2023 Best Education Master's Degree Schools
Finding the Best Education Master'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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Education Master's Degree Schools ranking. Our analysis looked at 808 schools in the United States to see which master's degree programs offered the best educational experiences 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 Master’s Degree Schools in the United States
Check out the education master's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.
Top 25 Top Schools for a Master's in Education
Our analysis found Claremont Graduate University to be the best school for education students who want to pursue a master’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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Out of the 808 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Bank Street College of Education landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the city of New York, Bank Street College of Education is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
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The excellent master’s degree programs at Northwestern University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best education schools in the United States. 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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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Teachers College at Columbia University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Education Master’s Degree Schools list. Teachers College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of New York.
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The excellent master’s degree programs at Stanford University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best education schools in the United States. Stanford is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Stanford.
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With a ranking of #6, Santa Clara University did quite well on this year’s best schools for education students working on their master’s degree. SCU is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Santa Clara.
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Lebanon Valley College landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree education programs. Located in the suburb of Annville, LVC is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
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University of Washington - Tacoma Campus landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree education programs. Located in the medium-sized city of Tacoma, UW Tacoma is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.
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University of Pennsylvania landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree education programs. Located in the large city of Philadelphia, UPenn is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
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Fresno Pacific University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Education Master’s Degree Schools ranking. Fresno Pacific is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Fresno.
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With a ranking of #11, Concordia University, Irvine did quite well on this year’s best schools for education students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of Irvine, Concordia University, Irvine is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
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Brandman University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for education students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #12 on the list. Located in the city of Irvine, Brandman is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.
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With a ranking of #13, Brown University did quite well on this year’s best schools for education students working on their master’s degree. Brown is a large private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Providence.
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Seattle University came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Best Education Master’s Degree Schools ranking. Seattle U is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Seattle.
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The College of New Jersey did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for education students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #15 on the list. Located in the large suburb of Ewing, TCNJ is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.
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Harvard University came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Best Education Master’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the city of Cambridge, Harvard is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
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University of California - Irvine came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Best Education Master’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the large city of Irvine, UC Irvine is a public school with a fairly large student population.
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Seattle Pacific University came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Best Education Master’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the city of Seattle, SPU is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
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University of Puget Sound came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Best Education Master’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the city of Tacoma, Puget Sound is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
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University of Redlands did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for education students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #20 on the list. Located in the city of Redlands, University of Redlands is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
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Wisconsin Lutheran College ranked #21 on this year’s Best Education Master’s Degree Schools list. Located in the city of Milwaukee, WLC is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
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Drake University ranked #22 on this year’s Best Education Master’s Degree Schools list. Drake is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Des Moines.
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University of Scranton ranked #23 on this year’s Best Education Master’s Degree Schools list. University of Scranton is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Scranton.
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University of Washington - Seattle Campus ranked #24 on this year’s Best Education Master’s Degree Schools list. UW Seattle is a fairly large public school located in the city of Seattle.
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With a ranking of #25, Stevenson University did quite well on this year’s best schools for education students working on their master’s degree. Located in the rural area of Stevenson, Stevenson is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
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Remaining Award Winners
This section represents the remainder of the colleges awarded a Best Education Master's Degree Schools badge. Showing in this list means the college was ranked in the top 15% of the 808 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 Master'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.
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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