Discover a Career That Makes a Difference.

Ready to turn your passion into purpose?
Start your journey at Bank Street.

At Bank Street, we’ll help you step into a career in education that’s meaningful, dynamic, and deeply rewarding—where every day brings purpose and possibility. 

The world needs more compassionate, creative, and courageous educators who are changemakers. Teaching can be a lifelong calling or a foundation for a range of meaningful careers in leadership, policy, academia, or non-profit organizations. This is your launchpad for a career that matters.

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Education That’s Personal. Teaching That’s Powerful.

Bank Street is more than a graduate school, it’s a supportive, lifelong network—with you at the center of it all.

Here, you’ll receive:

  • A foundation that lasts way beyond graduation
  • Personalized attention that builds solid relationships with peers and mentors
  • A mission-driven, human-centered approach to education

Our approach includes:

  • Learning by doing
  • Finding your voice through reflection
  • Centering equity in how and what you teach

When you leave Bank Street, you’ll have more than just a degree. With small classes, personalized advising, and faculty who mentor you every step of the way, you’ll grow into the kind of educator the world needs. You’ll become part of a community of educators and leaders who lift each other up and, with Bank Street’s name and reputation behind you, you’ll stand out as you move forward in your career.

Find Your Program.

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Attend the Summit on Undergraduate Pathways in Education

Thursday, January 8, 2026, 4:00 PM–8:00 PM EST

Held at Bank Street College, this free event—hosted in partnership with Smith, Vassar, Wesleyan, and Yale—is designed to give students the information they need to confidently choose their next steps toward a fulfilling career in education and features:
  • Keynote presentation by Jacob Dixon, CEO, Choice for All
  • Workshops on teacher certification, non-traditional education careers,
  • Networking opportunities and dinner

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Scholarship Opportunity Through TeachNY

Through our partner, TeachNY, you can access the perks below. To apply for a Teach NY scholarship, create an account. Once you have subscribed to TeachNY and have applied to Bank Street, submit your application fee reimbursement and apply for the scholarship.

  • 1-on-1 expert advice and group coaching sessions all about becoming a certified New York teacher
  • Custom tips, how-to guides, and resume templates for applying to Bank Street Graduate School of Education
  • $100 fee reimbursements when it comes time to apply
  • Exclusive scholarship and financial aid opportunities
  • Unique resources for future educators

Esther Gottesman, Bank Street Graduate School of Education 2018, Childhood General and Special Education
Meet our alumni
What I do now as a public school teacher comes very naturally from the studies I did at Bank Street. We use culturally responsive, place-based learning that includes investigations of the neighborhood and our school, reflecting and responding to the community.
Esther Gottesman - Childhood General and Special Education '18
Meet Esther Meet Our Alumni
Meet our alumni
When I have my interactions and interventions with patients and then I get a hug from a little one or a caregiver, that’s when I can see how I helped their experience here at the hospital. That’s what really inspires me to keep going and what and reminds me why I'm in the field that I'm in.
Marsha Moriah - Child Life '22
Meet Marsha Meet Our Alumni
Meet our alumni
If you feel this call to be a career changer, you weren't called by accident. You were called for a purpose. What you bring to the table adds to Bank Street’s value. Here, you can break ceilings.
Janai Gilkes - Childhood Special and General Education '20
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Kiera Nemsick graduated from Bank Street in May 2023 and works as a second grade teacher in a general education classroom at PS 234—The Independence School in downtown Manhattan—a position she found through a Bank Street Career Fair
Meet our alumni
If I had to pick, I’d say one thing that Bank Street does really well is provide forums for discussion and community-building. I really valued the Conference Group that happened in coordination with our fieldwork experiences. A small group of classmates met once a week to share the highs and lows of our lives as teachers and graduate students.
Kiera Nemsick - Childhood Special Education '23
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