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

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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.

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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Education Doctor's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 65 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to see which ones offered the best doctor'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 Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

Check out the education doctor's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.

Top 10 Best Education Doctor's Degree Schools

#1

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, PA

Our analysis found University of Pennsylvania to be the best school for education students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the Middle Atlantic Region . Located in the city of Philadelphia, UPenn is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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#2

Johns Hopkins University

Baltimore, MD

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Johns Hopkins University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Johns Hopkins is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Baltimore.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Teachers College at Columbia University is a great place for education students working on their doctor’s degree. Teachers College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of New York.

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#4

Centenary University

Hackettstown, NJ

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Centenary University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Centenary is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Hackettstown.

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#5

New York University

New York, NY

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend New York University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the city of New York, NYU is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

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University of Delaware came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Located in the large suburb of Newark, UD is a public school with a very large student population.

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#7

Lehigh University

Bethlehem, PA

With a ranking of #7, Lehigh University did quite well on this year’s best schools for education students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of Bethlehem, Lehigh is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

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With a ranking of #8, University of Maryland - College Park did quite well on this year’s best schools for education students working on their doctor’s degree. UMCP is a very large public school located in the suburb of College Park.

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#9

Gwynedd Mercy University

Gwynedd Valley, PA

Gwynedd Mercy 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 #9 on the list. 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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#10

Russell Sage College

Troy, NY

Russell Sage College ranked #10 on this year’s Best Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the small city of Troy, Russel Sage is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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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 in the Middle Atlantic Region award.

Rank College Location
11 Towson University Towson, MD
12 St John’s University - New York Queens, NY
13 Wilkes University Wilkes-Barre, 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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