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2025 Best Secondary Education Schools in New York

13 Colleges in New York
540 Secondary Teaching Degrees Awarded
If you pursue a degree in secondary education, you won't be alone. The field of study is the #84 most popular program in the country. This means there are lots of options to choose from when you decide to get your degree.

College Factual reviewed 13 schools in New York to determine which ones were the best for degree seekers in the field of secondary education. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 540 degrees in secondary education annually.

What's on this page: * Degree-Level Rankings

Choosing a Great Secondary Education School

Best Secondary Education Schools in New York Your choice of secondary education school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for secondary education schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.

In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.

Secondary Education Rankings by Degree Level

Bachelor's Degrees in Secondary Teaching
Master's Degrees in Secondary Teaching

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Secondary Education Schools in New York ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision. If you'd like to restrict your choices to just one part of the country, you can filter this list by location.

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Best Schools for Secondary Education in New York

The schools below may not offer all types of secondary teaching degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.

10 Top New York Schools in Secondary Teaching

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New York University
New York, NY
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In NY
115 Secondary Teaching Degrees Awarded

New York University is a great decision for students interested in a degree in secondary education. NYU is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the city of New York. A Best Colleges rank of #16 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means NYU is a great university overall.

There were approximately 115 secondary education students who graduated with this degree at NYU in the most recent data year.

More information about a degree in secondary education from New York University

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Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
12th Most Popular In NY
50 Secondary Teaching Degrees Awarded

It is difficult to beat Pace University - New York if you want to pursue a degree in secondary education. Pace University is a large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of New York. A Best Colleges rank of #343 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Pace University is a great university overall.

There were roughly 50 secondary education students who graduated with this degree at Pace University in the most recent data year.

More information about a degree in secondary education from Pace University - New York

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Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
4th Most Popular In NY

Every student pursuing a degree in secondary education has to take a look at St John's University - New York. Located in the large city of Queens, STJ is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #298 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means STJ is a great university overall.

There were roughly 20 secondary education students who graduated with this degree at STJ in the most recent data year.

More information about a degree in secondary education from St John’s University - New York

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Iona College
New Rochelle, NY
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
25th Most Popular In NY
81.8% Growth in Graduates

It is hard to beat Iona College if you want to pursue a degree in secondary education. Iona is a small private not-for-profit college located in the large suburb of New Rochelle. This college ranks 69th out of 136 schools for overall quality in the state of New York.

There were about 22 secondary education students who graduated with this degree at Iona in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a degree in secondary education from Iona College

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Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
25th Most Popular In NY
33.3% Growth in Graduates

Saint Rose is a small private not-for-profit college located in the medium-sized city of Albany. This college ranks 80th out of 136 colleges for overall quality in the state of New York.

There were approximately 6 secondary education students who graduated with this degree at Saint Rose in the most recent data year.

More information about a degree in secondary education from The College of Saint Rose

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Molloy College
Rockville Centre, NY
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
5th Most Popular In NY

Located in the large suburb of Rockville Centre, Molloy is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population. A Best Colleges rank of #98 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Molloy is a great college overall.

There were about 18 secondary education students who graduated with this degree at Molloy in the most recent data year.

More information about a degree in secondary education from Molloy College

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Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
9th Most Popular In NY
11.8% Growth in Graduates

Fisher is a small private not-for-profit college located in the suburb of Rochester. This college ranks 48th out of 136 colleges for overall quality in the state of New York.

There were approximately 17 secondary education students who graduated with this degree at Fisher in the most recent data year.

More information about a degree in secondary education from St. John Fisher College

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Marist College
Poughkeepsie, NY
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
23rd Most Popular In NY
50.0% Growth in Graduates

Marist is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit college located in the large suburb of Poughkeepsie. A Best Colleges rank of #177 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Marist is a great college overall.

There were roughly 10 secondary education students who graduated with this degree at Marist in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a degree in secondary education from Marist College

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Ithaca College
Ithaca, NY
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
12th Most Popular In NY

Located in the suburb of Ithaca, Ithaca is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population. A Best Colleges rank of #203 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Ithaca is a great college overall.

There were roughly 1 secondary education students who graduated with this degree at Ithaca in the most recent data year.

More information about a degree in secondary education from Ithaca College

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Nazareth College
Rochester, NY
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
18th Most Popular In NY
9.1% Growth in Graduates

Located in the suburb of Rochester, Nazareth is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population. This college ranks 88th out of 136 schools for overall quality in the state of New York.

There were about 11 secondary education students who graduated with this degree at Nazareth in the most recent data year.

More information about a degree in secondary education from Nazareth College

Best Secondary Education Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Best Secondary Education Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania 978 597
Maryland 618 219
New Jersey 614 69
District of Columbia 441 29
Delaware 345 11

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Secondary Education is one of 13 different types of Teacher Education Grade Specific programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Elementary Education 2,778
Teacher Education 1,433
Early Childhood Education 981
Adult & Continuing Education 65
Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education & Teaching 46
Teacher Development & Methodology 30
Online Educator/Online Teaching 24
College/Postsecondary/University Teaching 15
Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) Educational Methods 9
Kindergarten/Preschool Education & Teaching 1

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