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The New School

Location

Parsons School of Design, New York United States

Ranking

# 781-790QS World University Rankings

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4Postgraduate programs

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About The New School

Welcome to The New School in New York City, a university founded in 1919 by a group of intellectuals looking for a new model of education. The New School is the only university where the #1 design school in the US - Parsons - comes together with programs and colleges for the liberal arts, performing arts, management, social research, and more to cross-pollinate ideas in new and unexpected ways.

Our colleges and programs offer a space designed for critical inquiry, creativity, and experimentation that defy convention and help create a more just, more beautiful, and better-designed world. 

Our colleges are:    

  • Parsons School of Design 
  • Eugene Lang College of Liberal Arts  
  • College of Performing Arts  
  • The New School for Social Research 
  • Schools of Public Engagement
  • Parsons Paris

 

With leading-edge faculty and world-renowned alumni, we are committed to developing students who will have an impact on the world and solve the most pressing social issues of our time.

About The New School

Welcome to The New School in New York City, a university founded in 1919 by a group of intellectuals looking for a new model of education. The New School is the only university where the #1 design school in the US - Parsons - comes together with programs and colleges for the liberal arts, performing arts, management, social research, and more to cross-pollinate ideas in new and unexpected ways.

Our colleges and programs offer a space designed for critical inquiry, creativity, and experimentation that defy convention and help create a more just, more beautiful, and better-designed world. 

Our colleges are:    

  • Parsons School of Design 
  • Eugene Lang College of Liberal Arts  
  • College of Performing Arts  
  • The New School for Social Research 
  • Schools of Public Engagement
  • Parsons Paris

 

With leading-edge faculty and world-renowned alumni, we are committed to developing students who will have an impact on the world and solve the most pressing social issues of our time.

Available programs

The New School's creative and critical master's and PhD degree offerings include programs in art and design at Parsons School of Design, the social sciences at The New School for Social Research, classical music and drama at our College of Performing Arts, and management, policy, media, creative writing, and international affairs at the Schools of Public Engagement. Integrating in-class and in-the-field work, these programs guide graduate students through convention-defying courses of study.

Many classes are held in the evening to accommodate busy schedules, and several programs can be completed partly or entirely online. In addition, the university’s growing series of graduate minors enable students to expand their interests and explore the connections between disciplines by providing structured pathways through which they can immerse themselves in subjects outside of their primary field of study.

Master's and PhD Degree Programs, A-Z

MA/PhD          Anthropology

MArch             Architecture

MA                  Arts Management and Entrepreneurship

PhD                  Clinical Psychology

PhD                  Cognitive, Social, and Development Psychology

MM                 Collaborative Piano

MPS                 Communication Design

MM                 Composition

MFA                Contemporary Theatre and Performance

MA                  Creative Publishing & Critical Journalism

MFA                Creative Writing

MS                   Data Visualization

MFA                Design & Technology

MS                   Design & Urban Ecologies

MA/MS/PhD   Economics

MS                   Environmental Policy & Sustainability Management

MFA                Fashion Design and Society

MFA                Fashion Design and the Arts

MPS                 Fashion Management

MA                  Fashion Studies

MFA                Fine Arts

MA                  Global Political Economy & Finance

MM                 Guitar

MM                 Harpsichord

MA                  Historical Studies

MA                  History of Design and Curatorial Studies

MFA                Industrial Design

MM                 Instrumental Performance

MFA                Interior Design

MA/MS           International Affairs

MA                  Liberal Studies

MA                  Design Studies

MFA                Lighting Design

MS                   Media Management

MA                  Media Studies

MM                 Music Theory

MM                 Orchestral Conducting

MM                 Performer-Composer

MA/PhD          Philosophy

MFA                Photography

MM                 Piano

MA/PhD          Politics

MA                  Psychology

MS/PhD           Public and Urban Policy

MA/PhD          Sociology

MS                   Strategic Design & Management

MFA                Textiles

MFA                Transdisciplinary Design

MM                 Voice

University information

Bachelor

1070+
7+
100+

Master

3+
7+
100+
9,641
71%
29%
3,437
66%
34%
1,031
95%
5%

Tuition fee and scholarships

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Rankings & ratings

The New School is one of the top private universities in New York, United States. It is ranked #781-790 in QS World University Rankings 2025.

QS World University Rankings

  • 2014
    #551-600
  • 2015
    #601-650
  • 2016
    #601-650
  • 2017
    #601-650
  • 2018
    #601-650
  • 2019
    #531-540
  • 2020
    #561-570
  • 2021
    #561-570
  • 2022
    #561-570
  • 2023
    #521-530
  • 2024
    #641-650
  • 2025
    #781-790

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