by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual has developed its “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Secondary Teaching Major in New York” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
Secondary Education is the 84th most popular major in the country with 10,547 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across New York, there were 557 secondary education graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 463 secondary education graduates with average earnings and debt of $61,893 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Secondary Teaching Major in New York” ranking analyzed 31 colleges that offered a degree in secondary education. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their secondary 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 Secondary Teaching Major in New York”.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend St. Thomas Aquinas College. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Secondary Teaching Major in New York. St. Thomas Aquinas College is located in Sparkill, New York and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 15 masters’s secondary teaching degrees to qualified students.
Out of the 31 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Secondary Teaching Major in New York that were part of this year’s ranking, SUNY Plattsburgh landed the #2 spot on the list. Plattsburgh, New York is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s secondary teaching degrees to 43 students 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%.
Out of the 31 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Secondary Teaching Major in New York that were part of this year’s ranking, Bard College landed the #3 spot on the list. Bard is a private not-for-profit institution located in Annandale-On-Hudson, New York. The school has a small population, and it awarded 15 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. 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%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Clarkson University. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Secondary Teaching Major in New York. Clarkson University is located in Potsdam, New York and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 24 masters’s secondary teaching degrees to qualified students.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.9% 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 Secondary Education at Clarkson University
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Elmira College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Secondary Teaching Major in New York list. Elmira, New York is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s secondary teaching degrees to 5 students in 2020-2021.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
Canisius College landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Secondary Teaching Major in New York ranking. Buffalo, New York is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s secondary teaching degrees to 20 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%.
Utica College landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Secondary Teaching Major in New York ranking. This small school is located in Utica, New York, and it awarded 28 masters’s secondary teaching 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%.
Molloy College landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Secondary Teaching Major in New York ranking. This small school is located in Rockville Centre, New York, and it awarded 20 masters’s secondary teaching degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 88%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 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.
SUNY Empire State College ranked #9 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Secondary Teaching Major in New York list. SUNY Empire is a medium-sized school located in Saratoga Springs, New York that handed out 44 masters’s secondary teaching degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.3% 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%.
With a ranking of #10, Wagner College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Secondary Teaching Major in New York list. Wagner College is a small school located in Staten Island, New York that handed out 9 masters’s secondary 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%.
Mount Saint Mary College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Secondary Teaching Major in New York ranking, coming in at #11. Mount Saint Mary College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Newburgh, New York. It awarded 7 masters’s secondary teaching degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Nazareth College came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Secondary Teaching Major in New York ranking. This small school is located in Rochester, New York, and it awarded 10 masters’s secondary teaching degrees in 2020-2021.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. 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%.
St John’s University - New York landed the #13 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Secondary Teaching Major in New York ranking. St John’s University - New York is a private not-for-profit institution located in Queens, New York. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 42 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Secondary Education at St John’s University - New York
Ithaca College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Secondary Teaching Major in New York ranking, coming in at #14. Ithaca College is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Ithaca, New York. It awarded 14 masters’s secondary teaching degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.0% 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 undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
Le Moyne College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Secondary Teaching Major in New York ranking, coming in at #15. Le Moyne College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Syracuse, New York. It awarded 8 masters’s secondary 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%.
Hobart and William Smith Colleges did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Secondary Teaching Major in New York ranking, coming in at #16. Hobart and William Smith Colleges is a small school located in Geneva, New York that handed out 4 masters’s secondary teaching degrees in 2020-2021.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 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 2.1% 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%.
Full Hobart and William Smith Colleges Secondary Education Report
New York Institute of Technology did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Secondary Teaching Major in New York ranking, coming in at #17. This medium-sized school is located in Old Westbury, New York, and it awarded 12 masters’s secondary 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%.
Full New York Institute of Technology Secondary Education Report
New York University landed the #18 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Secondary Teaching Major in New York ranking. This large school is located in New York, New York, and it awarded 94 masters’s secondary teaching degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 90%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.7% 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%.
Iona College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Secondary Teaching Major in New York ranking, coming in at #19. Iona is located in New Rochelle, New York and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 4 masters’s secondary teaching degrees to qualified students.
Pace University - New York landed the #20 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Secondary Teaching Major in New York ranking. New York, New York is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s secondary teaching degrees to 14 students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.8% 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%.
LIU Post did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Secondary Teaching Major in New York ranking, coming in at #21. LIU Post is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Brookville, New York. It awarded 12 masters’s secondary teaching degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
Marist College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Secondary Teaching Major in New York ranking, coming in at #22. This medium-sized school is located in Poughkeepsie, New York, and it awarded 5 masters’s secondary teaching degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 88%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.9% 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 College of Saint Rose did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Secondary Teaching Major in New York ranking, coming in at #23. Saint Rose is located in Albany, New York and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 4 masters’s secondary teaching degrees to qualified students.
Yeshiva University landed the #24 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Secondary Teaching Major in New York ranking. Located in New York, New York, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school awarded 4 diplomas to qualified masters’s secondary teaching students in 2020-2021.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.2% 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 90%.
Rochester Institute of Technology ranked #25 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Secondary Teaching Major in New York list. Rochester, New York is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s secondary teaching degrees to 6 students in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.9% 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%.
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