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2023 Most Popular Teacher Education Subject Specific Master's Degree Schools in New York

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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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Teaching Degree Search has developed this Most Popular Teacher Education Subject Specific Master's Degree Schools in New York ranking. This report analyzed 65 schools in New York to see which ones were the most popular master's degree programs for teaching students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Teacher Education Subject Specific program at each school on the list.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for subject specific ed majors pursuing a master's degree.

Our analysis found Teachers College at Columbia University to be the most popular school for teacher education subject specific students who want to pursue a master’s degree in New York. Located in the city of New York, Teachers College is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Of the 281 students majoring in subject specific ed at Teachers College, 25% are male and 75% are female.

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#2

Lehman College

Bronx, NY

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Lehman College is a great place for teacher education subject specific students working on their master’s degree. Lehman is a fairly large public school located in the city of Bronx.

Women make up 48% of the subject specific ed majors at the school.

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#2

Hunter College

New York, NY

Out of the 65 schools in New York that were part of this year’s ranking, Hunter College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Hunter is a fairly large public school located in the large city of New York.

Women make up 75% of the subject specific ed majors at the school.

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#4

Queens College

Queens, NY

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Queens College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Teacher Education Subject Specific Master’s Degree Schools in New York list. QC is a large public school located in the large city of Queens.

About 65% of the students majoring in subject specific ed at the school are women while 35% are male.

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#5

SUNY Oneonta

Oneonta, NY

The in-demand master’s degree programs at SUNY Oneonta helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular teacher education subject specific schools in New York. Located in the town of Oneonta, SUNY Oneonta is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

Women make up 94% of the subject specific ed majors at the school.

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#6

The College at Brockport

Brockport, NY

With a ranking of #6, The College at Brockport did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for teacher education subject specific students working on their master’s degree. Located in the town of Brockport, SUNY Brockport is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

Women make up 58% of the subject specific ed majors at the school.

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#7

Brooklyn College

Brooklyn, NY

Brooklyn College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Teacher Education Subject Specific Master’s Degree Schools in New York ranking. Located in the large city of Brooklyn, Brooklyn College is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 129 students majoring in subject specific ed at Brooklyn College, 47% are male and 53% are female.

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#8

University at Buffalo

Buffalo, NY

With a ranking of #8, University at Buffalo did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for teacher education subject specific students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large suburb of Buffalo, University at Buffalo is a public school with a very large student population.

Of the 120 students majoring in subject specific ed at University at Buffalo, 31% are male and 69% are female.

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#9

Hofstra University

Hempstead, NY

Hofstra University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree teacher education subject specific programs. Located in the large suburb of Hempstead, Hofstra is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

About 55% of the students majoring in subject specific ed at the school are women while 45% are male.

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The City College of New York came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Teacher Education Subject Specific Master’s Degree Schools in New York ranking. Located in the large city of New York, CCNY is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 66% of the subject specific ed majors at the school.

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Honorable Mentions

These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also popular but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Most Popular Teacher Education Subject Specific Master's Degree Schools in New York award.

Rank College Location
11 Adelphi University Garden City, NY
12 SUNY New Paltz New Paltz, NY
13 Manhattanville College Purchase, NY

Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Most Popular 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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