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2023 Most Popular General Education Schools in New York

37 Colleges
$39,242 Avg Salary
$25,584 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best General Education 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Teaching Degree Search has created the Most Popular General Education Schools in New York to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 37 schools in New York to see which programs were the most popular 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 programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in New York.

#1

Niagara University

Niagara University, NY

Our analysis found Niagara University to be the most popular school for general education students who want to pursue a degree in New York. Located in the large suburb of Niagara University, Niagara is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Full General Education at Niagara University Report

#2

SUNY Empire State College

Saratoga Springs, NY

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend SUNY Empire State College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular General Education Schools in New York list. SUNY Empire is a medium-sized public school located in the small suburb of Saratoga Springs.

The average amount in student loans that education majors at SUNY Empire take out is $23,886.

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#3

Adelphi University

Garden City, NY

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Adelphi University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular General Education Schools in New York list. Located in the suburb of Garden City, Adelphi is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

Read full report on General Education at Adelphi University

#4

LaGuardia Community College

Long Island City, NY

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend LaGuardia Community College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular General Education Schools in New York list. Located in the city of Long Island City, LaGuardia is a public college with a large student population.

Full General Education at LaGuardia Community College Report

#5

Colgate University

Hamilton, NY

The excellent programs at Colgate University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best general education schools in New York. Located in the distant town of Hamilton, Colgate is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Full General Education at Colgate University Report

#6

University at Buffalo

Buffalo, NY

With a ranking of #6, University at Buffalo did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for general education students. University at Buffalo is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Buffalo.

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#6

New York University

New York, NY

New York University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular general education programs. Located in the city of New York, NYU is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

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#6

Vassar College

Poughkeepsie, NY

Vassar College ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular General Education Schools in New York list. Located in the large suburb of Poughkeepsie, Vassar is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Read full report on General Education at Vassar College

With a ranking of #6, St. Thomas Aquinas College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for general education students. STAC is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Sparkill.

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Hobart and William Smith Colleges did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for general education students. It came in at #10 on the list. The Colleges is a small private not-for-profit school located in the distant town of Geneva.

On average, education graduates from The Colleges take out $27,000 in student loans while working on their degree.

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Best General Education Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Most Popular General Education Colleges 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 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 KOKUYO.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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