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2023 Most Popular Online Education Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

79 Colleges
$51,751 Avg Salary
$24,359 Avg Student Debt

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 Most Popular Online Education Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 79 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to see which online programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

Check out the online education programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Middle Atlantic Region .

Our 2023 rankings named Bryant & Stratton College - Online the most popular online school in the Middle Atlantic Region for education students. Located in the large suburb of Orchard Park, Bryant & Stratton College - Online is a private for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

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Out of the 79 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, George Washington University landed the # 2 spot on the list. GWU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Washington.

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#3

SUNY Empire State College

Saratoga Springs, NY

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend SUNY Empire State College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Education Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. SUNY Empire is a medium-sized public school located in the suburb of Saratoga Springs.

After completing their degree, education graduates from SUNY Empire carry an average student debtload of $23,886.

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Out of the 79 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, California University of Pennsylvania landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of California, Cal U is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

Education majors at Cal U take out an average of $27,000 in student loans while working on their egree.

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#5

Wilmington University

New Castle, DE

Out of the 79 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Wilmington University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Wilmington University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of New Castle.

While working on their degree, education majors at Wilmington University accumulate an average of around $21,439 in student debt.

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#6

Point Park University

Pittsburgh, PA

Point Park University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best education programs. Located in the large city of Pittsburgh, Point Park is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

The average amount in student loans that education majors at Point Park take out is $25,000.

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Hostos Community College landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best education programs. Hostos is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Bronx.

Education majors at Hostos take out an average of $5,985 in student loans while working on their egree.

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Delaware County Community College ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Online Education Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Delaware County Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the large suburb of Media.

On average, education graduates from Delaware County Community College take out $12,997 in student loans while working on their degree.

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Montgomery County Community College ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Online Education Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Montco is a medium-sized public school located in the suburb of Blue Bell.

While working on their degree, education majors at Montco accumulate an average of around $12,625 in student debt.

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International Institute for Restorative Practices came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Education Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. IIRP Graduate School is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Bethlehem.

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Bucks County Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for education students. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the rural area of Newtown, Bucks County Community College is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

Education majors at Bucks County Community College take out an average of $11,000 in student loans while working on their egree.

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Additional Noteworthy Schools

Here are some additional great schools for online Education students in the Middle Atlantic Region that almost earned our Most Popular Online Education Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region award.

Rank College Location
12 Johns Hopkins University Baltimore, MD
13 Hood College Frederick, MD
14 Gwynedd Mercy University Gwynedd Valley, PA
15 Niagara University Niagara University, NY

Explore the most popular online 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

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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.

  • 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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