New York Teacher Colleges and Degrees Online Guide
This guide to teaching schools in New York is designed to assist aspiring teachers in finding a state-approved teacher preparation program. You can explore our table of accredited, state-approved teacher preparation programs and view the state’s most affordable and top-ranked options.
Table of Contents
- NY Teacher Preparation Program Comparison
- 25 Affordable NY Bachelor’s in Education Programs
- Top-Ranked New York Education Programs
- Best Bachelor’s in Education Programs
- Best Online M.Ed. Programs
- Schools With Associate Degrees in Education
Comparison of New York Schools With Teacher Preparation Programs
The table below compares 100 New York teacher preparation programs across key factors. All of the schools included are not-for-profit institutions approved by the New York State Education Department (NYSED). Completing a state-approved program is a key step toward licensure. While Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation (CAEP) accreditation is not required for licensure, we include it because CAEP is a nationally respected accreditor whose standards are recognized or accepted in many states.
Data includes enrollment, completion, and pass rates for traditional and alternative programs, based on the 2024 Title II Report (2022-2023 school year). Traditional programs are usually part of a bachelor’s degree, while alternative certification programs target career changers and may lead to a certificate or master’s degree. Many schools offer both—review our New York traditional certification guide and our New York alternative certification guide for more. Net price reflects the average annual cost for in-state undergraduates—tuition, books, room and board—minus grants and scholarships.
| State-Approved School | CAEP Accred.?1 | Trad. Teacher Program Enrollment2 | Trad. Teacher Prep Prog. Completers2 | Trad. Licensing Exams Pass Rate2 | Alt. Teacher Program Enrollment2 | Alt. Teacher Prep Prog. Completers2 | Alt. Licensing Exams Pass Rate2 | Net Price3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adelphi University | Yes | 589 | 230 | 94% | — | — | — | $29,821 |
| Alfred University | No | 120 | 39 | 75% | — | — | — | $26,544 |
| Bank Street College of Education | No | 361 | 134 | 84% | 65 | 15 | 88% | N.Av. |
| Bard College | No | 35 | 20 | 91% | 4 | 3 | 72% | $25,484 |
| Barnard College | No | 15 | 5 | N.Av. | — | — | — | $30,572 |
| Boricua College | No | 163 | 81 | 60% | — | — | — | $13,777 |
| Canisius University | No | 378 | 100 | 96% | — | — | — | $18,828 |
| Clarkson University | No | 88 | 26 | 96% | — | — | — | $30,308 |
| Colgate University | No | 22 | 8 | N.Av. | — | — | — | $25,935 |
| College of Mount Saint Vincent | No | 624 | 245 | 90% | — | — | — | $20,778 |
| College of Saint Rose | No | 251 | 62 | 95% | — | — | — | $21,818 |
| Columbia University | Yes | — | — | — | — | — | — | $22,126 |
| Cornell University | No | — | — | — | — | — | — | $27,522 |
| CUNY Brooklyn College | No | 2093 | 528 | 88% | 394 | 89 | 88% | $4,736 |
| CUNY City College | No | 1426 | 313 | 88% | 454 | 78 | 81% | $4,546 |
| CUNY College of Staten Island | Yes | 690 | 232 | 86% | — | — | — | $6,494 |
| CUNY Hunter College | Yes | 2550 | 819 | 94% | 553 | 147 | 84% | $4,014 |
| CUNY Lehman College | Yes | 619 | 342 | 88% | 142 | 84 | 65% | $3,913 |
| CUNY Medgar Evers College | Yes | 241 | 24 | 69% | — | — | — | $7,090 |
| CUNY New York City College of Technology | No | 80 | 8 | N.Av. | 1 | — | — | $5,097 |
| CUNY Queens College | Yes | 2338 | 573 | 90% | 1 | — | — | $5,594 |
| CUNY York College | Yes | 152 | 40 | 48% | — | — | — | $5,228 |
| D’Youville University | No | — | — | — | — | — | — | $21,377 |
| Daemen University | No | 88 | 17 | 100% | 206 | 67 | 87% | $19,314 |
| Dominican University New York | No | 126 | 34 | 97% | — | — | — | $20,951 |
| Elmira College | No | 82 | 29 | 92% | — | — | — | $21,944 |
| Fordham University | No | 208 | 99 | 88% | 79 | — | — | $41,569 |
| Hartwick College | No | 63 | 14 | 80% | — | — | — | $24,208 |
| Hobart & William Smith Colleges | No | 58 | 16 | 100% | — | — | — | $38,247 |
| Hofstra University | No | 518 | 196 | 99% | 1 | 1 | N.Av. | $34,011 |
| Houghton University | No | 101 | 33 | 91% | — | — | — | $25,410 |
| Iona College | No | 170 | 50 | 89% | — | — | — | $29,103 |
| Ithaca College | No | 195 | 85 | 92% | — | — | — | $35,904 |
| Keuka College | No | 143 | 34 | 90% | — | — | — | $26,126 |
| Le Moyne College | No | 179 | 50 | 98% | — | — | — | $23,937 |
| Long Island University–Brentwood | No | — | — | — | — | — | — | N.Av. |
| Long Island University-Brooklyn | No | 24 | 9 | N.Av. | 5 | — | — | $25,031 |
| Long Island University-Hudson at Westchester | No | 56 | 11 | 100% | — | — | — | N.Av. |
| Long Island University-Post | No | 518 | 142 | 92% | — | — | — | N.Av. |
| Long Island University-Riverhead | No | 45 | 12 | N.Av. | — | — | — | N.Av. |
| Manhattan University | No | 145 | 55 | 95% | — | — | — | $32,044 |
| Manhattanville College | Yes | 534 | 174 | 86% | — | — | — | $24,499 |
| Marist University | No | 426 | 122 | 95% | — | — | — | $38,797 |
| Mercy College-Bronx | No | 51 | 14 | 93% | — | — | — | N.Av. |
| Mercy College-Dobbs Ferry | Yes | 354 | 121 | 93% | — | — | — | $15,721 |
| Mercy College-Manhattan | No | 16 | 5 | 74% | — | — | — | N.Av. |
| Metropolitan College of New York | No | 77 | 37 | 56% | — | — | — | $24,083 |
| Molloy University | No | 457 | 114 | 93% | — | — | — | $27,454 |
| Mount Saint Mary College | Yes | 209 | 57 | 83% | — | — | — | $25,959 |
| Nazareth University | No | 512 | 153 | 90% | — | — | — | $31,521 |
| New York Institute of Technology-Manhattan | No | 9 | 3 | 74% | — | — | — | N.Av. |
| New York Institute of Technology-Old Westbury | Yes | 120 | 52 | 90% | — | — | — | $21,912 |
| New York University | No | 577 | 219 | 90% | — | — | — | $45,417 |
| Niagara University | Yes | 1060 | 269 | 94% | — | — | — | $19,172 |
| Pace University-New York | No | 289 | 75 | 89% | 506 | 195 | 85% | $32,866 |
| Pace University-Pleasantville | No | 132 | 67 | 97% | — | — | — | N.Av. |
| Pratt Institute | No | 84 | 14 | N.Av. | — | — | — | $47,516 |
| Relay Graduate School of Education | Yes | — | — | — | 1277 | 423 | 84% | N.Av. |
| Roberts Wesleyan College | No | 368 | 140 | 92% | — | — | — | $23,359 |
| Rochester Institute of Technology | Yes | 89 | 35 | 74% | — | — | — | $36,514 |
| Sarah Lawrence College | No | 13 | 5 | N.Av. | — | — | — | $41,396 |
| Siena College | No | 24 | 23 | 87% | — | — | — | $29,625 |
| Skidmore College | No | 44 | 12 | N.Av. | — | — | — | $26,995 |
| St. Bonaventure University | Yes | 302 | 95 | 93% | — | — | — | $23,748 |
| St. Francis College | No | 93 | 32 | 67% | — | — | — | $15,817 |
| St. John Fisher College | Yes | 313 | 104 | 98% | — | — | — | $29,722 |
| St. John’s University-Manhattan | No | — | — | — | — | — | — | N.Av. |
| St. John’s University-Queens | No | 531 | 107 | 90% | 5 | 3 | N.Av. | $26,771 |
| St. John’s University-Staten Island | No | 124 | 45 | 79% | — | — | — | $26,771 |
| St. Joseph’s University-Long Island | No | 84 | 26 | 72% | — | — | — | N.Av. |
| St. Joseph’s University-Suffolk | No | 964 | 309 | 88% | — | — | — | $16,290 |
| St. Lawrence University | Yes | — | — | — | — | — | — | $31,578 |
| St. Thomas Aquinas College | No | 226 | 78 | 84% | — | — | — | $21,139 |
| SUNY Albany | No | 226 | 68 | 98% | — | — | — | $17,486 |
| SUNY Binghamton University | No | 110 | 59 | 100% | — | — | — | $19,061 |
| SUNY Brockport | Yes | 1399 | 191 | 94% | — | — | — | $16,076 |
| SUNY Buffalo State | Yes | 247 | 98 | 95% | — | — | — | $13,400 |
| SUNY Cortland | Yes | 2467 | 552 | 95% | — | — | — | $17,743 |
| SUNY Empire State University | No | — | — | — | — | — | — | $12,059 |
| SUNY Fredonia | No | 1018 | 251 | 91% | — | — | — | $14,509 |
| SUNY Geneseo | Yes | 1090 | 242 | 98% | — | — | — | $18,684 |
| SUNY New Paltz | No | 1005 | 285 | 96% | — | — | — | $16,079 |
| SUNY Old Westbury | No | 658 | 194 | 79% | — | — | — | $10,273 |
| SUNY Oneonta | No | 1129 | 300 | 92% | — | — | — | $16,635 |
| SUNY Oswego | Yes | 907 | 201 | 94% | — | — | — | $16,398 |
| SUNY Plattsburgh | No | 425 | 107 | 97% | — | — | — | $15,760 |
| SUNY Potsdam | Yes | 963 | 224 | 97% | — | — | — | $14,505 |
| SUNY Purchase College | No | — | — | — | — | — | — | $16,538 |
| SUNY Stony Brook University | No | 540 | 154 | 99% | — | — | — | $16,478 |
| SUNY University at Buffalo | No | 1255 | 303 | 92% | — | — | — | $18,119 |
| Syracuse University | No | 445 | 131 | 99% | — | — | — | $47,177 |
| Touro University-Bay Shore | No | 199 | 71 | 90% | — | — | — | N.Av. |
| Touro University-Flatbush | No | 632 | 199 | 82% | — | — | — | N.Av. |
| Touro University-Manhattan | Yes | 1208 | 267 | 87% | 677 | 75 | 99% | $22,711 |
| University of Rochester | No | 118 | 22 | 95% | — | — | — | $36,254 |
| Utica University | No | 167 | 72 | 94% | — | — | — | $22,782 |
| Vassar College | No | 31 | 9 | N.Av. | — | — | — | $26,028 |
| Wagner College | No | 68 | 23 | 85% | — | — | — | $31,944 |
| Wells College | No | 18 | 2 | N.Av. | — | — | — | $20,066 |
| Yeshiva University | No | 42 | 12 | N.Av. | — | — | — | $35,603 |
- — indicates none or not applicable.
- N.Av. indicates data was not available or pass rates were omitted for confidentiality.
Most Affordable Bachelor’s in Education Programs in New York
Our list of the most affordable bachelor’s in education programs is based on the net price per year for undergraduate tuition. Net price is the average cost of attendance after grants and scholarships are applied. These 25 most affordable schools have a net price under $17,000.
- CUNY Lehman College ($3,913)
- CUNY Hunter College ($4,014)
- CUNY City College ($4,546)
- CUNY Brooklyn College ($4,736)
- CUNY New York City College of Technology ($5,097)
- CUNY York College ($5,228)
- CUNY Queens College ($5,594)
- CUNY College of Staten Island ($6,494)
- CUNY Medgar Evers College ($7,090)
- SUNY Old Westbury ($10,273)
- SUNY Empire State University ($12,059)
- SUNY Buffalo State ($13,400)
- Boricua College ($13,777)
- SUNY Potsdam ($14,505)
- SUNY Fredonia ($14,509)
- Mercy College-Dobbs Ferry ($15,721)
- SUNY Plattsburgh ($15,760)
- St. Francis College ($15,817)
- SUNY Brockport ($16,076)
- SUNY New Paltz ($16,079)
- St. Joseph’s University-Suffolk ($16,290)
- SUNY Oswego ($16,398)
- SUNY Stony Brook University ($16,478)
- SUNY Purchase College ($16,538)
- SUNY Oneonta ($16,635)3
Top-Ranked Schools With Education Programs in New York
Best Bachelor’s in Education Programs in New York
Our list of the top 24 bachelor’s in education programs is based on the traditional pathway pass rate data from the 2024 Title II Reports.
- Daemen University (100%)
- Hobart & William Smith Colleges (100%)
- Long Island University-Hudson at Westchester (100%)
- SUNY Binghamton University (100%)
- Hofstra University (99%)
- SUNY Stony Brook University (99%)
- Syracuse University (99%)
- Le Moyne College (98%)
- St. John Fisher College (98%)
- SUNY Albany (98%)
- SUNY Geneseo (98%)
- Dominican University New York (97%)
- Pace University-Pleasantville (97%)
- SUNY Plattsburgh (97%)
- SUNY Potsdam (97%)
- Canisius University (96%)
- Clarkson University (96%)
- SUNY New Paltz (96%)
- College of Saint Rose (95%)
- Manhattan University (95%)
- Marist University (95%)
- SUNY Buffalo State (95%)
- SUNY Cortland (95%)
- University of Rochester (95%)2
Best Online Master of Education Programs in New York
Visit our ranking of the best online Master of Education (M.Ed.) programs in New York to see the full list plus a breakdown of the most affordable schools.
- University at Buffalo
- Binghamton University
- Teachers College at Columbia University
- SUNY Cortland
- SUNY Potsdam
Schools With Associate Degrees in Education
While a bachelor’s degree is the minimum educational level required to qualify for state certification, an associate degree can be the first step toward a career in education. It can qualify graduates for careers in non-licensed roles in early childhood education, after-school care, and related areas. The credits earned from an accredited associate degree program can also typically be transferred toward a bachelor’s degree. The 24 New York schools below offer associate degrees in education.3 Schools with an asterisk (*) also offer four-year teaching programs and/or alternative route to certification programs.
- Associated Beth Rivkah Schools
- Bnos Zion of Bobov Seminary
- CUNY Borough of Manhattan Community College
- CUNY Bronx Community College
- CUNY College of Staten Island*
- CUNY Hostos Community College
- CUNY Kingsborough Community College
- CUNY LaGuardia Community College
- CUNY Medgar Evers College*
- Seminar L’Moros Bais Yaakov
- SUNY Adirondack
- SUNY Corning Community College
- SUNY Empire State College*
- SUNY Finger Lakes Community College
- SUNY Geneseo*
- SUNY Herkimer County Community College
- SUNY Hudson Valley Community College
- SUNY Jamestown Community College
- SUNY Monroe Community College
- SUNY Niagara County Community College
- SUNY Onondaga Community College
- SUNY Rockland Community College
- SUNY Schenectady County Community College
- SUNY Suffolk County Community College
References:
1. Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation (CAEP): https://caepnet.org/provider-search
2. US Department of Education 2024 Title II Report: https://title2.ed.gov/Public/Home.aspx
3. National Center for Education Statistics College Navigator: https://nces.ed.gov/collegenavigator/