2023 Best Education Doctor's Degree Schools
Finding the Best Education Doctor'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.
To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Education Doctor's Degree Schools ranking. This report analyzed 439 schools in the United States to see which ones offered the best doctor'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 Doctor’s Degree Schools in the United States
The following schools top our list of the Best Education Doctor's Degree Colleges.
Top 25 Top Schools for a Doctorate in Education
Our analysis found Claremont Graduate University to be the best school for education students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the United States. Claremont Graduate University is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Claremont.
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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means A T Still University of Health Sciences is a great place for education students working on their doctor’s degree. A T Still University of Health Sciences is a small private not-for-profit school located in the remote town of Kirksville.
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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Northwestern University is a great place for education students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the small city of Evanston, Northwestern is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.
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The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Brandman University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best education schools in the United States. Located in the city of Irvine, Brandman is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.
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The excellent doctor’s degree programs at University of Pennsylvania helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best education schools in the United States. Located in the large city of Philadelphia, UPenn is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.
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University of Washington - Seattle Campus did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for education students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. UW Seattle is a very large public school located in the city of Seattle.
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Harvard University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Education Doctor’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the midsize city of Cambridge, Harvard is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.
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University of West Georgia came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Education Doctor’s Degree Schools ranking. University of West Georgia is a large public school located in the fringe town of Carrollton.
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Johns Hopkins University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best doctor’s degree education programs. Johns Hopkins is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Baltimore.
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University of California - Santa Cruz did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for education students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #10 on the list. UC Santa Cruz is a large public school located in the small city of Santa Cruz.
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Teachers College at Columbia University came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Best Education Doctor’s Degree Schools ranking. Teachers College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of New York.
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Concordia University, Irvine landed the #12 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best doctor’s degree education programs. Located in the large city of Irvine, Concordia University, Irvine is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
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With a ranking of #13, Stanford University did quite well on this year’s best schools for education students working on their doctor’s degree. Stanford is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Stanford.
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Centenary University landed the #14 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best doctor’s degree education programs. Centenary is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Hackettstown.
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Loyola Marymount University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for education students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #15 on the list. Loyola Marymount is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Los Angeles.
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New York University came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Best Education Doctor’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the city of New York, NYU is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
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With a ranking of #17, Old Dominion University did quite well on this year’s best schools for education students working on their doctor’s degree. Old Dominion is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Norfolk.
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University of St Francis came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Best Education Doctor’s Degree Schools ranking. University of Saint Francis is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Joliet.
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University of Delaware came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Best Education Doctor’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the suburb of Newark, UD is a public school with a very large student population.
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Winona State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for education students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #20 on the list. Located in the distant town of Winona, Winona State is a public college with a medium-sized student population.
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University of Washington - Tacoma Campus came in at #21 in this year’s edition of the Best Education Doctor’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the medium-sized city of Tacoma, UW Tacoma is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.
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With a ranking of #22, Lehigh University did quite well on this year’s best schools for education students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the small city of Bethlehem, Lehigh is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized 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 doctor’s degree. It came in at #23 on the list. UMCP is a very large public school located in the large suburb of College Park.
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With a ranking of #24, Gwynedd Mercy University did quite well on this year’s best schools for education students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the large suburb of Gwynedd Valley, Gwynedd - Mercy is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
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With a ranking of #25, Russell Sage College did quite well on this year’s best schools for education students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the small city of Troy, Russel Sage is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
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Remaining Award Winners
This list represents the remainder of the schools awarded a Best Education Doctor's Degree Schools badge. Showing in this list means the college was ranked in the top 15% of the 439 different United States education schools we analyzed.
| Rank | College | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 51 | Concordia University, Chicago | River Forest, IL |
| 52 | Minnesota State University - Moorhead | Moorhead, MN |
| 53 | University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign | Champaign, IL |
| 54 | Edgewood College | Madison, WI |
| 55 | Syracuse University | Syracuse, NY |
| 56 | National Louis University | Chicago, IL |
| 57 | McKendree University | Lebanon, IL |
| 58 | Saint Joseph’s University | Philadelphia, PA |
| 59 | Piedmont College | Demorest, GA |
| 60 | Texas A&M University - College Station | College Station, TX |
| 61 | University of Redlands | Redlands, CA |
| 62 | California State University - Sacramento | Sacramento, CA |
| 63 | Boston College | Chestnut Hill, MA |
| 64 | San Diego State University | San Diego, CA |
| 65 | Salisbury University | Salisbury, MD |
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 Doctor's Degree Schools award.
Education by Region
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| New England |
| Rocky Mountains |
| Plains States |
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| Southwest |
| Great Lakes |
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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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