2023 Best Teaching Doctor's Degree Schools in New York
When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for teaching students. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools and bootcamp 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 Teaching Doctor's Degree Schools in New York to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 17 schools in New York to see which doctor's degree programs offered the best educational experiences for teaching students. The factors used to develop this ranking include those related to how in-demand the school us, the overall quality of the school, and post-graduation wages, and more.
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Top Teaching Doctor's Degree Schools in New York
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Our 2023 rankings named Teachers College at Columbia University the best school in New York for teaching students working on their doctor’s degree.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since Teachers College does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 98% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend New York University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Teaching Doctor’s Degree Schools in New York list.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at NYU. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 79% took at least some of their classes online.
The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Russell Sage College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best teaching schools in New York.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at Russel Sage. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 61% took at least some of their classes online.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend St John’s University - New York. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Teaching Doctor’s Degree Schools in New York list.
One thing to take note of is that STJ does offer online graduate classes in some areas. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 88% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Syracuse University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Teaching Doctor’s Degree Schools in New York list.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at Syracuse. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 31% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
Fordham University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Teaching Doctor’s Degree Schools in New York ranking.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since Fordham U does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. During the 2019-2020 year, about 91% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
LIU Post came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Teaching Doctor’s Degree Schools in New York ranking.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at LIU Post. During the 2019-2020 year, about 35% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
Stony Brook University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best doctor’s degree teaching programs.
Online graduate courses are available at SUNY Stony Brook, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 71% took at least some of their classes online.
With a ranking of #9, Manhattanville College did quite well on this year’s best schools for teaching students working on their doctor’s degree.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since Manhattanville does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 33% took at least some of their classes online.
With a ranking of #10, Hunter College did quite well on this year’s best schools for teaching students working on their doctor’s degree.
Online graduate courses are available at Hunter, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. During the 2019-2020 year, about 96% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
With a ranking of #11, Molloy College did quite well on this year’s best schools for teaching students working on their doctor’s degree.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at Molloy. In 2019-2020 about 97% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
With a ranking of #12, University of Rochester did quite well on this year’s best schools for teaching students working on their doctor’s degree.
One thing to take note of is that University of Rochester does offer online graduate classes in some areas. In fact, around 64% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
With a ranking of #13, Hofstra University did quite well on this year’s best schools for teaching students working on their doctor’s degree.
Hofstra does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. During the 2019-2020 year, about 21% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
Binghamton University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for teaching students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #14 on the list.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at Binghamton University. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 57% took at least some of their classes online.
The Graduate Center, CUNY came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Best Teaching Doctor’s Degree Schools in New York ranking.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at The Graduate Center. During the 2019-2020 year, about 100% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
University at Buffalo did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for teaching students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #16 on the list.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at University at Buffalo. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 76% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
University at Albany did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for teaching students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #17 on the list.
One thing to take note of is that UAlbany does offer online graduate classes in some areas. In fact, around 77% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
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Notes and References
Footnotes
*These averages are for the top 17 schools only.
References
- 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 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).
- Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.
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