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2023 Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Bachelor's Degree Schools in New York

39 Colleges
$36,125 Avg Salary
$25,314 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Bachelor's Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, teacher education subject specific students earned 5,484 degrees and certificates from a New York school, making the subject the 2nd in the state.

With all the teaching programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

The Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Bachelor's Degree 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 39 schools in New York to see which ones offered the best bachelor's degree programs for teaching students. To come up with a school's ranking, we analyzed numerous factors related to post-graduation wages, the quality of education offered by the school, average accumulated student debt, and more.

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2023 Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Bachelor’s Degree Schools in New York

The colleges and universities below are the best for subject specific ed majors pursuing a bachelor's degree.

Top 10 Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Bachelor's Degree Schools

#1

Ithaca College

Ithaca, NY

Our 2023 rankings named Ithaca College the best school in New York for teacher education subject specific students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the small suburb of Ithaca, Ithaca is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

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#2

New York University

New York, NY

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means New York University is a great place for teacher education subject specific students working on their bachelor’s degree. NYU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of New York.

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#3

Syracuse University

Syracuse, NY

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Syracuse University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Bachelor’s Degree Schools in New York list. Syracuse is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Syracuse.

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#4

SUNY Geneseo

Geneseo, NY

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend SUNY Geneseo. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Bachelor’s Degree Schools in New York list. Located in the distant town of Geneseo, SUNY Geneseo is a public school with a small student population.

The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $199, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.

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#5

Manhattan College

Riverdale, NY

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Manhattan College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Bachelor’s Degree Schools in New York list. Located in the city of Riverdale, Manhattan is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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#6

SUNY Cortland

Cortland, NY

SUNY Cortland came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Bachelor’s Degree Schools in New York ranking. Located in the distant town of Cortland, SUNY Cortland is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

While working on their Bachelor's Degree, subject specific ed majors at SUNY Cortland accumulate an average of around $23,306 in student debt. When it comes time to repay the loan, graduates who are on a 10-year repayment plan pay an average monthly payment of $242.

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#7

Hunter College

New York, NY

With a ranking of #7, Hunter College did quite well on this year’s best schools for teacher education subject specific students working on their bachelor’s degree. Hunter is a very large public school located in the city of New York.

The average amount in student loans that subject specific ed majors at Hunter take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $13,385.

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With a ranking of #8, St John’s University - New York did quite well on this year’s best schools for teacher education subject specific students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the large city of Queens, STJ is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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#9

Alfred University

Alfred, NY

Alfred University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best bachelor’s degree teacher education subject specific programs. Located in the town of Alfred, Alfred is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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#10

Hofstra University

Hempstead, NY

Hofstra University landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best bachelor’s degree teacher education subject specific programs. Located in the suburb of Hempstead, Hofstra is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

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Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Schools in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
New Jersey 764
Pennsylvania 1,776
Maryland 576
District of Columbia 29
Delaware 122

One of 14 majors within the teaching area of study, teacher education subject specific has other similar majors worth exploring.

Subject Specific Ed Concentrations

Major Annual Graduates
Physical Education Teaching & Coaching 8,121
Reading Teacher Education 6,490
Music Education 4,761
Mathematics Education 3,395
English & Language Arts Education 3,113
Other Teacher Education & Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas 2,335
Social Studies Education 1,968
Art Education 1,837
Health Education 1,801
Science Education 1,371
Agricultural Teacher Education 1,130
Biology Education 865
History Education 804
Trade & Industrial Teacher Education 715
Technology Education 575
Social Science Teacher Education 474
Technical Teacher Education 462
Spanish Education 457
School Librarian/School Library Media Specialist 370
Modern Language Education 338
Drama & Dance Education 293
Family & Consumer Sciences/Home Economics Teacher Education 286
Chemistry Education 238
Computer Teacher Education 217
Business and Innovation/Entrepreneurship Teacher Education 185
Earth Science Teacher Education 169
Physics Education 152
Environmental Education 96
Speech Teacher Education 68
French Language Teacher Education 55
Driver & Safety Teacher Education 55
Health Occupations Teacher Education 48
Communication Arts and Literature Teacher Education 22
Distributive Education 11
German Language Teacher Education 8
Psychology Teacher Education 5
Latin Teacher Education 4
Geography Teacher Education 3

Majors Similar to Subject Specific Ed

Related Major Annual Graduates
Teacher Education Grade Specific 110,226
Educational Administration 46,469
Special Education 36,792
General Education 29,810
Curriculum & Instruction 19,832

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 25 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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 Aparajita Datta.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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