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2025 Best Teaching Assistants Schools in New York

5 Colleges in New York
1,194 Teaching Assistants Degrees Awarded
$20,490 Avg Early-Career Salary
Teaching Assistants degree programs are on the lower end of the spectrum in terms of popularity. In fact, the major ranks #244 out of the 395 majors we look at each year. While this may limit the number of schools that offer the degree program, there are still top-quality ones to be found.

For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 5 schools in New York to determine which ones were the best for teaching assistants students pursuing a degree. Combined, these schools handed out 1,194 degrees in teaching assistants to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great Teaching Assistants School

Best Teaching Assistants Schools in New York The teaching assistants program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Teaching Assistants rankings. We derive our Best Overall Teaching Assistants School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.

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Associate Degrees in Teaching Assistants

The teaching assistants school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Teaching Assistants Schools in New York. More interested in schools in a specific area of the country? Filter this list by region or state.

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Best Schools for Teaching Assistants in New York

If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the teaching assistants degrees they offer, see the list below.

Top New York Schools in Teaching Assistants

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Bronx Community College is a good choice for students interested in a degree in teaching assistants. Located in the large city of Bronx, BCC is a public college with a moderately-sized student population. This college ranks 128th out of 136 colleges for overall quality in the state of New York.

There were about 17 teaching assistants students who graduated with this degree at BCC in the most recent year we have data available. Those teaching assistants students who get their degree from Bronx Community College make $10,874 more than the typical teaching assistants graduate.

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Medgar Evers College
Brooklyn, NY
Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
4th Most Popular In NY
10.7% Growth in Graduates

It is difficult to beat Medgar Evers College if you want to pursue a degree in teaching assistants. Medgar is a small public college located in the large city of Brooklyn. This college ranks 134th out of 136 colleges for overall quality in the state of New York.

There were approximately 28 teaching assistants students who graduated with this degree at Medgar in the most recent year we have data available.

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3
Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
143 Teaching Assistants Degrees Awarded
$23,672 Median Starting Salary

Every student pursuing a degree in teaching assistants has to look into Borough of Manhattan Community College. BMCC is a large public college located in the city of New York. A Best Colleges rank of #928 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means BMCC is a great college overall.

There were about 143 teaching assistants students who graduated with this degree at BMCC in the most recent year we have data available. Degree recipients from the teaching assistants major at Borough of Manhattan Community College get $3,182 more than the standard graduate in this field shortly after graduation.

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Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
87 Teaching Assistants Degrees Awarded
6.9% Growth in Graduates

Hostos Community College is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in teaching assistants. Hostos is a medium-sized public college located in the large city of Bronx. This college ranks 121st out of 136 schools for overall quality in the state of New York.

There were about 87 teaching assistants students who graduated with this degree at Hostos in the most recent year we have data available. Teaching Assistants degree recipients from Hostos Community College earn a boost of approximately $3,793 above the typical earnings of teaching assistants graduates.

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Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
36 Teaching Assistants Degrees Awarded
8.3% Growth in Graduates

KCC is a large public college located in the city of Brooklyn. A Best Colleges rank of #1462 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means KCC is a great college overall.

There were approximately 36 teaching assistants students who graduated with this degree at KCC in the most recent year we have data available. After graduation, teaching assistants degree recipients typically make around $21,589 in their early careers.

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Best Teaching Assistants Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Best Teaching Assistants Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania 334 18
Maryland 279 2
New Jersey 273 5

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One of 14 majors within the Education area of study, Teaching Assistants has other similar majors worth exploring.

Teaching Assistants Concentrations

Major Annual Graduates
Other Teaching Assistants/Aides 740
Teacher Assistant/Aide 454

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Related Major Annual Graduates
Teacher Education Grade Specific 5,922
Teacher Education Subject Specific 5,653
Special Education 4,242
Educational Administration 3,810
Teaching English or French 1,013
Student Counseling 857
General Education 766
Instructional Media Design 419
Multilingual Education 367
Curriculum & Instruction 348

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