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Best Education Bachelor's Degree Schools in New York

2023 Best Education Bachelor's Degree Schools in New York

44 Colleges
$36,000 Avg Salary
$25,925 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Education Bachelor's Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, education students earned 24,330 degrees and certificates from a New York school, making the subject the 3rd in the state.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Education Bachelor's Degree Schools in New York ranking. This report analyzed 44 schools in New York to see which ones offered the best bachelor's degree programs for students. The factors used to develop this ranking include those related to how in-demand the school is, the overall quality of the school, and post-graduation wages, and more.

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2023 Best Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in New York

The following schools top our list of the Best Education Bachelor's Degree Colleges.

Top 10 Best Education Bachelor's Degree Schools

#1

Ithaca College

Ithaca, NY

Our 2023 rankings named Ithaca College the best school in New York for education students working on their bachelor’s degree. Ithaca is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the small suburb of Ithaca.

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#2

Syracuse University

Syracuse, NY

Out of the 44 schools in New York that were part of this year’s ranking, Syracuse University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the midsize city of Syracuse, Syracuse is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

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#3

New York University

New York, NY

Out of the 44 schools in New York that were part of this year’s ranking, New York University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the city of New York, NYU is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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#4

Manhattan College

Riverdale, NY

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Manhattan College is a great place for education students working on their bachelor’s degree. Manhattan is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Riverdale.

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#5

St. John Fisher College

Rochester, NY

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend St. John Fisher College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in New York list. Fisher is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Rochester.

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#6

SUNY Cortland

Cortland, NY

SUNY Cortland landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best bachelor’s degree education programs. SUNY Cortland is a medium-sized public school located in the distant town of Cortland.

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#7

SUNY Geneseo

Geneseo, NY

SUNY Geneseo came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in New York ranking. SUNY Geneseo is a small public school located in the town of Geneseo.

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With a ranking of #8, St John’s University - New York did quite well on this year’s best schools for education students working on their bachelor’s degree. STJ is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Queens.

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#9

Hunter College

New York, NY

Hunter College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for education students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the city of New York, Hunter is a public school with a very large student population.

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#10

Dominican College of Blauvelt

Orangeburg, NY

Dominican College of Blauvelt did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for education students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #10 on the list. Dominican College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Orangeburg.

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Best Education Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

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State Degrees Awarded
New Jersey 5,729
Pennsylvania 12,364
Maryland 5,361
Delaware 1,352
District of Columbia 930

Education Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Teacher Education Grade Specific 110,226
Educational Administration 46,469
Teacher Education Subject Specific 43,297
Special Education 36,792
General Education 29,810
Curriculum & Instruction 19,832
Student Counseling 13,858
Instructional Media Design 8,695
Teaching English or French 5,791
Other Education 4,858
Teaching Assistants 2,751
Educational Assessment 2,552
Multilingual Education 1,910
Education Philosophy 737
International Education 293

Related Major Annual Graduates
Social Sciences 205,984
Psychology 195,678
Communication & Journalism 120,571
Family, Consumer & Human Sciences 55,820
History 32,731

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.

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