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

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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.

Check out the education master's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in New York.

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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#2

Hunter College

New York, NY

The in-demand master’s degree programs at Hunter College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular education schools in New York. Located in the large city of New York, Hunter is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 82% of the education majors at the school.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Teachers College at Columbia University is a great place for education students working on their master’s degree. Teachers College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of New York.

Women make up 78% of the education majors at the school.

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#4

Touro College

New York, NY

Out of the 87 schools in New York that were part of this year’s ranking, Touro College landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the city of New York, Touro is a private not-for-profit school 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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#5

Brooklyn College

Brooklyn, NY

Out of the 87 schools in New York that were part of this year’s ranking, Brooklyn College landed the # 5 spot on the list. Brooklyn College is a 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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#6

New York University

New York, NY

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 large city of New York, NYU is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 79% of the education majors at the school.

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#7

Queens College

Queens, NY

Queens College landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree education programs. Located in the city of Queens, QC is a public school 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 ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Education Master’s Degree Schools in New York list. CCNY is a large public school located in the city of New York.

Women make up 71% of the education majors at the school.

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#9

LIU Post

Brookville, NY

LIU Post ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Education Master’s Degree Schools in New York list. Located in the suburb of Brookville, LIU Post is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

About 80% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 20% are male.

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#10

Lehman College

Bronx, NY

Lehman College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Education Master’s Degree Schools in New York ranking. Located in the large city of Bronx, Lehman is a public school with a 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 college with a small student population.

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

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#12

Pace University - New York

New York, NY

Pace University - New York landed the #12 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree education programs. Pace University is a 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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#13

Mercy College

Dobbs Ferry, NY

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 college 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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Additional 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

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 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.

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