Best Colleges for Education

Ranked three ways — by what graduates actually earn, by value (earnings vs. what you really pay), and by selectivity. Our rankings, built on real outcomes from U.S. Department of Education data — not opinion.

Where education graduates earn the most, four years after finishing.

#School4-Yr EarningsAcceptanceAvg Net Price
1Manhattan UniversityNY$83,93279%$27,256
2Duke UniversityNC$79,6406%$29,612
3College of Staten Island CUNYNY$75,46592%$5,579
4CUNY Hunter CollegeNY$73,54154%$2,984
5CUNY Queens CollegeNY$72,64164%$4,195
6St. John's University-New YorkNY$72,51883%$29,999
7Hofstra UniversityNY$70,60768%$34,176
8Adelphi UniversityNY$70,41666%$30,783
9Molloy UniversityNY$68,81282%$24,347
10CUNY York CollegeNY$67,86264%$4,456

Ranked by median earnings 4 years after graduation (graduate-weighted), among schools with at least 25 graduates in this major.

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