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2023 Best Education Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

151 Colleges
$36,000 Avg Salary
$25,925 Avg Student Debt

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.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

The Best Education Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 151 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to see which ones offered the best bachelor's degree programs for students. To come up with a school's ranking, we analyzed numerous factors related to post-graduation wages, the quality of education offered by the school, average accumulated student debt, and more.

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2023 Best Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for education majors pursuing a bachelor's degree.

Top 15% Best Education Bachelor's Degree Schools

Our 2023 rankings named The College of New Jersey the best school in the Middle Atlantic Region for education students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the large suburb of Ewing, TCNJ is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

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#2

Lebanon Valley College

Annville, PA

Out of the 151 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Lebanon Valley College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Annville, LVC is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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#3

Ithaca College

Ithaca, NY

The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Ithaca College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best education schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . Ithaca is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the small suburb of Ithaca.

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#4

Towson University

Towson, MD

Out of the 151 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Towson University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Towson is a very large public school located in the small city of Towson.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of Delaware is a great place for education students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the large suburb of Newark, UD is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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University of Maryland - College Park 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 #6 on the list. UMCP is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of College Park.

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#7

Rider University

Lawrenceville, NJ

Rider University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the large suburb of Lawrenceville, Rider is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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#8

Westminster College Pennsylvania

New Wilmington, PA

Westminster College Pennsylvania ranked #8 on this year’s Best Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Westminster New Wilmington is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of New Wilmington.

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#9

Seton Hall University

South Orange, NJ

Seton Hall University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best bachelor’s degree education programs. Seton Hall is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of South Orange.

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#10

University of Scranton

Scranton, PA

With a ranking of #10, University of Scranton did quite well on this year’s best schools for education students working on their bachelor’s degree. University of Scranton is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Scranton.

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#11

Syracuse University

Syracuse, NY

Syracuse University ranked #11 on this year’s Best Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the medium-sized city of Syracuse, Syracuse is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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#12

Juniata College

Huntingdon, PA

With a ranking of #12, Juniata College did quite well on this year’s best schools for education students working on their bachelor’s degree. Juniata is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Huntingdon.

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#13

Centenary University

Hackettstown, NJ

Centenary University landed the #13 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best bachelor’s degree education programs. Centenary is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Hackettstown.

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#14

Elizabethtown College

Elizabethtown, PA

Elizabethtown College came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Best Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Located in the large suburb of Elizabethtown, Etown is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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#15

Salisbury University

Salisbury, MD

With a ranking of #15, Salisbury University did quite well on this year’s best schools for education students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the small suburb of Salisbury, Salisbury is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

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#16

Stevenson University

Stevenson, MD

Stevenson University ranked #16 on this year’s Best Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the rural area of Stevenson, Stevenson is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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#17

Wagner College

Staten Island, NY

Wagner College came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Best Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Wagner is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Staten Island.

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#18

Messiah University

Mechanicsburg, PA

Messiah University landed the #18 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best bachelor’s degree education programs. Located in the large suburb of Mechanicsburg, Messiah is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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With a ranking of #19, West Chester University of Pennsylvania did quite well on this year’s best schools for education students working on their bachelor’s degree. WCUPA is a large public school located in the suburb of West Chester.

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William Paterson University of New Jersey came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Best Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. William Paterson University is a moderately-sized public school located in the suburb of Wayne.

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#21

New York University

New York, NY

New York University 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 #21 on the list. Located in the large city of New York, NYU is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

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#22

Manhattan College

Riverdale, NY

Manhattan 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 #22 on the list. Manhattan is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Riverdale.

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Additional Noteworthy Schools

Here are some additional great schools for Education students in the Middle Atlantic Region that almost earned our Best Education Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region award.

Rank College Location
23 Saint Joseph’s University Philadelphia, PA
24 Kean University Union, NJ
25 St. John Fisher College Rochester, NY
26 Millersville University of Pennsylvania Millersville, PA
27 Monmouth University West Long Branch, NJ
28 Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania Shippensburg, PA
29 Rowan University Glassboro, NJ
30 York College of Pennsylvania York, PA

Best Education Colleges by State

Explore the best education schools for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic region.

State Degrees Awarded
New Jersey 5,729
Pennsylvania 12,364
New York 24,330
Maryland 5,361
Delaware 1,352
District of Columbia 930

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

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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