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

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

53 Colleges
$14,419 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$49,260 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Master'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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Teaching Degree Search has created the Best Value Teacher Education Subject Specific Master's Degree Schools in New York to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 53 schools in New York to see which ones offered the best value master's degree programs for subject specific ed students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

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

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Teacher Education Subject Specific Master's Degree Colleges.

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

#1

Brooklyn College

Brooklyn, NY

Our analysis found Brooklyn College to be the best value school for teacher education subject specific students who want to pursue a master’s degree in New York. Located in the large city of Brooklyn, Brooklyn College is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Brooklyn College are $11,522 a year.

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#2

Hunter College

New York, NY

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Hunter College. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Teacher Education Subject Specific Master’s Degree Schools in New York list. Hunter is a very large public school located in the city of New York.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Hunter are $11,398 per year.

In addition to its great value ranking, Hunter is in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Master’s Degree Schools in New York list.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The City College of New York. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Teacher Education Subject Specific Master’s Degree Schools in New York list. Located in the city of New York, CCNY is a public college with a large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at CCNY are $11,402 per year.

In addition to its great value ranking, CCNY is in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Master’s Degree Schools in New York list.

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#4

Lehman College

Bronx, NY

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Lehman College. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Teacher Education Subject Specific Master’s Degree Schools in New York list. Lehman is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Bronx.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Lehman are $11,570 per year.

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#5

Queens College

Queens, NY

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Queens College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Teacher Education Subject Specific Master’s Degree Schools in New York list. QC is a large public school located in the city of Queens.

QC graduate students pay an average of $11,612 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#6

SUNY Geneseo

Geneseo, NY

SUNY Geneseo did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for teacher education subject specific students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the town of Geneseo, SUNY Geneseo is a public school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at SUNY Geneseo are $12,256 a year.

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#7

SUNY Oneonta

Oneonta, NY

With a ranking of #7, SUNY Oneonta did quite well on this year’s best value schools for teacher education subject specific students working on their master’s degree. Located in the remote town of Oneonta, SUNY Oneonta is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at SUNY Oneonta are $12,533 a year.

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#8

SUNY Cortland

Cortland, NY

SUNY Cortland came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Teacher Education Subject Specific Master’s Degree Schools in New York ranking. Located in the town of Cortland, SUNY Cortland is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at SUNY Cortland are $13,055 a year.

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#9

Stony Brook University

Stony Brook, NY

Stony Brook University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for teacher education subject specific students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. SUNY Stony Brook is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Stony Brook.

SUNY Stony Brook graduate students pay an average of $13,838 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#10

SUNY New Paltz

New Paltz, NY

SUNY New Paltz did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for teacher education subject specific students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the suburb of New Paltz, SUNY New Paltz is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at SUNY New Paltz are $12,763 per year.

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Best Value Teacher Education Subject Specific Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Best Value 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.

  • 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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