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2023 Best Education Schools in New York

54 Colleges
$55,734 Avg Salary
$22,464 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Education 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best Education Schools in New York to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 54 schools in New York to see which programs offered the best educational experiences for students.

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2023 Best Education Schools in New York

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

Top 10 Best Education Schools

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

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The excellent programs at Teachers College at Columbia University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best education schools in New York. Located in the large city of New York, Teachers College is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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The excellent programs at The College of Saint Rose helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best education schools in New York. Saint Rose is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Albany.

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#4

Manhattan College

Riverdale, NY

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Manhattan College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Education 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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#5

Alfred University

Alfred, NY

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Alfred University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Education Schools in New York list. Located in the town of Alfred, Alfred is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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#6

New York University

New York, NY

New York University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Education Schools in New York ranking. NYU is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of New York.

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St John’s University - New York landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best education programs. Located in the city of Queens, STJ is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

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Pace University - New York ranked #8 on this year’s Best Education Schools in New York list. Located in the large city of New York, Pace University is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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#9

Syracuse University

Syracuse, NY

Syracuse University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Education Schools in New York ranking. Syracuse is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Syracuse.

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#10

Fordham University

Bronx, NY

Fordham University ranked #10 on this year’s Best Education Schools in New York list. Fordham U is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Bronx.

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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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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