Manhattan College is located in New York, America’s largest and most well-known city.
You will study in the upper section of New York City, in the wealthy Riverdale neighborhood, 10 miles north of the Empire State Building, and just a 30 minute subway ride away from everything the big city has to offer.
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Choose to study your degree at Manhattan College for great opportunities and experiences in the cultural center and global marketplace that is New York City:
Business
New York City is the business capital of the world. It is the premiere learning environment, the place where things are happening – from Madison Avenue to seeing banking theories being put into practice on Wall Street.
Architecture
The great and varied architecture that defines Manhattan’s skyline offers endless possibilities. Students from all over the world travel to the city to visit the buildings of such greats as I.M. Pei, Mies Van der Rohe, and Frank Lloyd Wright, and to view the magnificent art deco of Rockefeller Center and the elegant and unique structures of the Victorian and flatiron ages.
Civil engineering
Marvel at the work of the cities great builders past and present. John Roebling’s fabled Brooklyn Bridge, Olmstead’s Central Park, the highways, tunnels and bridges that were the legacy of master builder Robert Moses, and the entire city infrastructure all form the basis for first-hand learning experiences.
Science
Visit and learn from the top medical centers in the US, the botanical gardens and zoological parks housed in the city, to the natural history and science museums, and the new Rose Center for Earth and Space. Many of the world’s leading pharmaceutical firms are located in New York.
Fine art
The works of the great masters really come to life when you can visit them up close and personal at the Metropolitan Museum, the Guggenheim, the Museum of Modern Art and countless other galleries and museums that the city is home to.
Performing arts
What better way to appreciate culture than by attending a live performance. It's only half an hour from Manhattan College to a concert at Carnegie Hall, the Metropolitan Opera, the Lincoln Center (home to New York City Ballet and Philharmonic Orchestra), Madison Square Garden, a play on Broadway, and countless venues and clubs for rock concerts.
Sports
The city is represented in the major North American professional sports leagues: baseball (New York Yankees, New York Mets), American football (New York Jets, New York Giants), basketball (New York Knicks), and hockey (New York Rangers). The world famous arena, Madison Square Garden, holds 320 sporting events a year, including hockey, basketball, wrestling and boxing. The city hosts the US Tennis Open, one of the four Grand Slam tournaments. The New York City marathon is the world's largest.
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