Education at The City College of New York

If you are interested in studying education, you may want to check out the program at The City College of New York. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

CCNY is located in New York, New York and has a total student population of 15,227. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 430 students received their master's degree in education.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Education section at the bottom of this page.

CCNY Education Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Education

Online Classes Are Available at CCNY

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? CCNY offers distance education options for education at the following degree levels:

CCNY Education Rankings

Education Student Demographics at CCNY

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the education majors at The City College of New York.

CCNY Education Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 430 education majors earned their master's degree from CCNY. Of these graduates, 29% were men and 71% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 22% men graduate in education each year. CCNY does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 7% more men than average.

In the education master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 67% of degree recipients. That is 37% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from The City College of New York with a master's in education.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	28
Black or African American	69
Hispanic or Latino	185
White	134
International Students	8
Other Races/Ethnicities	6

Concentrations Within Education

The following education concentations are available at The City College of New York. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at The City College of New York. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Special Education	143
Teaching English or French	129
Teacher Education Subject Specific	111
Multilingual Education	65
Teacher Education Grade Specific	55
Educational Administration	25

Related Majors

• Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
• History
• Psychology
• Social Sciences
• Communication & Journalism

Careers That Education Grads May Go Into

A degree in education can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for NY, the home state for The City College of New York.

Occupation	Jobs in NY	Average Salary in NY
Teacher Assistants	123,960	$31,330
Elementary School Teachers	82,590	$83,010
High School Teachers	74,830	$85,300
Middle School Teachers	39,950	$83,490
Self-Enrichment Education Teachers	31,840	$56,060

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Elsie140 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.