2021 Best Education Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in New York
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Finding the Best Education Schools for Non-Traditional Students
Out of the majors we analyze each year, education was ranked 10th in New York. In fact, 5,660 were awarded in the state in <nil>. This means that colleges and universities in the state were responsible for awarding 6.0% of all the education bachelor's degrees in the country.
For this year's Best Education Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in New York ranking, we looked at 26 colleges that offer a bachelor's in education. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great education programs and a strong support system for non-traditional students.
When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the education program at the school, affordability, and presence of non-traditional students. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Education Schools for Non-Traditional Students list to help you make the college decision.
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2021 Best Education Schools for Non-Traditional Students in New York
The colleges and universities below are the best for non-traditional students studying education.
Top 10 Best Education Schools for Non-Traditional Students
SUNY Cortland has taken the #1 spot in this year's education ranking for non-traditional students. Located in the distant town of Cortland, SUNY Cortland is a public school with a moderately-sized student population. SUNY Cortland not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #2 on our Best Colleges for Education in New York list.
The student loan default rate at SUNY Cortland is lower than is typical, just 1.4% of students default in three years. Approximately 1,737 students take at least one class online at SUNY Cortland. There are roughly 593 part time students in attendance at SUNY Cortland.
Full Education at SUNY Cortland Report
Our rankings recognize SUNY Geneseo as the #2 school in this year's rankings. Located in the town of Geneseo, SUNY Geneseo is a public college with a small student population. SUNY Geneseo did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our Best Colleges for Education in New York list.
About 0.6% of SUNY Geneseo students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 900 students take at least one class online at SUNY Geneseo. 206 of SUNY Geneseo students are attending part time.
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Our rankings recognize SUNY Potsdam as the #3 school in this year's rankings. SUNY Potsdam is a small public school located in the town of Potsdam. SUNY Potsdam also made our Best Colleges for Education in New York list, coming in at #5.
About 3.8% of SUNY Potsdam students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 762 students take at least one class online at SUNY Potsdam. 209 students are part time.
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Our rankings recognize New York University as the #4 school in this year's rankings. NYU is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of New York. NYU also made our Best Colleges for Education in New York list, coming in at #3.
About 0.8% of NYU students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 21,614 students take at least one class online at NYU. There are roughly 8,829 part time students in attendance at NYU.
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The College of Saint Rose comes in at #5 in this year's ranking. Saint Rose is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Albany. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, Saint Rose has also earned the #9 rank in our Best Colleges for Education in New York ranking.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 2.1%. There are approximately 1,383 students at Saint Rose that take at least one class online. There are roughly 1,002 part time students in attendance at Saint Rose.
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Hofstra University landed the #6 spot in our 2021 best education schools for non-traditional students. Located in the suburb of Hempstead, Hofstra is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population. Hofstra also took the #4 spot in our Best Colleges for Education in New York rankings.
The student loan default rate at Hofstra is lower than is typical, just 1.0% of students default in three years. There are approximately 1,868 students at Hofstra that take at least one class online. About 1,466 of the students at Hofstra are attending part time.
Full Education at Hofstra University Report
The #7 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Queens College. QC is a fairly large public school located in the city of Queens. QC also took the #8 spot in our Best Colleges for Education in New York rankings.
About 1.2% of QC students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 9,292 students take at least one class online at QC. 6,811 students are part time.
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The #8 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Hunter College. Hunter is a very large public school located in the city of New York. Hunter also took the #7 spot in our Best Colleges for Education in New York rankings.
The student loan default rate at Hunter is lower than is typical, just 1.0% of students default in three years. There are approximately 14,334 students at Hunter that take at least one class online. About 8,678 of the students at Hunter are attending part time.
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Brooklyn College landed the #9 spot in our 2021 best education schools for non-traditional students. Located in the city of Brooklyn, Brooklyn College is a public school with a large student population.
The student loan default rate at Brooklyn College is lower than is typical, just 1.1% of students default in three years. There are approximately 9,254 students at Brooklyn College that take at least one class online. 5,426 students are part time.
Full Education at Brooklyn College Report
SUNY New Paltz earned the #10 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the large suburb of New Paltz, SUNY New Paltz is a public school with a medium-sized student population.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.1%. Approximately 2,808 students take at least one class online at SUNY New Paltz. 1,022 of SUNY New Paltz students are attending part time.
Full Education at SUNY New Paltz Report
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