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2023 Most Popular Education Bachelor's Degree Schools in Pennsylvania

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

Finding the Best Education Bachelor'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.

The Most Popular Education Bachelor's Degree Schools in Pennsylvania ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 84 schools in Pennsylvania to see which bachelor's degree programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Education program at each school on the list.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Education Bachelor's Degree Colleges.

Our analysis found West Chester University of Pennsylvania to be the most popular school for education students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in Pennsylvania. WCUPA is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of West Chester.

About 92% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 8% are male.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Kutztown University of Pennsylvania. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania list. Located in the fringe town of Kutztown, Kutztown University is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

About 83% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 17% are male.

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#3

Temple University

Philadelphia, PA

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Temple University is a great place for education students working on their bachelor’s degree. Temple is a fairly large public school located in the city of Philadelphia.

Women make up 77% of the education majors at the school.

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The in-demand bachelor’s degree programs at Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular education schools in Pennsylvania. Located in the town of Slippery Rock, SRU is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

Women make up 94% of the education majors at the school.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Millersville University of Pennsylvania is a great place for education students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the suburb of Millersville, Millersville is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

Women make up 93% of the education majors at the school.

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

About 91% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 9% are male.

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#7

Duquesne University

Pittsburgh, PA

Duquesne University 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. Duquesne is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Pittsburgh.

Of the 117 students majoring in education at Duquesne, 21% are male and 79% are female.

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East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular bachelor’s degree education programs. Located in the small city of East Stroudsburg, East Stroudsburg University is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

Of the 110 students majoring in education at East Stroudsburg University, 27% are male and 73% are female.

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#9

Grove City College

Grove City, PA

Grove City College ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania list. Grove City College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the distant town of Grove City.

About 83% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 17% are male.

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Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania list. Ship is a moderately-sized public school located in the fringe town of Shippensburg.

About 96% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 4% are male.

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Indiana University of Pennsylvania - Main Campus 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 #11 on the list. Located in the distant town of Indiana, IUP is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

Women make up 87% of the education majors at the school.

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#12

Saint Joseph's University

Philadelphia, PA

With a ranking of #12, Saint Joseph’s University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for education students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the city of Philadelphia, St. Joe's is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

About 90% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 10% are male.

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Additional Noteworthy Schools

Here are some additional popular schools for Education students in the state of Pennsylvania that almost earned our Most Popular Education Bachelor's Degree Schools in Pennsylvania award.

Rank College Location
13 Messiah University Mechanicsburg, PA
14 Edinboro University of Pennsylvania Edinboro, PA
15 Eastern University Saint Davids, PA
16 University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus Pittsburgh, PA

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

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 26 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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