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2023 Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Schools in New York

58 Colleges
$50,440 Avg Salary
$23,731 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Teacher Education Subject Specific 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 assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Teaching Degree Search has created its Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Schools in New York ranking. Our analysis looked at 58 schools in New York to see which programs offered the best educational experiences for teaching students.

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2023 Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Schools in New York

The following schools top our list of the Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Colleges.

Top 10 Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Schools

Our 2023 rankings named Teachers College at Columbia University the best school in New York for teacher education subject specific students. 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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#2

Ithaca College

Ithaca, NY

The excellent programs at Ithaca College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best teacher education subject specific schools in New York. Located in the small suburb of Ithaca, Ithaca is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

The average amount in student loans that subject specific ed majors at Ithaca take out is $27,000.

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#3

New York University

New York, NY

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend New York University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Schools in New York list. NYU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of New York.

The average amount in student loans that subject specific ed majors at NYU take out is $26,000.

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#4

Syracuse University

Syracuse, NY

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Syracuse University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Schools in New York list. Syracuse is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Syracuse.

After completing their degree, subject specific ed graduates from Syracuse carry an average student debtload of $27,000.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Bank Street College of Education is a great place for teacher education subject specific students. Bank Street College of Education is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the city of New York.

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#6

Manhattan College

Riverdale, NY

Manhattan College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for teacher education subject specific students. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the large city of Riverdale, Manhattan is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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#7

Fordham University

Bronx, NY

Fordham University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for teacher education subject specific students. It came in at #7 on the list. Fordham U is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Bronx.

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St John’s University - New York ranked #8 on this year’s Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Schools in New York list. Located in the city of Queens, STJ is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

The average amount in student loans that subject specific ed majors at STJ take out is $26,500.

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#9

Alfred University

Alfred, NY

With a ranking of #9, Alfred University did quite well on this year’s best schools for teacher education subject specific students. Located in the town of Alfred, Alfred is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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#10

Manhattanville College

Purchase, NY

Manhattanville College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for teacher education subject specific students. It came in at #10 on the list. Manhattanville is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Purchase.

After completing their degree, subject specific ed graduates from Manhattanville carry an average student debtload of $27,000.

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Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Colleges 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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