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2023 Most Popular Education Bachelor's Degree Schools in Indiana

44 Colleges
$36,000 Avg Salary
$25,925 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Education Bachelor's Degree School for You

Education is one of the most popular subjects to study in Indiana. With 11,570 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, it ranked 3rd out of all the majors we track in the state.

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 Education Bachelor's Degree Schools in Indiana ranking. This report analyzed 44 schools in Indiana to see which ones were the most popular bachelor's degree programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Education program at each school on the list.

Check out the education bachelor's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in Indiana.

#1

Ball State University

Muncie, IN

Our 2023 rankings named Ball State University the most popular school in Indiana for education students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the city of Muncie, Ball State is a public school with a very large student population.

About 84% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 16% are male.

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Out of the 44 schools in Indiana that were part of this year’s ranking, Indiana University - Bloomington landed the # 2 spot on the list. IU Bloomington is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Bloomington.

About 75% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 25% are male.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Indiana list. Located in the large city of Indianapolis, IUPUI is a public college with a very large student population.

About 88% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 12% are male.

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#4

Purdue University - Main Campus

West Lafayette, IN

The in-demand bachelor’s degree programs at Purdue University - Main Campus helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular education schools in Indiana. Located in the small city of West Lafayette, Purdue is a public school with a very large student population.

About 87% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 13% are male.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Purdue University Fort Wayne. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Indiana list. Located in the city of Fort Wayne, PFW is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

Of the 143 students majoring in education at PFW, 23% are male and 77% are female.

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#6

Indiana State University

Terre Haute, IN

Indiana State University ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Indiana list. Indiana State is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Terre Haute.

About 80% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 20% are male.

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#7

Purdue University Global

Indianapolis, IN

Purdue University Global did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for education students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Purdue University Global is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Indianapolis.

Of the 130 students majoring in education at Purdue University Global, 3% are male and 97% are female.

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With a ranking of #8, University of Southern Indiana did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for education students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the suburb of Evansville, USI is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

Of the 96 students majoring in education at USI, 14% are male and 86% are female.

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#9

Butler University

Indianapolis, IN

Butler University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Indiana ranking. Butler is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Indianapolis.

Women make up 81% of the education majors at the school.

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Indiana Wesleyan University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Indiana ranking. Located in the town of Marion, IWU is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Of the 82 students majoring in education at IWU, 17% are male and 83% are female.

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Best Education Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 5,939
Ohio 9,238
Illinois 10,567
Wisconsin 5,792

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.

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