Education at New York University

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

NYU is located in New York, New York and has a total student population of 52,775. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 494 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.

NYU Education Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Education
• Doctorate Degree in Education

NYU Education Rankings

There were 28 students who received their doctoral degrees in education, making the school the #145 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Education Student Demographics at NYU

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

NYU Education Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 494 students graduated with a master's degree in education from NYU. About 21% were men and 79% were women.

In the education master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 40% of degree recipients. That is 10% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	49
Black or African American	56
Hispanic or Latino	70
White	171
International Students	111
Other Races/Ethnicities	37

Concentrations Within Education

Education majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from New York University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Student Counseling	181
Teacher Education Grade Specific	111
Teaching English or French	64
Teacher Education Subject Specific	56
Educational Administration	39
International Education	37
Instructional Media Design	30
Educational Assessment	10
Other Education	5
Curriculum & Instruction	2
Special Education	1

Related Majors

• Family, Consumer & Human Sciences
• History
• Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
• Psychology
• 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 New York University.

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 Cincin12 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.