2025 Best Humanities Associate Degree Schools in New York

Humanities is of the hottest associate degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #6 most popular major in the country. This means there are lots of options to choose from when you decide to get your degree.

For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 24 schools in New York to determine which ones were the best for humanities students pursuing a associate degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 2,360 associate degrees in humanities during the 2022-2023 academic year.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

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Choosing a Great Humanities School for Your Associate Degree

The humanities associate degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. This section explores some of the factors we include in our ranking and how much they vary depending on the school you select. To make it into this list, a school must excel in the following areas.

A Great Overall School

A school that excels in educating for a particular major and degree level must be a great school overall as well. To account for this we consider a school's overall Best Colleges ranking which itself looks at a host of various factors like degree completion, educational resources, student body caliber and post-graduation earnings for the school as a whole.

Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on humanities students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of humanities students who choose to seek a associate degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized humanities related body.

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for humanities students working on their associate degree.

More Ways to Rank Humanities Schools

When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Humanities Associate Degree Schools in New York list to help you make the college decision.

Best Schools for Associate Students to Study Humanities in New York

The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing an associate degree in humanities.

10 Top New York Schools for an Associate in Humanities

1

Suffolk County Community College
Selden, NY

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

34 Annual Graduates

Suffolk County Community College is a great decision for students pursuing an associate degree in humanities. Suffolk County Community College is a very large public college located in the suburb of Selden.More information about a associate in humanities from Suffolk County Community College

2

SUNY Westchester Community College
Valhalla, NY

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

310 Annual Graduates

SUNY Westchester Community College is a wonderful choice for students pursuing an associate degree in humanities. SUNY Westchester Community College is a moderately-sized public college located in the suburb of Valhalla.More information about a associate in humanities from SUNY Westchester Community College

3

Nassau Community College
Garden City, NY

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

778 Annual Graduates

Any student who is interested in an associate degree in humanities has to check out Nassau Community College. Nassau Community College is a large public college located in the large suburb of Garden City.More information about a associate in humanities from Nassau Community College

4

Corning Community College
Corning, NY

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

125 Annual Graduates

It is difficult to beat Corning Community College if you want to pursue an associate degree in humanities. Corning Community College is a small public college located in the rural area of Corning.More information about a associate in humanities from Corning Community College

5

Dutchess Community College
Poughkeepsie, NY

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

66 Annual Graduates

Located in the large suburb of Poughkeepsie, DCC is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.More information about a associate in humanities from Dutchess Community College

6

Genesee Community College
Batavia, NY

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

8 Annual Graduates

Located in the distant town of Batavia, GCC is a public college with a small student population.More information about a associate in humanities from Genesee Community College

7

Tompkins Cortland Community College
Dryden, NY

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

12 Annual Graduates

Located in the rural area of Dryden, Tompkins Cortland is a public college with a small student population.More information about a associate in humanities from Tompkins Cortland Community College

8

Hudson Valley Community College
Troy, NY

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

68 Annual Graduates

Located in the small city of Troy, HVCC is a public college with a medium-sized student population.More information about a associate in humanities from Hudson Valley Community College

9

Erie Community College
Buffalo, NY

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

5 Annual Graduates

Erie Community College is a moderately-sized public college located in the city of Buffalo.More information about a associate in humanities from Erie Community College

10

Niagara County Community College
Sanborn, NY

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

55 Annual Graduates

Located in the rural area of Sanborn, Niagara County Community College is a public college with a small student population.More information about a associate in humanities from Niagara County Community College

Best Humanities Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Best Humanities Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania	379	0
New Jersey	249	0
Maryland	221	0

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Rankings in Majors Related to Humanities

Humanities is one of 3 different types of Liberal Arts General Studies programs to choose from.

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Liberal Arts	4,153
General Studies	3,382
Individualized Studies	604

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
• Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard). More about our data sources and methodologies.