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2023 Most Popular Education Graduate Certificate Schools in New York

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Finding the Best Education Graduate Certificate 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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Most Popular Education Graduate Certificate Schools in New York ranking. This report analyzed 58 schools in New York to see which ones were the most popular graduate certificate programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Education program at each school on the list.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Education Graduate Certificate Colleges.

Our analysis found The College of Saint Rose to be the most popular school for education students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in New York. Located in the small city of Albany, Saint Rose is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Of the 987 students majoring in education at Saint Rose, 20% are male and 80% are female.

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#2

Stony Brook University

Stony Brook, NY

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Stony Brook University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Education Graduate Certificate Schools in New York list. Located in the large suburb of Stony Brook, SUNY Stony Brook is a public college with a very large student population.

Of the 227 students majoring in education at SUNY Stony Brook, 30% are male and 70% are female.

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#3

Queens College

Queens, NY

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Queens College is a great place for education students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the large city of Queens, QC is a public school with a large student population.

Women make up 72% of the education majors at the school.

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#4

Hunter College

New York, NY

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Hunter College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Education Graduate Certificate Schools in New York list. Located in the city of New York, Hunter is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 146 students majoring in education at Hunter, 32% are male and 68% are female.

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#5

Adelphi University

Garden City, NY

Out of the 58 schools in New York that were part of this year’s ranking, Adelphi University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Garden City, Adelphi is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

Of the 131 students majoring in education at Adelphi, 16% are male and 84% are female.

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#6

University of Rochester

Rochester, NY

With a ranking of #6, University of Rochester did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for education students working on their graduate certificate. University of Rochester is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Rochester.

About 72% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 28% are male.

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Bank Street College of Education landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate education programs. Located in the city of New York, Bank Street College of Education is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Women make up 80% of the education majors at the school.

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#8

University at Buffalo

Buffalo, NY

With a ranking of #8, University at Buffalo did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for education students working on their graduate certificate. University at Buffalo is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Buffalo.

Of the 107 students majoring in education at University at Buffalo, 32% are male and 68% are female.

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The City College of New York came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Education Graduate Certificate Schools in New York ranking. CCNY is a fairly large public school located in the large city of New York.

About 73% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 27% are male.

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#10

Lehman College

Bronx, NY

With a ranking of #10, Lehman College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for education students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of Bronx, Lehman is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 72% 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 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 25 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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