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2023 Most Popular Online Education Schools in Pennsylvania

34 Colleges
$45,698 Avg Salary
$26,116 Avg Student Debt

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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Most Popular Online Education Schools in Pennsylvania ranking. Our analysis looked at 34 schools in Pennsylvania 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.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Online Education Colleges.

Our 2023 rankings named California University of Pennsylvania the most popular online school in Pennsylvania for education students. 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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#2

Point Park University

Pittsburgh, PA

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Point Park University is a great place for education students pursuing an online degree. 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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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Delaware County Community College is a great place for education students pursuing an online degree. 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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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Montgomery County Community College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Education Schools in Pennsylvania 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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Out of the 34 schools in Pennsylvania that were part of this year’s ranking, International Institute for Restorative Practices landed the # 5 spot on the list. IIRP Graduate School is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Bethlehem.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Bucks County Community College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Education Schools in Pennsylvania list. Located in the rural area of Newtown, Bucks County Community College is a public college 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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#7

Gwynedd Mercy University

Gwynedd Valley, PA

Gwynedd Mercy University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Education Schools in Pennsylvania ranking. Located in the suburb of Gwynedd Valley, Gwynedd - Mercy is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

The average amount in student loans that education majors at Gwynedd - Mercy take out is $27,000.

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#8

Drexel University

Philadelphia, PA

Drexel University ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Online Education Schools in Pennsylvania list. Drexel is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Philadelphia.

After completing their degree, education graduates from Drexel carry an average student debtload of $27,000.

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#9

Wilkes University

Wilkes-Barre, PA

Wilkes University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Education Schools in Pennsylvania ranking. Wilkes is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Wilkes-Barre.

After completing their degree, education graduates from Wilkes carry an average student debtload of $27,000.

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#10

Gannon University

Erie, PA

With a ranking of #10, Gannon University did quite well on this year’s best schools for education students. Gannon is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Erie.

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Best Education Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Most Popular Education Schools in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

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 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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