by our College Data Analytics Team
With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Elementary Teaching Major in New York” ranking is part of that endeavor.
Elementary Education is the 17th most popular major in the country with 43,003 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across New York, there were 2,838 elementary education graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 1,095 elementary education graduates with average earnings and debt of $61,893 and $0 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Elementary Teaching Major in New York” ranking, we looked at 53 colleges that offer a degree in elementary education. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their elementary education program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Elementary Teaching Major in New York”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Medaille College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Elementary Teaching Major in New York list. Buffalo, New York is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s elementary teaching degrees to 102 students in 2020-2021.
Out of the 53 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Elementary Teaching Major in New York that were part of this year’s ranking, Metropolitan College of New York landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in New York, New York, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 36 diplomas to qualified masters’s elementary teaching students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.4% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Full Metropolitan College of New York Elementary Education Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Niagara University. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Elementary Teaching Major in New York. Niagara is a private not-for-profit institution located in Niagara University, New York. The school has a small population, and it awarded 72 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.1% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend SUNY Potsdam. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Elementary Teaching Major in New York list. This small school is located in Potsdam, New York, and it awarded 40 masters’s elementary teaching degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Sarah Lawrence College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Elementary Teaching Major in New York list. Sarah Lawrence College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Bronxville, New York. It awarded 12 masters’s elementary teaching degrees in 2020-2021.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Elementary Education at Sarah Lawrence College
Nazareth College ranked #6 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Elementary Teaching Major in New York list. This small school is located in Rochester, New York, and it awarded 28 masters’s elementary teaching degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Manhattanville College ranked #7 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Elementary Teaching Major in New York list. This small school is located in Purchase, New York, and it awarded 19 masters’s elementary teaching degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.5% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
Bank Street College of Education came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Elementary Teaching Major in New York ranking. Bank Street College of Education is a small private not-for-profit school situated in New York, New York. It awarded 11 masters’s elementary teaching degrees in 2020-2021.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.6% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Read full report on Elementary Education at Bank Street College of Education
Le Moyne College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Elementary Teaching Major in New York ranking. Le Moyne College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Syracuse, New York. It awarded 24 masters’s elementary teaching degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Hunter College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Elementary Teaching Major in New York ranking, coming in at #10. Hunter is a public institution located in New York, New York. The school has a large population, and it awarded 139 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Buffalo State came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Elementary Teaching Major in New York ranking. Buffalo State is a medium-sized public school situated in Buffalo, New York. It awarded 41 masters’s elementary teaching degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #12, Canisius College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Elementary Teaching Major in New York list. Located in Buffalo, New York, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 16 degrees to qualified masters’s elementary teaching students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #13, LIU Post did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Elementary Teaching Major in New York list. Brookville, New York is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s elementary teaching degrees to 55 students in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
Brooklyn College came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Elementary Teaching Major in New York ranking. This fairly large school is located in Brooklyn, New York, and it awarded 60 masters’s elementary teaching degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.5% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Mercy College ranked #15 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Elementary Teaching Major in New York list. Mercy is a medium-sized school located in Dobbs Ferry, New York that handed out 34 masters’s elementary teaching degrees in 2020-2021.
SUNY Plattsburgh did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Elementary Teaching Major in New York ranking, coming in at #16. This small school is located in Plattsburgh, New York, and it awarded 18 masters’s elementary teaching degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #17, Pace University - New York did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Elementary Teaching Major in New York list. Located in New York, New York, this fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 44 diplomas to qualified masters’s elementary teaching students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Elementary Education at Pace University - New York
With a ranking of #18, Queens College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Elementary Teaching Major in New York list. QC is a fairly large public school situated in Queens, New York. It awarded 51 masters’s elementary teaching degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Teachers College at Columbia University landed the #19 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Elementary Teaching Major in New York ranking. Located in New York, New York, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 20 diplomas to qualified masters’s elementary teaching students in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Elementary Education at Teachers College
With a ranking of #20, College of Staten Island CUNY did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Elementary Teaching Major in New York list. This fairly large school is located in Staten Island, New York, and it awarded 25 masters’s elementary teaching degrees in 2020-2021.
Nyack College came in at #21 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Elementary Teaching Major in New York ranking. Nyack College is a small school located in Nyack, New York that handed out 4 masters’s elementary teaching degrees in 2020-2021.
SUNY Oswego ranked #22 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Elementary Teaching Major in New York list. This medium-sized school is located in Oswego, New York, and it awarded 18 masters’s elementary teaching degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Russell Sage College ranked #23 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Elementary Teaching Major in New York list. This small school is located in Troy, New York, and it awarded 6 masters’s elementary teaching degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
SUNY Cortland ranked #24 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Elementary Teaching Major in New York list. Cortland, New York is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s elementary teaching degrees to 16 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
New York Institute of Technology came in at #25 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Elementary Teaching Major in New York ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Old Westbury, New York, and it awarded 15 masters’s elementary teaching degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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