2023 Most Popular Education Master's Degree Schools in New York
Finding the Best Education Master'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 Most Popular Education Master'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 87 schools in New York to see which master'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.
2023 Most Popular Education Master’s Degree Schools in New York
Check out the education master's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in New York.
Top 15% Most Popular Education Master's Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Relay Graduate School of Education the most popular school in New York for education students working on their master’s degree. Relay Graduate School of Education is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of New York.
Women make up 77% of the education majors at the school.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Hunter College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Education Master’s Degree Schools in New York list. Located in the large city of New York, Hunter is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Women make up 82% of the education majors at the school.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Teachers College at Columbia University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Education Master’s Degree Schools in New York list. Teachers College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of New York.
Women make up 78% of the education majors at the school.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Touro College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Education Master’s Degree Schools in New York list. Located in the large city of New York, Touro is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
About 83% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 17% are male.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Brooklyn College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Education Master’s Degree Schools in New York list. Brooklyn College is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Brooklyn.
Of the 546 students majoring in education at Brooklyn College, 29% are male and 71% are female.
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With a ranking of #6, New York University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for education students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of New York, NYU is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.
Women make up 79% of the education majors at the school.
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With a ranking of #7, Queens College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for education students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of Queens, QC is a public college with a fairly large student population.
About 76% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 24% are male.
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The City College of New York did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for education students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. CCNY is a large public school located in the large city of New York.
Women make up 71% of the education majors at the school.
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LIU Post landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree education programs. Located in the suburb of Brookville, LIU Post is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
About 80% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 20% are male.
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Lehman College ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Education Master’s Degree Schools in New York list. Located in the large city of Bronx, Lehman is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Women make up 65% of the education majors at the school.
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Bank Street College of Education did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for education students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #11 on the list. Located in the large city of New York, Bank Street College of Education is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly small student population.
About 84% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 16% are male.
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Pace University - New York came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Education Master’s Degree Schools in New York ranking. Pace University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of New York.
Women make up 73% of the education majors at the school.
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Mercy College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for education students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #13 on the list. Located in the suburb of Dobbs Ferry, Mercy is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.
About 87% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 13% are male.
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Request InformationAdditional Noteworthy Schools
Here are some additional popular schools for Education students in the state of New York that almost earned our Most Popular Education Master's Degree Schools in New York award.
| Rank | College | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 14 | University at Albany | Albany, NY |
| 15 | Buffalo State | Buffalo, NY |
| 16 | Hofstra University | Hempstead, NY |
| 17 | University at Buffalo | Buffalo, NY |
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 Related Majors
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 |
Most Popular Related Majors
| 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.
More about our data sources and methodologies.