Join our collaborative and supportive education community to earn your master’s degree and become a Certified Child Life Specialist—an advocate who works closely with children and their families in healthcare settings during stressful times as they cope with trauma, acute or chronic illnesses, and injuries.
We offer fully online programs—one for aspiring child life professionals seeking accreditation and one for current child life specialists who want to deepen their practice and earn another accredited master’s degree.
At Bank Street, we believe education is an investment that will change your life—and the lives of the students you’ll work with. We’ll help you make it possible.
Every year, Bank Street’s Office of Financial Aid administers over $8.5 million in financial aid to students. More than 50 percent of our students receive financial aid. Your individual financial status from the prior year is a key factor in determining your award. We encourage you to go through the financial aid process to find out what we can offer.
Your individual financial status from the prior year is a key factor in determining your award. Incoming students who earn up to $80,000 a year (or significantly more for students with families) are likely to qualify for a need-based scholarship at Bank Street. Our scholarship program makes the cost of attending Bank Street Graduate School of Education competitive with most other private schools in the New York region.
You can apply for financial aid at the same time you complete your admission application. Filling out the FAFSA as early as possible is an important step for financial aid. Federal student aid, including scholarships, can significantly reduce your financial obligation without adding to student debt.
Our financial aid advisors would be happy to tell you more about the process and our many scholarship opportunities for new and continuing students, including external scholarships and program-based, diversity-oriented, public school-focused, and career changer scholarships, among others.
In deepening your skills and practice, you’ll be better prepared to support children and their families when they need you the most.
Bank Street is proud that 87% of its graduates remain in the field of education and 87% feel more confident in their specialty than comparison professionals.
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), employment of child, family, and school social workers, which includes Child Life Specialists, is projected to grow 7% from 2018 to 2028.
