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Most Popular Education Doctor's Degree Schools in New York

2023 Most Popular Education Doctor's Degree Schools in New York

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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.

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 Doctor's Degree Schools in New York ranking. Our analysis looked at 24 schools in New York to see which doctor's degree programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Education program at each school on the list.

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

Our 2023 rankings named Teachers College at Columbia University the most popular school in New York for education students working on their doctor’s degree. Teachers College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of New York.

Of the 113 students majoring in education at Teachers College, 28% are male and 72% are female.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend St John’s University - New York. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in New York list. STJ is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Queens.

Women make up 67% of the education majors at the school.

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#3

University of Rochester

Rochester, NY

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Rochester is a great place for education students working on their doctor’s degree. University of Rochester is a large private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Rochester.

Of the 43 students majoring in education at University of Rochester, 28% are male and 72% are female.

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University at Buffalo

Buffalo, NY

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University at Buffalo is a great place for education students working on their doctor’s degree. University at Buffalo is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Buffalo.

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

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Russell Sage College is a great place for education students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the small city of Troy, Russel Sage is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Of the 35 students majoring in education at Russel Sage, 31% are male and 69% are female.

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New York University

New York, NY

New York University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for education students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the large city of New York, NYU is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 54% of the education majors at the school.

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Fordham University

Bronx, NY

Fordham University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for education students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the large city of Bronx, Fordham U is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

About 67% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 33% are male.

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Columbia University in the City of New York came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in New York ranking. Columbia is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of New York.

About 78% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 22% are male.

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#9

Hofstra University

Hempstead, NY

Hofstra University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree education programs. Hofstra is a large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Hempstead.

About 55% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 45% are male.

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Syracuse University

Syracuse, NY

Syracuse University ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in New York list. Located in the midsize city of Syracuse, Syracuse is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 68% of the education majors at the school.

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Best Education Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Most Popular 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 24 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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