IPEDS 2023 completions · bachelor's degrees · New York

Education colleges in New York, ranked by graduates

37 colleges in New York awarded at least 10 bachelor's degrees in education in 2023: 3,206 degrees, 6.8% of all bachelor's degrees at those colleges (4.4% across every college CollegeCalcAI tracks). Queens College (NY) graduated the most (293, 11.3% of its class). 13 of the 37 are public universities. The median acceptance rate among them is 71%; the most selective is New York University at 9%.

Colleges

in New York, 10+ degrees

Degrees awarded

3,206

2023, bachelor's

Share of degrees

6.8%

at these colleges

Median acceptance

71%

13 public, 24 private

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Education colleges in New York

Every New York college awarding at least 10 bachelor's degrees in education, ranked by 2023 graduates. Click a college for its education page.

#	College	Type	Degrees (2023)	Share of grads	Acceptance rate	SAT 75th
1	Queens College (NY)	Public	293	11.3%	64%	1120
2	Brooklyn College	Public	269	11%	58%	1180
3	SUNY Oneonta	Public	259	21.5%	70%	1180
4	SUNY Geneseo	Public	220	23.9%	66%	1180
5	SUNY New Paltz	Public	187	12.8%	62%	1180
6	SUNY Oswego	Public	179	12.6%	81%	1180
7	Buffalo State University	Public	178	16.3%	73%	1180
8	SUNY Brockport	Public	162	12.8%	71%	1180
9	SUNY Fredonia	Public	151	22.9%	78%	1180
10	SUNY Potsdam	Public	137	31.2%	78%	1180
11	CUNY Staten Island	Public	94	7.1%	92%	1100
12	University at Albany	Public	91	3.2%	69%	1260
13	St. John's University	Private	85	4.7%	83%	1280
14	Long Island University	Private	63	4.5%	86%	1120
15	Syracuse University	Private	63	1.9%	46%	1400
16	New York University	Private	62	0.8%	9%	1530
17	SUNY Plattsburgh	Public	62	7%	78%	1180
18	Roberts Wesleyan University	Private	61	21.6%	71%	1150
19	Molloy University	Private	59	8%	82%	1150
20	Marist University	Private	49	4.5%	57%	1300
21	Adelphi University	Private	46	4.2%	66%	1230
22	Hofstra University	Private	42	3.5%	68%	1310
23	St. Bonaventure University	Private	42	10.6%	82%	1200
24	Mercy University	Private	42	3.4%	86%	1150
25	Pace University	Private	40	2.4%	76%	1220
26	St. John Fisher University	Private	40	6%	66%	1230
27	Ithaca College	Private	37	4%	69%	1280
28	St. Thomas Aquinas College	Private	34	14.3%	93%	1150
29	Utica University	Private	27	3.8%	92%	1230
30	Iona University	Private	24	4.3%	87%	1150
31	Canisius University	Private	23	6.1%	72%	1160
32	Daemen University	Private	20	4.9%	68%	1150
33	Alfred University	Private	16	6.2%	74%	1230
34	Wagner College	Private	14	3.9%	88%	1140
35	Dominican University (NY)	Private	13	5.3%	68%	1150
36	Colgate University	Private	12	1.6%	14%	1460
37	Skidmore College	Private	10	1.6%	21%	1390

Questions about education colleges in New York

What is the best college for education in New York?

By bachelor's degrees awarded in 2023, the largest education programs in New York are Queens College (NY) (293), Brooklyn College (269), SUNY Oneonta (259). "Best" depends on your profile: this page ranks every New York college in the field by output and shows each one's acceptance rate and admitted SAT so you can match it to your own numbers.

How many colleges in New York offer education?

37 four-year colleges in New York awarded 10 or more bachelor's degrees in education in 2023, 13 public and 24 private, for 3,206 graduates in total.

Is in-state status an advantage for education in New York?

At the 13 public universities on this list, New York residents are usually admitted at a higher rate than out-of-state applicants and pay in-state tuition. CollegeCalcAI applies the residency effect when you set your home state, and the per-major adjustment when you set the major.

Education elsewhere

The same field in other states, and the national ranking.

All education colleges, nationally →TX · 37 AL · 18 NC · 30 AZ · 5 AR · 14 TN · 25 IN · 30 KY · 20 ID · 5 MA · 16 OH · 35 IL · 32 UT · 6 RI · 6 PA · 44 CA · 29 MI · 23 SC · 22 CO · 7 MD · 11 All colleges in New York →

Source: U.S. Department of Education, IPEDS 2023 Completions (bachelor's degrees, first majors, CIP 2-digit series), joined to CollegeCalcAI's admissions dataset. Built 2026-09-19. Estimates from CollegeCalcAI are not predictions or guarantees.