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2023 Most Popular Education Associate Degree Schools in New York

26 Colleges
$22,224 Avg Salary
$13,640 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Education Associate 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 Most Popular Education Associate Degree Schools in New York ranking. This report analyzed 26 schools in New York to see which ones were the most popular associate degree 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 associate degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in New York.

Our analysis found Borough of Manhattan Community College to be the most popular school for education students who want to pursue a associate degree in New York. Located in the large city of New York, BMCC is a public school with a large student population.

About 98% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 2% are male.

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Out of the 26 schools in New York that were part of this year’s ranking, Hostos Community College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Hostos is a moderately-sized public school located in the large city of Bronx.

Of the 81 students majoring in education at Hostos, 4% are male and 96% are female.

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The in-demand associate degree programs at Bryant & Stratton College - Online helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular education schools in New York. Located in the large suburb of Orchard Park, Bryant & Stratton College - Online is a private for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

Women make up 99% of the education majors at the school.

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Out of the 26 schools in New York that were part of this year’s ranking, Associated Beth Rivkah Schools landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the city of Brooklyn, Associated Beth Rivkah Schools is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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#5

LaGuardia Community College

Long Island City, NY

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means LaGuardia Community College is a great place for education students working on their associate degree. Located in the large city of Long Island City, LaGuardia is a public college with a large student population.

About 90% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 10% are male.

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Kingsborough Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for education students to get a associate degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the large city of Brooklyn, KCC is a public school with a large student population.

Women make up 91% of the education majors at the school.

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Suffolk County Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for education students to get a associate degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Suffolk County Community College is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Selden.

About 65% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 35% are male.

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#8

Medgar Evers College

Brooklyn, NY

Medgar Evers College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Education Associate Degree Schools in New York ranking. Medgar is a small public school located in the large city of Brooklyn.

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

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Bnos Zion of Bobov Seminary ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Education Associate Degree Schools in New York list. Bnos Zion of Bobov Seminary is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Brooklyn.

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Genesee Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for education students to get a associate degree. It came in at #10 on the list. GCC is a small public school located in the town of Batavia.

About 71% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 29% are male.

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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
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 26 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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