Education at The City College of New York

If you plan to study education, take a look at what The City College of New York has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

CCNY is located in New York, New York and approximately 15,227 students attend the school each year. Of the 2,660 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from The City College of New York in 2021, 117 of them were education majors.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Education section at the bottom of this page.

CCNY Education Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Education
• Master’s Degree in Education

Online Classes Are Available at CCNY

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

CCNY does offer online education options in education for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

CCNY Education Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the education progam at CCNY compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The education major at CCNY is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Education. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Popular Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	227
Most Popular Online Education Schools	268
Most Focused Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	796

In 2021, 430 students received their master’s degree in education from CCNY. This makes it the #53 most popular school for education master’s degree candidates in the country.

Education Student Demographics at CCNY

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the education majors at The City College of New York.

CCNY Education Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 117 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in education from CCNY. About 7% were men and 93% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 60% more racial-ethnic minorities in its education bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from The City College of New York with a bachelor's in education.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	31
Black or African American	10
Hispanic or Latino	63
White	5
International Students	6
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

CCNY Education Master’s Program

Of the 430 students who graduated with a master’s in education from CCNY in 2021, 29% were men and 71% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 19% men graduate in education each year. CCNY does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 9% more men than average.

In the education master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 67% of degree recipients. That is 36% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from The City College of New York with a master's in education.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	28
Black or African American	69
Hispanic or Latino	185
White	134
International Students	8
Other Races/Ethnicities	6

CCNY also has a doctoral program available in education. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Education

If you plan to be a education major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from The City College of New York. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Special Education	143
Teacher Education Grade Specific	138
Teaching English or French	129
Teacher Education Subject Specific	111
Multilingual Education	99
Educational Administration	25

Related Majors

• Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
• History
• Communication & Journalism
• Social Sciences
• Psychology

Careers That Education Grads May Go Into

A degree in education can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for NY, the home state for The City College of New York.

Occupation	Jobs in NY	Average Salary in NY
Teacher Assistants	123,960	$31,330
Elementary School Teachers	82,590	$83,010
High School Teachers	74,830	$85,300
Middle School Teachers	39,950	$83,490
Self-Enrichment Education Teachers	31,840	$56,060

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Elsie140 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.