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2023 Most Popular Education Schools in New York

88 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 Most Popular Education Schools in New York to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 88 schools in New York to see which ones were the most popular 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 programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in New York.

Our 2023 rankings named Relay Graduate School of Education the most popular school in New York for education students. Located in the city of New York, Relay Graduate School of Education is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The College of Saint Rose. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Education Schools in New York list. Saint Rose is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Albany.

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#3

Hunter College

New York, NY

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Hunter College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Education Schools in New York list. Hunter is a very large public school located in the large city of New York.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Teachers College at Columbia University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Education Schools in New York list. 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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#5

Touro College

New York, NY

The excellent programs at Touro College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best education schools in New York. Touro is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of New York.

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#6

Queens College

Queens, NY

With a ranking of #6, Queens College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for education students. QC is a large public school located in the large city of Queens.

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#7

Brooklyn College

Brooklyn, NY

Brooklyn College ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Education Schools in New York list. Located in the city of Brooklyn, Brooklyn College is a public school with a large student population.

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#8

New York University

New York, NY

New York University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular education programs. NYU is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of New York.

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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. Located in the large city of New York, CCNY is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#10

Lehman College

Bronx, NY

Lehman College landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular education programs. Lehman is a fairly large public school located in the city of Bronx.

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#11

LIU Post

Brookville, NY

LIU Post landed the #11 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular education programs. LIU Post is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Brookville.

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With a ranking of #12, Bank Street College of Education did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for education students. Bank Street College of Education is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the city of New York.

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#13

Stony Brook University

Stony Brook, NY

Stony Brook University landed the #13 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular education programs. SUNY Stony Brook is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Stony Brook.

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Honorable Mentions

These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also popular but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Most Popular Education Schools in New York award.

Rank College Location
14 St John’s University - New York Queens, NY
15 University at Buffalo Buffalo, NY
16 Mercy College Dobbs Ferry, NY
17 Adelphi University Garden City, NY

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.

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