciences teachers, postsecondary, all other earn in New York?+

The median is $79,040 a year (BLS OEWS May 2025). That is 8.3% above the U.S. median of $72,990. 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 social sciences teachers, postsecondary, all other growing?+

BLS projects a +1.7% change in employment between 2024 and 2034, little or no change, with roughly 1,500 openings a year nationally once retirements and job changes are counted.

How many schools offer programs for this career in New York?+

59 institutions in New York reported graduates from at least one of the 12 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.

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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 2025

    Wages, employment counts, location quotients and metro breakdowns.

  • BLS Employment Projections

    2024–34

    Projected 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 cohorts

    Median graduate earnings one year after completion, and median debt.

  • Census Post-Secondary Employment Outcomes

    latest available

    Graduate earnings 1/5/10 years out, where the state participates.

  • NCES CIP 2020 and the CIP-to-SOC 2018 crosswalk

    CIP 2020 / SOC 2018

    Which college programs officially lead to this occupation.

  • O*NET Database 30.3

    30.3

    Tasks, skills, knowledge, tools, job zone and alternate job titles.

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