Social Science and Social Work
Explore the intricacies of social behaviors. Examine cultural interaction through a scientific or humanistic lens. Develop your ability to understand, interpret, and positively impact our global culture. When you pursue an advanced degree in the social sciences or social work, you prepare yourself for a career in fields that include anthropology, social intervention, quantitative analysis, clinical social work, and ethics.
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- No. 7 Social Stratification, Sociology of Population, and Macroeconomics programs
- No. 8 Information Systems programs
- No. 9 Microeconomics programs
- No. 10 Development Economics programs
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Applied Urban Science and Informatics: AdvC, MS
Center for Urban Science and Progress
Bioinformatics: Cert, MS
Tandon School of Engineering
Biomedical Informatics: MS
Vilcek Institute of Graduate Biomedical Sciences
Computer Science: MS, PhD*
Tandon School of Engineering
Human Capital Analytics and Technology: MS
School of Professional Studies
*Interested applicants may have the opportunity to participate in the NYU Abu Dhabi Global PhD Student Fellowship program or the NYU Shanghai doctoral study and research program.
Applied Quantitative Research: MA
Graduate School of Arts and Science
Applied Statistics for Social Science Research: MS
Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development
Archaeological Anthropology: PhD
Graduate School of Arts and Science
Bioethics: MA*
School of Global Public Health
Biological Anthropology: PhD
Graduate School of Arts and Science
Counseling Psychology: PhD
Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development
Developmental Psychology: PhD
Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development
Digital Humanities: AdvC
Graduate School of Arts and Science
Executive Coaching and Organizational Consulting: MS
School of Professional Studies
Food Studies: MA, PhD
Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development
Health and Human Rights: AdvC
School of Global Public Health
Human Development and Social Intervention: MA
Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development
Human Resource Management and Development: MS
School of Professional Studies
LGBT Health, Education, and Social Services: AdvC
Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development
Linguistic Anthropology: PhD
Graduate School of Arts and Science
Linguistics: PhD
Graduate School of Arts and Science
Psychology and Social Intervention: PhD
Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development
Social and Cultural Analysis: MA
Graduate School of Arts and Science
Social Psychology: PhD✝
Graduate School of Arts and Science
Sociocultural Anthropology: PhD
Graduate School of Arts and Science
Sociology: PhD
Graduate School of Arts and Science
Sociology: PhD
NYU Shanghai and Graduate School of Arts and Science
Sociology of Education: MA, PhD
Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development
*Interested applicants may have the opportunity to earn an MD/MA in Bioethics dual degree in collaboration with the NYU Grossman School of Medicine.
✝Interested applicants may have the opportunity to participate in the NYU Abu Dhabi Global PhD Student Fellowship program.
If you’re excited by more than one subject and would like to combine them to create your own individualized program of study, you may be interested in the MA in Individualized Study degree at the Gallatin School of Individualized Study.