New York·Educational Instruction and Library Occupations·SOC 25-1199

Best Postsecondary Teacher, All Other programs in New York, ranked by enrollment

All postsecondary teachers not listed.

146 schools in New York run programs that feed this job, graduating 17,915 people a year. The job pays a median of $67,640 in New York across about 2,810 jobs (BLS OEWS May 2025).

Also calledTeacherLecturerInstructorFaculty MemberFlight TeacherBraille TeacherCollege TeacherScience Teacher
Graduates / yr
17,915
in New York
Median pay · New York
$67,640
BLS OEWS May 2025
Jobs in state
2,810
people employed
Schools
146
with a feeder program
Avg graduation rate
55%
across those schools
Median net price
$24,675
per year, IPEDS

Fields of study in New York that lead to this job

Grouped at the 4-digit CIP level. Numbers are graduates per year in this state.

Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities
CIP 24.01
Liberal Arts and Sciences
12,624graduates / yr
92 schools · 3 specializations · 70.5% of pipeline
Grad earnings $28,961
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies
CIP 30.70
Data Science
932graduates / yr
15 schools · 2 specializations · 5.2% of pipeline
Grad earnings
English Language And Literature/Letters
CIP 23.13
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies
830graduates / yr
38 schools · 4 specializations · 4.7% of pipeline
Grad earnings $28,725
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies
CIP 30.33
Sustainability Studies
666graduates / yr
24 schools · 1 specialization · 3.7% of pipeline
Grad earnings $37,223
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies
CIP 30.30
Computational Science
403graduates / yr
7 schools · 1 specialization · 2.2% of pipeline
Grad earnings $50,745
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies
CIP 30.01
Biological and Physical Sciences
360graduates / yr
11 schools · 1 specialization · 2.0% of pipeline
Grad earnings $28,446
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies
CIP 30.15
Science
241graduates / yr
5 schools · 1 specialization · 1.3% of pipeline
Grad earnings $44,736
Health Professions And Related Programs
CIP 51.27
Medical Illustration and Informatics
229graduates / yr
15 schools · 1 specialization · 1.3% of pipeline
Grad earnings $47,775
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies
CIP 30.06
Systems Science and Theory
217graduates / yr
7 schools · 1 specialization · 1.2% of pipeline
Grad earnings $35,840
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies
CIP 30.71
Data Analytics
204graduates / yr
9 schools · 2 specializations · 1.2% of pipeline
Grad earnings
Physical Sciences
CIP 40.99
Physical Sciences
179graduates / yr
4 schools · 1 specialization · 1.0% of pipeline
Grad earnings $47,513
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies
CIP 30.18
Natural Sciences
177graduates / yr
7 schools · 1 specialization · 1.0% of pipeline
Grad earnings $29,587
Visual And Performing Arts
CIP 50.04
Design and Applied Arts
151graduates / yr
9 schools · 1 specialization · 0.8% of pipeline
Grad earnings $31,611
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies
CIP 30.25
Cognitive Science
141graduates / yr
10 schools · 1 specialization · 0.8% of pipeline
Grad earnings $41,362
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies
CIP 30.14
Museology/Museum Studies
133graduates / yr
11 schools · 1 specialization · 0.7% of pipeline
Grad earnings
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies
CIP 30.26
Cultural Studies/Critical Theory and Analysis
106graduates / yr
4 schools · 1 specialization · 0.6% of pipeline
Grad earnings $21,458
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians
CIP 15.15
Engineering-Related Fields
83graduates / yr
2 schools · 1 specialization · 0.5% of pipeline
Grad earnings $68,912
Culinary, Entertainment, And Personal Services
CIP 12.05
Culinary Arts and Related Services
54graduates / yr
1 schools · 1 specialization · 0.3% of pipeline
Grad earnings $25,404
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies
CIP 30.12
Historic Preservation and Conservation
41graduates / yr
5 schools · 1 specialization · 0.2% of pipeline
Grad earnings $35,326
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies
CIP 30.05
Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution
34graduates / yr
6 schools · 1 specialization · 0.2% of pipeline
Grad earnings $40,929
Health Professions And Related Programs
CIP 51.32
Health Professions Education
34graduates / yr
3 schools · 1 specialization · 0.2% of pipeline
Grad earnings $99,851
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting And Related Protective Services
CIP 43.03
Homeland Security
23graduates / yr
1 schools · 1 specialization · 0.1% of pipeline
Grad earnings $46,281
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies
CIP 30.52
Digital Humanities and Textual Studies
18graduates / yr
2 schools · 1 specialization · 0.1% of pipeline
Grad earnings
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies
CIP 30.32
Marine Sciences
14graduates / yr
1 schools · 1 specialization · 0.1% of pipeline
Grad earnings $27,337
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies
CIP 30.29
Maritime Studies
10graduates / yr
1 schools · 1 specialization · 0.1% of pipeline
Grad earnings $32,325
Physical Sciences
CIP 40.10
Materials Sciences
8graduates / yr
1 schools · 1 specialization · 0.0% of pipeline
Grad earnings $72,216
Education
CIP 13.12
Teacher Education and Professional Development
3graduates / yr
2 schools · 1 specialization · 0.0% of pipeline
Grad earnings $41,127

34 programs in New York that lead to this job

Ranked by graduates per year in New York (IPEDS completions). Graduate earnings and debt are national College Scorecard figures reported at the 4-digit CIP level, so specializations within one field share a figure. Each program also links to its own New York page.

Degree programs that lead to this occupation, ranked by graduates per year
#ProgramGraduates / yrShare of pipelineSchoolsGrad earnings (1 yr)Median debt
1
CIP 24.0101In New York
6,543
36.5%
92$28,961$12,971
2
General Studiesmain feeder
CIP 24.0102In New York
4,047
22.6%
40$28,961$12,971
3
CIP 24.0103In New York
2,034
11.4%
42$28,961$12,971
4
CIP 30.7001In New York
921
5.1%
15
5
CIP 23.1302In New York
755
4.2%
38$28,725$25,250
6
CIP 30.3301In New York
666
3.7%
24$37,223$20,968
7
CIP 30.3001In New York
403
2.2%
7$50,745$27,000
8
CIP 30.0101In New York
360
2.0%
11$28,446$11,000
9
CIP 30.1501In New York
241
1.3%
5$44,736$18,593
10
CIP 51.2706In New York
229
1.3%
15$47,775$25,000
11
CIP 30.0601In New York
217
1.2%
7$35,840$23,250
12
CIP 40.9999In New York
179
1.0%
4$47,513$24,000
13
CIP 30.1801In New York
177
1.0%
7$29,587$21,610
14
CIP 50.0411In New York
151
0.8%
9$31,611$26,000
15
CIP 30.2501In New York
141
0.8%
10$41,362$17,750
16
CIP 30.7101In New York
136
0.8%
9
17
CIP 30.1401In New York
133
0.7%
11$21,295
18
CIP 30.2601In New York
106
0.6%
4$21,458$21,125
19
CIP 15.1503In New York
83
0.5%
2$68,912$25,236
20
CIP 30.7199In New York
68
0.4%
2
21
CIP 12.0509In New York
54
0.3%
1$25,404$13,000
22
CIP 30.1201In New York
41
0.2%
5$35,326$22,812
23
CIP 30.0501In New York
34
0.2%
6$40,929$25,000
24
CIP 51.3204In New York
34
0.2%
3$99,851$21,475
25
CIP 23.1301In New York
31
0.2%
7$28,725$25,250
26
CIP 23.1304In New York
30
0.2%
5$28,725$25,250
27
CIP 43.0304In New York
23
0.1%
1$46,281$23,250
28
CIP 30.5202In New York
18
0.1%
2
29
CIP 23.1303In New York
14
0.1%
4$28,725$25,250
30
CIP 30.3201In New York
14
0.1%
1$27,337$22,400
31
CIP 30.7099In New York
11
0.1%
2
32
CIP 30.2901In New York
10
0.1%
1$32,325$23,478
33
CIP 40.1099In New York
8
0.0%
1$72,216$24,750
34
CIP 13.1211In New York
3
0.0%
2$41,127$25,500

Top 25 schools in New York

Ranked by graduates per year into this job. Graduate earnings are reported for 74 of the 146 schools in this state.

Schools ranked by graduates per year into this occupation
#SchoolGraduates / yrTop feeder programGrad earnings (1 yr)Grad rateNet priceAcceptance
1New York University
New York, NY Private not-for-profit · 13 feeder programs
1,276Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies$38,44788%$29,0239%
2Excelsior University
Albany, NY Private not-for-profit · 2 feeder programs
1,206Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies$52,429
3Suffolk County Community College
Selden, NY Public · 3 feeder programs
944General Studies$26,87429%
4Columbia University in the City of New York
New York, NY Private not-for-profit · 11 feeder programs
872Sustainability Studies$53,95796%$15,3154%
5Empire State University
Saratoga Springs, NY Public · 4 feeder programs
797General Studies41%
6Nassau Community College
Garden City, NY Public · 3 feeder programs
741Humanities/Humanistic Studies$27,51023%
7CUNY Borough of Manhattan Community College
New York, NY Public · 2 feeder programs
477Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies$23,66925%
8CUNY Kingsborough Community College
Brooklyn, NY Public · 2 feeder programs
458Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies$27,83128%
9Farmingdale State College
Farmingdale, NY Public · 3 feeder programs
382Science, Technology and Society$31,63853%63%
10Sarah Lawrence College
Bronxville, NY Private not-for-profit · 2 feeder programs
382Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies$25,84671%$22,11962%
11SUNY Westchester Community College
Valhalla, NY Public · 2 feeder programs
356Humanities/Humanistic Studies$30,41725%
12Monroe Community College
Rochester, NY Public · 3 feeder programs
295General Studies$25,25227%
13CUNY Hostos Community College
Bronx, NY Public · 2 feeder programs
287Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies$22,34416%
14Hudson Valley Community College
Troy, NY Public · 1 feeder programs
287General Studies$28,46435%
15The New School
New York, NY Private not-for-profit · 5 feeder programs
280Systems Science and Theory69%$54,18563%
16University at Buffalo
Buffalo, NY Public · 10 feeder programs
277Computational Science75%74%
17Touro University
New York, NY Private not-for-profit · 3 feeder programs
274Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies$30,78672%$27,11061%
18Bard College
Annandale-On-Hudson, NY Private not-for-profit · 2 feeder programs
273Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies$13,22168%$24,27852%
19College of Staten Island CUNY
Staten Island, NY Public · 1 feeder programs
258Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies$23,54934%92%
20CUNY Bronx Community College
Bronx, NY Public · 1 feeder programs
253Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies$26,25116%
21Orange County Community College
Middletown, NY Public · 2 feeder programs
229Humanities/Humanistic Studies$20,63025%
22Onondaga Community College
Syracuse, NY Public · 4 feeder programs
228Humanities/Humanistic Studies$22,96627%
23Erie Community College
Buffalo, NY Public · 3 feeder programs
225General Studies$23,60828%
24Dutchess Community College
Poughkeepsie, NY Public · 3 feeder programs
217General Studies$22,09530%
25Tompkins Cortland Community College
Dryden, NY Public · 4 feeder programs
211General Studies$24,59126%

All 146 schools in New York

Every school in New York with a program that feeds this job, ordered by graduates per year. Earnings are shown for the ranked schools above; open a school profile for the rest.

All schools in New York that feed this occupation
SchoolCityControlGraduates / yrFeeder programs
New York UniversityNew YorkPrivate not-for-profit1,27613
Excelsior UniversityAlbanyPrivate not-for-profit1,2062
Suffolk County Community CollegeSeldenPublic9443
Columbia University in the City of New YorkNew YorkPrivate not-for-profit87211
Empire State UniversitySaratoga SpringsPublic7974
Nassau Community CollegeGarden CityPublic7413
CUNY Borough of Manhattan Community CollegeNew YorkPublic4772
CUNY Kingsborough Community CollegeBrooklynPublic4582
Farmingdale State CollegeFarmingdalePublic3823
Sarah Lawrence CollegeBronxvillePrivate not-for-profit3822
SUNY Westchester Community CollegeValhallaPublic3562
Monroe Community CollegeRochesterPublic2953
CUNY Hostos Community CollegeBronxPublic2872
Hudson Valley Community CollegeTroyPublic2871
The New SchoolNew YorkPrivate not-for-profit2805

What postsecondary teachers, all other earn in New York

What people already working in this job earn (BLS OEWS May 2025). Not graduate earnings.

Median annual in New York
$67,640
Mean annual
$85,050
Jobs in state
2,810
What the range looks like
10th pct$46,150Median$67,64090th pct$132,640
Versus the national median
-12.9%

U.S. median $77,640. New York pays below the national figure.

Job concentration
0.30×

1.00× means the state has its expected share of these jobs.

Metro areas in New York

New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ
$73,490median
2,500 jobs
Rochester, NY
$80,440median
150 jobs
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY
$78,570median
270 jobs
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY
$52,680median
110 jobs
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY
$80,500median
80 jobs
Syracuse, NY
$53,090median
80 jobs

Job outlook

Bureau of Labor Statistics Employment Projections, 2024 to 2034.

Projected growth 2024–34
+1.8%
Little or no change
Openings per year
13,500
new jobs plus replacements
Employment change
3,400
183,400 → 186,800
Typical entry education
Doctoral or professional degree

Growth and openings are national. The Bureau of Labor Statistics does not publish employment projections at state level, so these figures describe the occupation across the whole U.S., not this state alone.

How to get in

The full skills, tools, and day-to-day breakdown lives on the national Postsecondary Teachers, All Other page.

How to become a Postsecondary Teacher, All Other

Typical entry education
Doctoral or professional degree

The same job in other states

Where else this occupation employs the most people, and what it pays there.

Related careers in New York

Every major mapped to this job

The official federal mapping behind the rankings above.

All 25 majors mapped to Postsecondary Teachers, All Other24 of them graduated someone in the latest IPEDS year. NCES CIP 2020 → SOC 2018 crosswalk.+
  • 12.0509Culinary Science/Culinology
  • 13.1211Online Educator/Online Teaching
  • 15.1503Packaging Science
  • 16.1602Linguistics of ASL and Other Sign Languages
  • 23.1301Writing, General
  • 23.1302Creative Writing
  • 23.1303Professional, Technical, Business, and Scientific Writing
  • 23.1304Rhetoric and Composition
  • 24.0101Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies
  • 24.0102General Studies
  • 24.0103Humanities/Humanistic Studies
  • 30.0101Biological and Physical Sciences
  • 30.0501Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution
  • 30.0601Systems Science and Theory
  • 30.1201Historic Preservation and Conservation, General
  • 30.1299Historic Preservation and Conservation, Other
  • 30.1401Museology/Museum Studies
  • 30.1501Science, Technology and Society
  • 30.1801Natural Sciences
  • 30.2501Cognitive Science, General
  • 30.2502Contemplative Studies/Inquiry
  • 30.2599Cognitive Science, Other(no graduates reported)
  • 30.2601Cultural Studies/Critical Theory and Analysis
  • 30.2901Maritime Studies
  • 30.3001Computational Science

Common questions

Answers for people weighing postsecondary teachers, all other programs in New York.

What degree do you need to become a Postsecondary Teacher, All Other?+

Doctoral or professional degree is the typical entry-level education BLS reports for this occupation. The most common program people actually graduate from is Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies, which awarded 6,543 degrees in New York in 2024-25, 36.5% of everyone graduating from a program that feeds this career.

Which college majors lead to becoming a Postsecondary Teacher, All Other?+

The NCES CIP-to-SOC crosswalk maps 34 programs to this occupation. The largest are Liberal Arts and Sciences, Data Science, Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies, Sustainability Studies, plus 23 more. Together they graduate about 17,915 people a year in New York.

How much do postsecondary teachers, all other earn in New York?+

The median is $67,640 a year (BLS OEWS May 2025). That is 12.9% below the U.S. median of $77,640. This is pay for people already working in the occupation, not the same thing as graduate earnings one year after finishing a degree.

Is demand for postsecondary teachers, all other growing?+

BLS projects a +1.8% change in employment between 2024 and 2034, little or no change, with roughly 13,500 openings a year nationally once retirements and job changes are counted.

How many schools offer programs for this career in New York?+

146 institutions in New York reported graduates from at least one of the 34 programs that feed this occupation in IPEDS 2024-25. Rankings on this page use graduates per year, because the federal data publishes no enrollment count by program.

Do you need training or experience beyond a degree?+

BLS lists 'None' for related work experience and 'None' for on-the-job training typically needed to reach competency.

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About the data on this page

Rankings use IPEDS completions 2024–25, degrees awarded per year. That is the closest federal measure of how many people a program puts into a career, because no federal dataset publishes enrollment by program. Wages and employment come from BLS OEWS May 2025, growth and openings from BLS Employment Projections 2024-34, and which majors lead to which jobs from the NCES CIP 2020 to SOC 2018 crosswalk. Occupation descriptions, tasks, skills and tools are O*NET 30.3 (CC BY 4.0, U.S. Department of Labor/ETA).

  • BLS Occupational Employment & Wage Statistics

    May 2025

    Wages, employment counts, location quotients and metro breakdowns.

  • BLS Employment Projections

    2024–34

    Projected growth, annual openings and typical entry-level education.

  • IPEDS Completions

    2024-25 (provisional)

    Graduates per year by program and institution — the ranking metric.

  • College Scorecard, Field of Study

    2020-21 cohorts

    Median graduate earnings one year after completion, and median debt.

  • Census Post-Secondary Employment Outcomes

    latest available

    Graduate earnings 1/5/10 years out, where the state participates.

  • NCES CIP 2020 and the CIP-to-SOC 2018 crosswalk

    CIP 2020 / SOC 2018

    Which college programs officially lead to this occupation.

  • O*NET Database 30.3

    30.3

    Tasks, skills, knowledge, tools, job zone and alternate job titles.

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