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Most Popular Education Undergraduate Certificate Schools in New York

2023 Most Popular Education Undergraduate Certificate Schools in New York

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$21,471 Avg Salary
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Finding the Best Education Undergraduate 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 assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Most Popular Education Undergraduate Certificate Schools in New York ranking. This report analyzed 25 schools in New York to see which ones were the most popular undergraduate 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.

Check out the education undergraduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in New York.

Our 2023 rankings named Derech Hachaim Seminary the most popular school in New York for education students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the large suburb of Monroe, Derech Hachaim Seminary is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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Out of the 25 schools in New York that were part of this year’s ranking, Bryant & Stratton College - Online landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the large suburb of Orchard Park, Bryant & Stratton College - Online is a private for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

Of the 95 students majoring in education at Bryant & Stratton College - Online, 1% are male and 99% are female.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Hudson Valley Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Education Undergraduate Certificate Schools in New York list. HVCC is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Troy.

Of the 29 students majoring in education at HVCC, 14% are male and 86% are female.

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Out of the 25 schools in New York that were part of this year’s ranking, Niagara County Community College landed the # 4 spot on the list. Niagara County Community College is a small public school located in the rural area of Sanborn.

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

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Out of the 25 schools in New York that were part of this year’s ranking, Finger Lakes Community College landed the # 5 spot on the list. Finger Lakes Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the rural area of Canandaigua.

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#6

Erie Community College

Buffalo, NY

Erie Community College landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular undergraduate certificate education programs. Erie Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Buffalo.

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Nassau Community College

Garden City, NY

Nassau Community College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Education Undergraduate Certificate Schools in New York ranking. Nassau Community College is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Garden City.

Of the 12 students majoring in education at Nassau Community College, 8% are male and 92% are female.

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Monroe Community College

Rochester, NY

Monroe Community College ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Education Undergraduate Certificate Schools in New York list. Located in the suburb of Rochester, Monroe Community College is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

About 88% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 13% are male.

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With a ranking of #8, Adirondack Community College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for education students working on their undergraduate certificate. SUNY Adirondack is a small public school located in the small suburb of Queensbury.

Women make up 88% of the education majors at the school.

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With a ranking of #10, Columbia-Greene Community College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for education students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the rural area of Hudson, Columbia-Greene Community College is a public school with a small student population.

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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 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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