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2023 Most Popular Education Graduate Certificate Schools in New York

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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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Most Popular Education Graduate Certificate Schools in New York to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 58 schools in New York to see which graduate certificate programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Education program at each school on the list.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for education majors pursuing a graduate certificate.

Our analysis found The College of Saint Rose to be the most popular school for education students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in New York. Saint Rose is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Albany.

About 80% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 20% are male.

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#2

Stony Brook University

Stony Brook, NY

Out of the 58 schools in New York that were part of this year’s ranking, Stony Brook University landed the # 2 spot on the list. SUNY Stony Brook is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Stony Brook.

About 70% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 30% are male.

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#3

Queens College

Queens, NY

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Queens College is a great place for education students working on their graduate certificate. QC is a fairly large public school located in the city of Queens.

Of the 192 students majoring in education at QC, 28% are male and 72% are female.

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#4

Hunter College

New York, NY

The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Hunter College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular education schools in New York. Hunter is a very large public school located in the large city of New York.

About 68% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 32% are male.

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#5

Adelphi University

Garden City, NY

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Adelphi University is a great place for education students working on their graduate certificate. Adelphi is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Garden City.

About 84% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 16% are male.

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#6

University of Rochester

Rochester, NY

University of Rochester landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate education programs. Located in the midsize city of Rochester, University of Rochester is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 72% of the education majors at the school.

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Bank Street College of Education did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for education students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #7 on the list. Bank Street College of Education is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the city of New York.

Of the 110 students majoring in education at Bank Street College of Education, 20% are male and 80% are female.

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#8

University at Buffalo

Buffalo, NY

University at Buffalo came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Education Graduate Certificate Schools in New York ranking. Located in the suburb of Buffalo, University at Buffalo is a public school with a very large student population.

About 68% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 32% are male.

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With a ranking of #9, The City College of New York did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for education students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of New York, CCNY is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 73% of the education majors at the school.

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#10

Lehman College

Bronx, NY

Lehman College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for education students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #10 on the list. Lehman is a large public school located in the city of Bronx.

Of the 93 students majoring in education at Lehman, 28% are male and 72% are female.

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Best Education Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Most Popular Education Colleges 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.

  • 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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