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2023 Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Graduate Certificate Schools in New York

17 Colleges
$54,263 Avg Salary
$22,967 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Graduate Certificate 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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Teaching Degree Search has developed this Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Graduate Certificate Schools in New York ranking. This report analyzed 17 schools in New York to see which ones offered the best graduate certificate 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 Graduate Certificate Schools in New York

Check out the subject specific ed graduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.

Top 10 Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Graduate Certificate Schools

#1

Syracuse University

Syracuse, NY

Our 2023 rankings named Syracuse University the best school in New York for teacher education subject specific students working on their graduate certificate. Syracuse is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Syracuse.

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#2

New York University

New York, NY

The excellent graduate certificate programs at New York University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best teacher education subject specific schools in New York. NYU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of New York.

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Out of the 17 schools in New York that were part of this year’s ranking, Teachers College at Columbia University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the city of New York, Teachers College is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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#4

University of Rochester

Rochester, NY

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Rochester. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Graduate Certificate Schools in New York list. Located in the medium-sized city of Rochester, University of Rochester is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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#5

Hunter College

New York, NY

The excellent graduate certificate programs at Hunter College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best teacher education subject specific schools in New York. Hunter is a fairly large public school located in the large city of New York.

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#6

Brooklyn College

Brooklyn, NY

Brooklyn College landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best graduate certificate teacher education subject specific programs. Located in the large city of Brooklyn, Brooklyn College is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#7

Manhattanville College

Purchase, NY

Manhattanville College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for teacher education subject specific students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #7 on the list. Manhattanville is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Purchase.

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#8

Stony Brook University

Stony Brook, NY

Stony Brook University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best graduate certificate teacher education subject specific programs. SUNY Stony Brook is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Stony Brook.

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#9

Lehman College

Bronx, NY

Lehman College landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best graduate certificate teacher education subject specific programs. Lehman is a large public school located in the large city of Bronx.

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#10

Hofstra University

Hempstead, NY

With a ranking of #10, Hofstra University did quite well on this year’s best schools for teacher education subject specific students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the large suburb of Hempstead, Hofstra is a private not-for-profit college 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 17 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.

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