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Best General Studies Schools Near Staten Island, NY (2026)
Updated September 5, 2026BLS dataCollege ScorecardOn this page
Staten Island, New York has 5 accredited schools offering general studies programs, with tuition ranging from $25,900 to $38,047 per year for indexed programs. Staten Island has a population of about 476,015. In the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ metro area, the top-earning general studies-related role is General and Operations Managers at a median $157,000 annually (BLS OEWS, May 2025).
Closest General Studies Schools to Staten Island
The accredited institutions listed below are the closest in our directory that offer general studies programs near Staten Island, ranked by BOC Score and straight-line distance from Staten Island city center. The list is rebuilt from federal IPEDS data on every site update.
How We Rank Schools
Every school list on this site is ordered by the BOC Score, computed from the most
recent school-level data published by the U.S. Department of Education (College Scorecard and IPEDS).
To qualify, a school must be currently operating and accredited by an agency recognized by the
U.S. Department of Education. Each eligible school is then scored on five measures, percentile-ranked
against schools at the same credential level:
BOCSCORE
Graduation rate 30%
Median earnings, 10 years after entry 25%
Average net price (lower is better) 20%
Retention rate 15%
Fully online availability 10%
Schools without enough outcome data appear after ranked schools, without a score.
On this page, schools are ordered by distance from Staten Island.
Advertising never affects these rankings. Read the full methodology.
BOC
Ranked by BOC Score — U.S. Dept. of Education outcome data. Advertising never affects rankings.
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College of Staten Island CUNY
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Staten Island, NY
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1.3 miles from Staten Island
Staten Island is part of the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ metro area (BLS area code 35620). Where MSA-level wages are published, the table below shows MSA medians; otherwise it falls back to New York statewide.
Occupation
Median Wage
Source
COL-Adjusted (US=100)
General and Operations Managers
$157,000
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ
$139,432
Management Analysts
$124,390
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ
$110,471
Human Resources Specialists
$89,780
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ
$79,734
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists
$100,520
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ
$89,272
Writers and Authors
N/A
NY statewide
–
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education
$100,800
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ
$89,520
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers
$80,760
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ
$71,723
Social and Community Service Managers
$100,570
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ
$89,316
Source: BLS, May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics publishes wage data at the metro (MSA) and state level – not by individual city.
Staten Island at a Glance
Metric
Value
Source
Regional Price Parity (US=100)
112.6 (above U.S. average)
BEA RPP 2024
Other Staten Island-Area Cities With General Studies Programs
How many accredited general studies schools are near Staten Island, NY?
Our directory has 5 accredited schools offering general studies programs near Staten Island. The closest is College of Staten Island CUNY in Staten Island, NY (1.3 miles), and the farthest of the schools shown is Pillar College (10.8 miles). 5 of the highlighted schools are flagged as offering distance education.
What are the highest-paying general studies roles near Staten Island?
Based on BLS OEWS May 2025 wage data, the top-paying general studies-related roles near Staten Island are: General and Operations Managers ($157,000), Management Analysts ($124,390), Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education ($100,800). These reflect MSA-level medians where published, with New York statewide fallback for occupations not reported at the metro level.
Should I look at programs in Carteret instead of Staten Island?
Carteret, NJ is 4.1 miles from Staten Island and has its own set of local general studies programs – see the city’s page. For online programs, distance matters less; for hybrid or in-person formats, comparing both can help.
How do I verify a program is accredited?
Confirm institutional accreditation via the U.S. Department of Education database (U.S. Dept. of Education database), and check for any program-specific accreditation listed by the school.
Data verified: September 5, 2026.
Salary, employment, and tuition figures on this page are sourced from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (OEWS May 2025; Employment Projections 2024–2034) and the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (2023 cohort). The source agency and data year are cited inline with every statistic.
