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2023 Most Popular Education Doctor's Degree Schools in New York

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Finding the Best Education Doctor's Degree 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 Most Popular Education Doctor's Degree Schools in New York to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 24 schools in New York to see which ones were the most popular doctor's degree programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Education program at each school on the list.

Check out the education doctor's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in New York.

Our 2023 rankings named Teachers College at Columbia University the most popular school in New York for education students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of New York, Teachers College is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

About 72% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 28% are male.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means St John’s University - New York is a great place for education students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the large city of Queens, STJ is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

Of the 104 students majoring in education at STJ, 33% are male and 67% are female.

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#3

University of Rochester

Rochester, NY

Out of the 24 schools in New York that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Rochester landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Rochester, University of Rochester is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

About 72% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 28% are male.

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#4

University at Buffalo

Buffalo, NY

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University at Buffalo. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in New York list. Located in the large suburb of Buffalo, University at Buffalo is a public school with a very large student population.

Women make up 71% of the education majors at the school.

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Out of the 24 schools in New York that were part of this year’s ranking, Russell Sage College landed the # 5 spot on the list. Russel Sage is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Troy.

About 69% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 31% are male.

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#6

New York University

New York, NY

New York University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for education students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. NYU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of New York.

Of the 28 students majoring in education at NYU, 46% are male and 54% are female.

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#7

Fordham University

Bronx, NY

With a ranking of #7, Fordham University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for education students working on their doctor’s degree. Fordham U is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Bronx.

Women make up 67% of the education majors at the school.

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Columbia University in the City of New York landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree education programs. Located in the city of New York, Columbia is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

Women make up 78% of the education majors at the school.

Full Education at Columbia University in the City of New York Report

#9

Hofstra University

Hempstead, NY

Hofstra University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree education programs. Located in the suburb of Hempstead, Hofstra is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

Women make up 55% of the education majors at the school.

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#10

Syracuse University

Syracuse, NY

Syracuse University landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree education programs. Syracuse is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Syracuse.

Of the 19 students majoring in education at Syracuse, 32% are male and 68% are female.

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Best Education Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Most Popular 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 24 schools only.

  • 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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