2023 Best Education Master's Degree Schools in Pennsylvania
Finding the Best Education Master'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 Master's Degree Schools in Pennsylvania ranking. Our analysis looked at 51 schools in Pennsylvania to see which master's degree programs offered the best educational experiences 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 Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania
The following schools top our list of the Best Education Master's Degree Colleges.
Top 10 Best Education Master's Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Lebanon Valley College the best school in Pennsylvania for education students working on their master’s degree. Located in the suburb of Annville, LVC is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Pennsylvania. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Education Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania list. 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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Out of the 51 schools in Pennsylvania that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Scranton landed the # 3 spot on the list. University of Scranton is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Scranton.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Elizabethtown College. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Education Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania list. Located in the suburb of Elizabethtown, Etown is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Lehigh University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Education Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania list. Located in the small city of Bethlehem, Lehigh is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.
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Westminster College Pennsylvania ranked #6 on this year’s Best Education Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania list. Westminster New Wilmington is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of New Wilmington.
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Villanova University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Education Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania list. Located in the suburb of Villanova, Villanova is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
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Saint Joseph’s 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 #8 on the list. Located in the large city of Philadelphia, St. Joe's is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.
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Wilkes University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree education programs. Wilkes is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Wilkes-Barre.
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West Chester University of Pennsylvania came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Education Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania ranking. WCUPA is a large public school located in the suburb of West Chester.
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| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| New Jersey | 5,729 |
| New York | 24,330 |
| Maryland | 5,361 |
| Delaware | 1,352 |
| District of Columbia | 930 |
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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 |
Most Popular Related Majors
| 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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