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2023 Best Education Graduate Certificate Schools in New York

41 Colleges
$61,137 Avg Salary
$20,697 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Education Graduate Certificate School for You

Out of the majors we analyze each year, education was the most popular one in New York. In total, 18,389 people earned a degree or certificate in the field from a school in New York.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

The Best Education Graduate Certificate Schools in New York ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 41 schools in New York to see which ones offered the best graduate certificate programs for students. To come up with a school's ranking, we analyzed numerous factors related to post-graduation wages, the quality of education offered by the school, average accumulated student debt, and more.

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2023 Best Education Graduate Certificate Schools in New York

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

Top 10 Best Education Graduate Certificate Schools

Our analysis found Bank Street College of Education to be the best school for education students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in New York. Bank Street College of Education is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of New York.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend The College of Saint Rose. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Education Graduate Certificate Schools in New York list. Saint Rose is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Albany.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Teachers College at Columbia University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Education Graduate Certificate Schools in New York list. Located in the large city of New York, Teachers College is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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#4

New York University

New York, NY

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend New York University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Education Graduate Certificate Schools in New York list. NYU is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of New York.

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#5

Manhattan College

Riverdale, NY

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Manhattan College. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Education Graduate Certificate Schools in New York list. Located in the large city of Riverdale, Manhattan is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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#6

Stony Brook University

Stony Brook, NY

With a ranking of #6, Stony Brook University did quite well on this year’s best schools for education students working on their graduate certificate. SUNY Stony Brook is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Stony Brook.

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St John’s University - New York ranked #7 on this year’s Best Education Graduate Certificate Schools in New York list. Located in the city of Queens, STJ is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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#8

Syracuse University

Syracuse, NY

Syracuse University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Education Graduate Certificate Schools in New York ranking. Syracuse is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Syracuse.

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#9

Fordham University

Bronx, NY

Fordham University ranked #9 on this year’s Best Education Graduate Certificate Schools in New York list. Fordham U is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Bronx.

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#10

Pace University - New York

New York, NY

With a ranking of #10, Pace University - New York did quite well on this year’s best schools for education students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of New York, Pace University is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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Best Education Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania 7,877
Maryland 3,634
New Jersey 3,752
District of Columbia 816
Delaware 739

Education Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Educational Administration 45,458
Teacher Education Grade Specific 34,451
Special Education 25,158
General Education 21,189
Teacher Education Subject Specific 20,616
Curriculum & Instruction 19,784
Student Counseling 13,840
Instructional Media Design 8,387
Teaching English or French 4,743
Other Education 2,513
Multilingual Education 1,672
Educational Assessment 1,215
Education Philosophy 421
International Education 257
Teaching Assistants 20

Related Major Annual Graduates
Psychology 42,013
Social Sciences 22,292
Communication & Journalism 12,242
Library Science 5,929
History 4,391

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 25 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 Horadrim.

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