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Alternative Education Schools in the Northeast

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Our 2024 ranking review contains 53 schools offering alternative education majors in Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, and Vermont.

We rank Harvard University (Cambridge, MA), Boston University, and University of Massachusetts Amherst the top three alternative education schools in the Northeast.

See the best 50 alternative education colleges in the Northeast below or narrow your search by program, state, or city in the Northeast.

Top 50 alternative education schools in the Northeast:

Harvard University - Teacher Education School Ranking
1. Harvard University

Cambridge, MA, 1 alternative education program

Boston University - Teacher Education School Ranking
2. Boston University

Boston, MA, 1 alternative education program

University of Massachusetts Amherst - Teacher Education School Ranking
3. University of Massachusetts Amherst

Amherst, MA, 2 alternative education programs

Stony Brook University - Teacher Education School Ranking
4. Stony Brook University

Stony Brook, NY, 1 alternative education program

Fordham University - Teacher Education School Ranking
5. Fordham University

Bronx, NY, 3 alternative education programs

University of Connecticut - Teacher Education School Ranking
6. University of Connecticut

Storrs, CT, 2 alternative education programs

Hofstra University - Teacher Education School Ranking
7. Hofstra University

Hempstead, NY, 2 alternative education programs

University at Buffalo - Teacher Education School Ranking
8. University at Buffalo

Buffalo, NY, 5 alternative education programs

Molloy College - Teacher Education School Ranking
9. Molloy College

Rockville Centre, NY, 1 alternative education program

Drexel University - Teacher Education School Ranking
10. Drexel University

Philadelphia, PA, 1 alternative education program

CUNY City College - Teacher Education School Ranking
11. CUNY City College

New York City, NY, 4 alternative education programs

Touro University - Teacher Education School Ranking
12. Touro University

New York City, NY, 3 alternative education programs

The College of New Jersey - Teacher Education School Ranking
13. The College of New Jersey

Ewing, NJ, 1 alternative education program

Adelphi University - Teacher Education School Ranking
14. Adelphi University

Garden City, NY, 1 alternative education program

CUNY Hunter College - Teacher Education School Ranking
15. CUNY Hunter College

New York City, NY, 1 alternative education program

CUNY Lehman College - Teacher Education School Ranking
16. CUNY Lehman College

Bronx, NY, 2 alternative education programs

Southern Connecticut State University - Teacher Education School Ranking
17. Southern Connecticut State University

New Haven, CT, 1 alternative education program

University of Hartford - Teacher Education School Ranking
18. University of Hartford

West Hartford, CT, 3 alternative education programs

St. John's University New York - Teacher Education School Ranking
19. St. John's University New York

Queens, NY, 2 alternative education programs

Pace University - Teacher Education School Ranking
20. Pace University

New York City, NY, 1 alternative education program

Long Island University - Teacher Education School Ranking
21. Long Island University

Brookville, NY, 2 alternative education programs

William Paterson University of New Jersey - Teacher Education School Ranking
22. William Paterson University of New Jersey

Wayne, NJ, 1 alternative education program

Manhattanville College - Teacher Education School Ranking
23. Manhattanville College

Purchase, NY, 1 alternative education program

Immaculata University - Teacher Education School Ranking
24. Immaculata University

Immaculata, PA, 1 alternative education program

Kutztown University of Pennsylvania - Teacher Education School Ranking
25. Kutztown University of Pennsylvania

Kutztown, PA, 1 alternative education program

Teachers College at Columbia University - Teacher Education School Ranking
26. Teachers College

New York City, NY, 2 alternative education programs

CUNY Queens College - Teacher Education School Ranking
27. CUNY Queens College

Queens, NY, 3 alternative education programs

Mercy College - Teacher Education School Ranking
28. Mercy College

Dobbs Ferry, NY, 1 alternative education program

State University of New York at New Paltz - Teacher Education School Ranking
29. State University of New York

New Paltz, NY, 2 alternative education programs

CUNY Brooklyn College - Teacher Education School Ranking
30. CUNY Brooklyn College

Brooklyn, NY, 1 alternative education program

SUNY Brockport - Teacher Education School Ranking
31. SUNY Brockport

Brockport, NY, 3 alternative education programs

Brown University - Teacher Education School Ranking
32. Brown University

Providence, RI, 1 alternative education program

Swarthmore College - Teacher Education School Ranking
33. Swarthmore College

Swarthmore, PA, 1 alternative education program

Fairfield University - Teacher Education School Ranking
34. Fairfield University

Fairfield, CT, 2 alternative education programs

CUNY Graduate School and University Center - Teacher Education School Ranking
35. CUNY Graduate School and University Center

New York City, NY, 1 alternative education program

College of Staten Island CUNY - Teacher Education School Ranking
36. College of Staten Island CUNY

Staten Island, NY, 1 alternative education program

Canisius College - Teacher Education School Ranking
37. Canisius College

Buffalo, NY, 2 alternative education programs

University of Southern Maine - Teacher Education School Ranking
38. University of Southern Maine

Portland, ME, 2 alternative education programs

SUNY Cortland - Teacher Education School Ranking
39. SUNY Cortland

Cortland, NY, 1 alternative education program

SUNY College at Old Westbury - Teacher Education School Ranking
40. SUNY College

Old Westbury, NY, 1 alternative education program

SUNY Oneonta - Teacher Education School Ranking
41. SUNY Oneonta

Oneonta, NY, 1 alternative education program

SUNY at Fredonia - Teacher Education School Ranking
42. SUNY at Fredonia

Fredonia, NY, 1 alternative education program

Bank Street College of Education - Teacher Education School Ranking
43. Bank Street College of Education

New York City, NY, 1 alternative education program

The College of Saint Rose - Teacher Education School Ranking
44. The College of Saint Rose

Albany, NY, 1 alternative education program

SUNY Buffalo State University - Teacher Education School Ranking
45. SUNY Buffalo State University

Buffalo, NY, 2 alternative education programs

Carnegie Mellon University - Teacher Education School Ranking
46. Carnegie Mellon University

Pittsburgh, PA, 1 alternative education program

Elizabethtown College - Teacher Education School Ranking
47. Elizabethtown College

Elizabethtown, PA, 1 alternative education program

New York Institute of Technology - Teacher Education School Ranking
48. New York Institute of Technology

Old Westbury, NY, 1 alternative education program

Fairleigh Dickinson University Metropolitan - Teacher Education School Ranking
49. Fairleigh Dickinson University Metropolitan

Teaneck, NJ, 1 alternative education program

College of Mount Saint Vincent - Teacher Education School Ranking
50. College of Mount Saint Vincent

Bronx, NY, 1 alternative education program


Alternative education schools in the Northeast by state:

Schools by State4 Alternative Education Schools in Connecticut1 Alternative Education Schools in Maine3 Alternative Education Schools in Massachusetts3 Alternative Education Schools in New Jersey33 Alternative Education Schools in New York7 Alternative Education Schools in Pennsylvania1 Alternative Education Schools in Rhode Island1 Alternative Education Schools in Vermont


Alternative education schools in other regions:

Midwest: 47 schools
Northwest: 13 schools
South: 34 schools
Southeast: 14 schools
West: 44 schools

Popular teacher education school cities in the Northeast:

in Connecticut:
Bridgeport: 2 schools
Fairfield: 2 schools
New Britain: 2 schools
New Haven: 3 schools
Storrs: 1 school
West Hartford: 2 schools
in Maine:
Biddeford: 1 school
Orono: 1 school
Portland: 2 schools
in Massachusetts:
Amherst: 3 schools
Beverly: 2 schools
Boston: 15 schools
Bridgewater: 1 school
Cambridge: 3 schools
Chestnut Hill: 1 school
Fitchburg: 1 school
Framingham: 1 school
North Andover: 1 school
Salem: 1 school
Springfield: 5 schools
Worcester: 6 schools
in New Hampshire:
Manchester: 3 schools
Plymouth: 1 school
in New Jersey:
Ewing: 1 school
Glassboro: 1 school
Jersey City: 2 schools
Lawrenceville: 1 school
Montclair: 1 school
New Brunswick: 1 school
Union: 1 school
Wayne: 1 school
West Long Branch: 1 school
in New York:
Albany: 3 schools
Brockport: 1 school
Bronx: 7 schools
Brooklyn: 7 schools
Brookville: 1 school
Buffalo: 6 schools
Cortland: 1 school
Dobbs Ferry: 1 school
Fredonia: 1 school
Garden City: 2 schools
Geneseo: 1 school
Hempstead: 1 school
New Paltz: 1 school
New York City: 17 schools
Niagara University: 1 school
Old Westbury: 2 schools
Oneonta: 2 schools
Oswego: 1 school
Potsdam: 2 schools
Purchase: 2 schools
Queens: 2 schools
Rochester: 6 schools
Rockville Centre: 1 school
Saratoga Springs: 2 schools
Staten Island: 2 schools
Stony Brook: 1 school
Syracuse: 3 schools
in Pennsylvania:
Bethlehem: 4 schools
Bloomsburg: 1 school
California: 1 school
East Stroudsburg: 1 school
Erie: 3 schools
Indiana: 1 school
Kutztown: 1 school
Millersville: 1 school
Philadelphia: 11 schools
Pittsburgh: 8 schools
Radnor: 1 school
Slippery Rock: 1 school
West Chester: 1 school
Wilkes Barre: 2 schools
in Rhode Island:
Providence: 6 schools
in Vermont:
Burlington: 2 schools
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