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Best Education Doctor's Degree Schools in New York

2023 Best Education Doctor's Degree Schools in New York

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$77,195 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Education Doctor'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.

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The Best Education Doctor's Degree Schools in New York ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 17 schools in New York to see which doctor's degree programs offered the best educational experiences 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 Doctor’s Degree Schools in New York

The colleges and universities below are the best for education majors pursuing a doctor's degree.

Top 10 Best Education Doctor's Degree Schools

Our analysis found Teachers College at Columbia University to be the best school for education students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in New York. Teachers College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of New York.

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#2

New York University

New York, NY

The excellent doctor’s degree programs at New York University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best education schools in New York. Located in the large city of New York, NYU is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

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The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Russell Sage College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best education schools in New York. Located in the city of Troy, Russel Sage 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 St John’s University - New York. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in New York list. STJ is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Queens.

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#5

Syracuse University

Syracuse, NY

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Syracuse University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in New York list. Located in the medium-sized city of Syracuse, Syracuse is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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Fordham University

Bronx, NY

With a ranking of #6, Fordham University did quite well on this year’s best schools for education students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the large city of Bronx, Fordham U is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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#7

LIU Post

Brookville, NY

LIU Post landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best doctor’s degree education programs. Located in the large suburb of Brookville, LIU Post is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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Stony Brook University

Stony Brook, NY

Stony Brook University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best doctor’s degree education programs. Located in the large suburb of Stony Brook, SUNY Stony Brook is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#9

Manhattanville College

Purchase, NY

Manhattanville College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in New York ranking. Located in the large suburb of Purchase, Manhattanville is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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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 doctor’s degree. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the city of New York, Hunter is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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Best Education Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Best Education Schools in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

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 17 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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