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2023 Best Value Teacher Education Subject Specific Schools in New York

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

58 Colleges
$11,520 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$50,440 Avg Salary

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 Value Teacher Education Subject Specific Schools in New York ranking. This report analyzed 58 schools in New York to see which ones offered the best value 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 Schools in New York

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for subject specific ed majors pursuing a .

Top 10 Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Schools

#1

SUNY Cortland

Cortland, NY
$8,815 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found SUNY Cortland to be the best value school for teacher education subject specific students who want to pursue a degree in New York. Located in the town of Cortland, SUNY Cortland is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at SUNY Cortland are $8,815 per year. The average amount in student loans that subject specific ed majors at SUNY Cortland take out is $24,500. 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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#2

SUNY Geneseo

Geneseo, NY
$8,927 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at SUNY Geneseo 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 town of Geneseo, SUNY Geneseo is a public school with a small student population.

SUNY Geneseo undergraduate students pay an average of $8,927 in in-state tuition and fees each year. The average amount in student loans that subject specific ed majors at SUNY Geneseo take out is $20,500. 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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#3

Brooklyn College

Brooklyn, NY
$7,440 Average Tuition & Fees

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

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Brooklyn College are $7,440 per year. On average, subject specific ed graduates from Brooklyn College take out $9,562 in student loans while working on their degree.

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#4

York College

Jamaica, NY
$7,358 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at York College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best teacher education subject specific schools in New York. Located in the large city of Jamaica, York is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at York are $7,358 a year.

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#5

Hunter College

New York, NY
$7,382 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent 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.

Hunter undergraduate students pay an average of $7,382 in in-state tuition and fees each year. The average amount in student loans that subject specific ed majors at Hunter take out is $10,950.

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#6

Queens College

Queens, NY
$7,538 Average Tuition & Fees

Queens College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Teacher Education Subject Specific Schools in New York ranking. QC is a large public school located in the large city of Queens.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at QC are $7,538 a year. While working on their degree, subject specific ed majors at QC accumulate an average of around $15,498 in student debt.

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#7

SUNY Fredonia

Fredonia, NY
$8,760 Average Tuition & Fees

SUNY Fredonia landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value teacher education subject specific programs. SUNY Fredonia is a small public school located in the town of Fredonia.

SUNY Fredonia undergraduate students pay an average of $8,760 in in-state tuition and fees each year. Subject Specific Ed majors at SUNY Fredonia take out an average of $27,000 in student loans while working on their egree.

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#8

SUNY New Paltz

New Paltz, NY
$8,523 Average Tuition & Fees

SUNY New Paltz did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for teacher education subject specific students. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the large suburb of New Paltz, SUNY New Paltz is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at SUNY New Paltz are $8,523 a year. While working on their degree, subject specific ed majors at SUNY New Paltz accumulate an average of around $17,875 in student debt.

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$7,340 Average Tuition & Fees

The City College of New York came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Teacher Education Subject Specific Schools in New York ranking. Located in the city of New York, CCNY is a public college with a large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at CCNY are $7,340 a year.

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#10

Lehman College

Bronx, NY
$7,410 Average Tuition & Fees

With a ranking of #10, Lehman College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for teacher education subject specific students. Lehman is a large public school located in the large city of Bronx.

Lehman undergraduate students pay an average of $7,410 in in-state tuition and fees each 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 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.

  • 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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