Degree Programs Overview

The New School offers 108 degree programs through Certificate, Associate's, Bachelor's, Master's, Doctorate, Post-Graduate Certificate programs. Of that, 2 programs can be conferred by distance learning.

A total of 3,059 students completed certificate or degree programs between July 1, 2022 and June 30, 2023 at The New School. 1,503 students completed bachelor's programs and 1,319 completed master's programs.

The following table summarizes the number of major programs by offered degrees with number of completers( graduates ) at The New School. It only includes students who completed a program as the first major.

Total Number of Programs and Completers By Degree
Total ProgramsOnline ProgramsCompleters
TotalMenWomen
Associate's5NOT OFFERED13822116
Bachelor's41NOT OFFERED1,5033561,147
Master's4011,319352967
Doctor's8NOT OFFERED632538
Post-Graduate Certificate121361224

Programs with Highest Earning After Graduation

The following table lists the best programs with the highest salary after graduation from The New School. Note that the average salary and debt is based on 2020 data from College Scorecard.

The Arts, Entertainment,and Media Management program has the highest salary ($49,622) after graduation and the Communication program is reported as the second-highest earning program with a $44,544 average salary.

Bachelor Programs - Highest Earning After Graduation
Field of StudyAverage Salary (2020)Average Loan Debt
YearlyMonthlyYearlyMonthly
Arts, Entertainment,and Media Management $49,622$4,135$24,500$260
Communication $44,544$3,712$19,500$207
Design and Applied Arts $42,362$3,530$25,000$265
Film/Video and Photographic Arts $32,894$2,741$25,000$265
Fine and Studio Arts $30,420$2,535$25,000$265
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities $29,132$2,428$24,343$258
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft $28,362$2,364$23,000$244
Literature $28,241$2,353$22,497$239
Music $19,900$1,658$23,000$244
Associate Programs - Highest Earning After Graduation
Field of StudyAverage Salary (2020)Average Loan Debt
YearlyMonthlyYearlyMonthly
Design and Applied Arts $51,410$4,284$14,750$156
Specialized Sales, Merchandising and Marketing Operations $49,164$4,097--
Master Programs - Highest Earning After Graduation
Field of StudyAverage Salary (2020)Average Loan Debt
YearlyMonthlyYearlyMonthly
Visual and Performing Arts, General $72,367$6,031--
Arts, Entertainment,and Media Management $69,897$5,825--
Public Policy Analysis $68,670$5,723$61,796$703
Architecture $63,261$5,272--
Design and Applied Arts $62,407$5,201$42,587$484
Business Administration, Management and Operations $60,722$5,060$56,349$641
Sustainability Studies $59,550$4,963--
International Relations and National Security Studies $55,483$4,624$48,671$554
Communication $46,031$3,836$53,304$606
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies $39,567$3,297$41,000$466
Fine and Studio Arts $38,269$3,189$50,192$571
Psychology, General $37,566$3,131$41,000$466
Doctoral Programs - Highest Earning After Graduation
Field of StudyAverage Salary (2020)Average Loan Debt
YearlyMonthlyYearlyMonthly
Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology $82,468$6,872--

Popular Programs with Most Completers

Following programs are popular with most enrolled students at The New School.

At the school, the Fashion/Apparel Design Bachelor program has the most completers of 230 and the Web Page, Digital/Multimedia and Information Resources Design Bachelor program has the second most completers of 186 students.

Field of Study by Degree and Number of Completers

Below tables describes the major programs by offered degrees. You can check the online learning availability of each programs with number of completers. By expanding each table, you can view the major programs in the area of study that you select.

CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Environmental StudiesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 15NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
City/Urban, Community and Regional PlanningNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED11 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Architectural and Building Sciences/TechnologyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 3539 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Women's StudiesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 0
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies (other)NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 11
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Mass Communication/Media StudiesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 62NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Digital Communication and Media/MultimediaNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 30134 NOT OFFERED 5ONLINE
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Web Page, Digital/Multimedia and Information Resources DesignNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 186128 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language InstructorNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED3 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Foods, Nutrition, and Wellness StudiesNOT OFFERED 1 3NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Creative WritingNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 1290 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
General LiteratureNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 28NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal StudiesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 718 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Biological and Physical SciencesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 1NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Systems Science and TheoryNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED162 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
International/Global StudiesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 26NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Sustainability StudiesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED28 NOT OFFERED 0
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
PhilosophyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 719 5 NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
PsychologyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 5964 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Research and Experimental Psychology (other)NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED 0 NOT OFFERED
Clinical PsychologyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED 17 NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Public Policy Analysis (other)NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED24 7 NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Cultural AnthropologyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 619 8 NOT OFFERED
EconomicsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 7NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Econometrics and Quantitative EconomicsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED15 10 NOT OFFERED
International Relations and AffairsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED30 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Political Science and GovernmentNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 910 6 NOT OFFERED
SociologyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 512 10 NOT OFFERED
Urban Studies/AffairsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 81 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
DanceNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 0NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Industrial and Product DesignNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 7529 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Fashion/Apparel DesignNOT OFFERED 57 23016 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Interior DesignNOT OFFERED 26 3931 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Graphic DesignNOT OFFERED 22 6NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
IllustrationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 89NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Design and Applied Arts (other)NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 5727 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Drama and Dramatics/Theatre ArtsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 34NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Playwriting and ScreenwritingNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED0 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
ActingNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED0 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Directing and Theatrical ProductionNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED0 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Musical TheatreNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 32NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Film/Cinema/Video StudiesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 29NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
PhotographyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 5312 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Documentary ProductionNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 2
Fine/Studio ArtsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 7229 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Art History, Criticism and ConservationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED36 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Music History, Literature, and TheoryNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 13NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Music PerformanceNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 2069 NOT OFFERED 0
Music Theory and CompositionNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 214 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
ConductingNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 13 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Keyboard InstrumentsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 749 NOT OFFERED 7
Voice and OperaNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 1144 NOT OFFERED 2
Jazz/Jazz StudiesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 56NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Stringed InstrumentsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 00 NOT OFFERED 0
Arts, Entertainment,and Media ManagementNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED8 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Fine and Studio Arts ManagementNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 139NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Non-Profit/Public/Organizational ManagementNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED1 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Organizational LeadershipNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED0 NOT OFFERED 0
Human Resources Management/Personnel AdministrationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 00 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Fashion MerchandisingNOT OFFERED 32 NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (other)NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED143ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Non-Profit/Public/Organizational ManagementNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED1 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Organizational LeadershipNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED0 NOT OFFERED 0
Human Resources Management/Personnel AdministrationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 00 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Fashion MerchandisingNOT OFFERED 32 NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (other)NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED143ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
HistoryNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 914 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED

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