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2023 Best Teacher Education Colleges for Veterans in New York

6 Ranked Colleges
1,861 Degrees Awarded
$33,700 Avg Cost*
Most Veteran Friendly in New York for Teacher Education

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for veterans. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Most Veteran Friendly in New York for Teacher Education” ranking.

In 2020-2021, 9,949 people earned their degree in teacher education, making the major the 97th most popular in the United States.

Across New York, there were 1,861 teacher education graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in New York for Teacher Education” ranking looked at 6 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in teacher education. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality teacher education programs as well as strong veteran support.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the teacher education program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran satisfaction. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Most Veteran Friendly in New York for Teacher Education

The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in New York for Teacher Education”.

Top 6 Best Teacher Education Colleges for Veterans in New York

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Hofstra University
Hempstead, New York

Out of the 6 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in New York for Teacher Education that were part of this year’s ranking, Hofstra University landed the #1 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Hempstead, New York, and it awarded 50 ’s teacher education degrees in 2020-2021.

Hofstra also made our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” list, coming in at #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS].Among the 10,444 students enrolled at Hofstra, 154 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 95 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $19,674. During this same period, 40 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

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Molloy College
Rockville Centre, New York

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Molloy College. The school came in at #2 for the Most Veteran Friendly in New York for Teacher Education. This small school is located in Rockville Centre, New York, and it awarded 20 ’s teacher education degrees in 2020-2021.

In addition to being on our new york vets studying teacher education list, Molloy has also earned the #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] rank in our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 55 of the 5,115 students enrolled at Molloy College were GI Bill® students, of which 39 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $17,598. During this same period, 21 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Molloy College offers credit for military training for eligible students.

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 excellent freshman retention rate of 88%, 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 [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

[Read full report on veteran student life at Molloy College]](/colleges/molloy-college/student-life/veterans/)

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Canisius College
Buffalo, New York

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Canisius College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in New York for Teacher Education list. Buffalo, New York is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s teacher education degrees to 4 students in 2020-2021.

Canisius also made our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” list, coming in at #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS].Our most recent data shows that 67 of the 2,820 students enrolled at Canisius were GI Bill® students, of which 40 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $15,349. During this same period, 9 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

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Utica College
Utica, New York

Out of the 6 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in New York for Teacher Education that were part of this year’s ranking, Utica College landed the #4 spot on the list. Utica College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Utica, New York. It awarded 19 ’s teacher education degrees in 2020-2021.

Utica College also made our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” list, coming in at #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS].Of the 4,613 students enrolled at Utica College, 15 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 12 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $21,735. In addition to receiving other benefits, 5 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

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Out of the 6 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in New York for Teacher Education that were part of this year’s ranking, The College of Saint Rose landed the #5 spot on the list. Saint Rose is located in Albany, New York and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 12 ’s teacher education degrees to qualified students.

Saint Rose did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] on our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” list.Of the 3,863 students enrolled at The College of Saint Rose, 98 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 56 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $10,010. On top of their other funding sources, 6 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

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Relay Graduate School of Education ranked #6 on this year’s Most Veteran Friendly in New York for Teacher Education list. This small school is located in New York, New York, and it awarded 1,753 ’s teacher education degrees in 2020-2021.

Relay Graduate School of Education did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] on our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” list.Of the 3,790 students enrolled at Relay Graduate School of Education, 7 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 3 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $2,813. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

[Read full report on veteran student life at Relay Graduate School of Education]](/colleges/relay-graduate-school-of-education/student-life/veterans/)

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