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2023 Most Popular General Education Graduate Certificate Schools in New York

5 Colleges
$47,664 Avg Salary
$26,812 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best General Education Graduate Certificate School for You

Out of the majors we analyze each year, general education was ranked 7th in New York. In fact, 604 were awarded in the state in 2020-2021.

It's not easy to decide which teaching program to enroll in when you have so many options available. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

The Most Popular General Education Graduate Certificate Schools in New York ranking is one of many tools that Teaching Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 5 schools in New York to see which ones were the most popular graduate certificate programs for teaching students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the General Education program at each school on the list.

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

#1

Hofstra University

Hempstead, NY

Our analysis found Hofstra University to be the most popular school for general education students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in New York. Hofstra is a large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Hempstead.

Of the 3 students majoring in education at Hofstra, 67% are male and 33% are female.

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#2

SUNY Oswego

Oswego, NY

The in-demand graduate certificate programs at SUNY Oswego helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular general education schools in New York. SUNY Oswego is a moderately-sized public school located in the town of Oswego.

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#2

Niagara University

Niagara University, NY

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Niagara University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular General Education Graduate Certificate Schools in New York list. Located in the suburb of Niagara University, Niagara is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Full General Education at Niagara University Report

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Hebrew Union College - Jewish Institute of Religion is a great place for general education students working on their graduate certificate. HUC - JIR is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of New York.

Read full report on General Education at Hebrew Union College - Jewish Institute of Religion

Out of the 5 schools in New York that were part of this year’s ranking, Columbia University in the City of New York landed the # 2 spot on the list. Columbia is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of New York.

Read full report on General Education at Columbia University in the City of New York

Best General Education Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Most Popular General Education Schools in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
New Jersey 702
Pennsylvania 1,014
Maryland 1,286
District of Columbia 79
Delaware 134

General Education is one of 14 different types of teaching programs to choose from.

Education Focus Areas

Major Annual Graduates
General Education 29,810

Related Major Annual Graduates
Teacher Education Grade Specific 110,226
Educational Administration 46,469
Teacher Education Subject Specific 43,297
Special Education 36,792
Curriculum & Instruction 19,832

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 5 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 KOKUYO.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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