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2023 Best Education Bachelor's Degree Schools in Pennsylvania

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

Finding the Best Education Bachelor's Degree School for You

Out of the majors we analyze each year, education was ranked 3rd in Pennsylvania. In fact, 12,364 were awarded in the state in 2020-2021.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. 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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Education Bachelor's Degree Schools in Pennsylvania ranking. This report analyzed 51 schools in Pennsylvania to see which ones offered the best bachelor's degree programs for students. The factors used to develop this ranking include those related to how in-demand the school is, the overall quality of the school, and post-graduation wages, and more.

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2023 Best Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania

The following schools top our list of the Best Education Bachelor's Degree Colleges.

Top 10 Best Education Bachelor's Degree Schools

#1

Lebanon Valley College

Annville, PA

Our analysis found Lebanon Valley College to be the best school for education students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in Pennsylvania. Located in the small suburb of Annville, LVC is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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#2

Westminster College Pennsylvania

New Wilmington, PA

Out of the 51 schools in Pennsylvania that were part of this year’s ranking, Westminster College Pennsylvania landed the # 2 spot on the list. Westminster New Wilmington is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of New Wilmington.

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#3

University of Scranton

Scranton, PA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Scranton. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania list. University of Scranton is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Scranton.

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#4

Juniata College

Huntingdon, PA

Out of the 51 schools in Pennsylvania that were part of this year’s ranking, Juniata College landed the # 4 spot on the list. Juniata is a small private not-for-profit school located in the distant town of Huntingdon.

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#5

Elizabethtown College

Elizabethtown, PA

Out of the 51 schools in Pennsylvania that were part of this year’s ranking, Elizabethtown College landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the large suburb of Elizabethtown, Etown is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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#6

Messiah University

Mechanicsburg, PA

Messiah University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania list. Located in the suburb of Mechanicsburg, Messiah is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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West Chester University of Pennsylvania came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania ranking. WCUPA is a large public school located in the large suburb of West Chester.

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#8

Saint Joseph's University

Philadelphia, PA

Saint Joseph’s 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 #8 on the list. Located in the large city of Philadelphia, St. Joe's is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

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Millersville University of Pennsylvania 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 #9 on the list. Located in the large suburb of Millersville, Millersville is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

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Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania ranking. Ship is a moderately-sized public school located in the town of Shippensburg.

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Best Education Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Best Education Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
New Jersey 5,729
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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