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2023 Best General Education Schools in New York

12 Colleges
$39,242 Avg Salary
$25,584 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best General Education School for You

With 199 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, general education is the #94 most popular major in New York.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

The Best General Education Schools in New York ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 12 schools in New York to see which programs offered the best educational experiences for students.

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2023 Best General Education Schools in New York

The following schools top our list of the Best General Education Colleges.

Top 10 Best General Education Schools

Our 2023 rankings named Bank Street College of Education the best school in New York for general education students. Located in the large city of New York, Bank Street College of Education is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

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#2

Hofstra University

Hempstead, NY

Out of the 12 schools in New York that were part of this year’s ranking, Hofstra University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Hofstra is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Hempstead.

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#3

University of Rochester

Rochester, NY

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Rochester. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best General Education Schools in New York list. University of Rochester is a large private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Rochester.

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#4

Manhattanville College

Purchase, NY

The excellent programs at Manhattanville College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best general education schools in New York. Located in the large suburb of Purchase, Manhattanville is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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#5

Binghamton University

Vestal, NY

Out of the 12 schools in New York that were part of this year’s ranking, Binghamton University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Binghamton University is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized suburb of Vestal.

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#6

Canisius College

Buffalo, NY

Canisius College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for general education students. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the large city of Buffalo, Canisius is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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#7

Nazareth College

Rochester, NY

With a ranking of #7, Nazareth College did quite well on this year’s best schools for general education students. Located in the large suburb of Rochester, Nazareth is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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#8

University at Buffalo

Buffalo, NY

University at Buffalo came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best General Education Schools in New York ranking. University at Buffalo is a very large public school located in the suburb of Buffalo.

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#9

University at Albany

Albany, NY

University at Albany did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for general education students. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the small city of Albany, UAlbany is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#10

Le Moyne College

Syracuse, NY

Le Moyne College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for general education students. It came in at #10 on the list. LeMoyne is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Syracuse.

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Best General Education Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Best General Education Schools in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania 861
Maryland 1,145
New Jersey 366
District of Columbia 25
Delaware 84

General Education is one of 14 different types of programs to choose from.

Majors Similar to Education

Related Major Annual Graduates
Educational Administration 45,458
Teacher Education Grade Specific 34,451
Special Education 25,158
Teacher Education Subject Specific 20,616
Curriculum & Instruction 19,784

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 12 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to KOKUYO.

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