2023 Best Education Bachelor's Degree Schools
Finding the Best Education Bachelor's Degree School for You
With 327,871 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, education is the #4 most popular major in the United States.
With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.
The Best Education Bachelor's Degree Schools ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 794 schools in the United States to see which ones offered the best bachelor's degree programs for students. Factors related to overall quality of the school, post-graduation earnings, average student debt, and more accumulated were considered when coming up with this list.
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2023 Best Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the United States
Check out the education bachelor's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.
Top 25 Top Schools for a Bachelor's in Education
Our analysis found Northwestern University to be the best school for education students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in the United States. Located in the city of Evanston, Northwestern is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
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Out of the 794 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, The College of New Jersey landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Ewing, TCNJ is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.
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The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Texas Christian University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best education schools in the United States. TCU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Fort Worth.
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Out of the 794 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Pacific Lutheran University landed the # 4 spot on the list. PLU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Tacoma.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Gonzaga University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools list. Gonzaga is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Spokane.
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With a ranking of #6, Northwestern College did quite well on this year’s best schools for education students working on their bachelor’s degree. NWC is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Orange City.
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With a ranking of #7, University of California - Santa Cruz did quite well on this year’s best schools for education students working on their bachelor’s degree. UC Santa Cruz is a large public school located in the small city of Santa Cruz.
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Bellevue University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools list. Bellevue University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Bellevue.
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Lebanon Valley College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the suburb of Annville, LVC is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
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Ithaca College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools ranking. Ithaca is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Ithaca.
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Western Washington University ranked #11 on this year’s Best Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools list. Located in the city of Bellingham, WWU is a public school with a fairly large student population.
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Washington State University landed the #12 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best bachelor’s degree education programs. Located in the town of Pullman, Wazzu is a public college with a fairly large student population.
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Valley City State University landed the #13 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best bachelor’s degree education programs. Located in the remote town of Valley City, Valley City State University is a public school with a small student population.
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Towson University came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Best Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools ranking. Towson is a very large public school located in the small city of Towson.
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University of Delaware came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Best Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the suburb of Newark, UD is a public school with a fairly large student population.
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Winona State University came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Best Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the town of Winona, Winona State is a public school with a medium-sized student population.
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Baylor University landed the #17 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best bachelor’s degree education programs. Located in the city of Waco, Baylor is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.
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With a ranking of #18, University of Maryland - College Park did quite well on this year’s best schools for education students working on their bachelor’s degree. UMCP is a very large public school located in the suburb of College Park.
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With a ranking of #19, Rider University did quite well on this year’s best schools for education students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the suburb of Lawrenceville, Rider is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
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Hope College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for education students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #20 on the list. Hope is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Holland.
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St Olaf College ranked #21 on this year’s Best Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools list. Located in the distant town of Northfield, St. Olaf is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
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With a ranking of #22, Southern Illinois University Carbondale did quite well on this year’s best schools for education students working on their bachelor’s degree. SIUC is a large public school located in the city of Carbondale.
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University of Washington - Seattle Campus ranked #23 on this year’s Best Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools list. UW Seattle is a very large public school located in the city of Seattle.
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University of Wisconsin - Stout ranked #24 on this year’s Best Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools list. UW - Stout is a medium-sized public school located in the town of Menomonie.
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With a ranking of #25, Concordia College at Moorhead did quite well on this year’s best schools for education students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the suburb of Moorhead, Concordia College Moorhead is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
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Remaining Award Winners
This section shows the remainder of the schools awarded a Best Education Bachelor's Degree Schools badge. Showing in this list means the school was ranked in the top 15% of the 794 different United States education schools we analyzed.
Additional Noteworthy Schools
These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also great but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Best Education Bachelor's Degree Schools award.
Education by Region
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Education Related Rankings by Major
Education Majors to Study
| Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Teacher Education Grade Specific | 110,226 |
| Educational Administration | 46,469 |
| Teacher Education Subject Specific | 43,297 |
| Special Education | 36,792 |
| General Education | 29,810 |
| Curriculum & Instruction | 19,832 |
| Student Counseling | 13,858 |
| Instructional Media Design | 8,695 |
| Teaching English or French | 5,791 |
| Other Education | 4,858 |
| Teaching Assistants | 2,751 |
| Educational Assessment | 2,552 |
| Multilingual Education | 1,910 |
| Education Philosophy | 737 |
| International Education | 293 |
Majors Similar to Education
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Social Sciences | 205,984 |
| Psychology | 195,678 |
| Communication & Journalism | 120,571 |
| Family, Consumer & Human Sciences | 55,820 |
| History | 32,731 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 25 schools only.
- Read more about our ranking methodology.
- The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
- Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
- Credit for the banner image above goes to Horadrim.
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