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2023 Most Popular Education Schools in Indiana

47 Colleges
$42,983 Avg Salary
$25,518 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Education 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 Schools in Indiana ranking. This report analyzed 47 schools in Indiana to see which ones were the most popular programs 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 Colleges.

#1

American College of Education

Indianapolis, IN

Our 2023 rankings named American College of Education the most popular school in Indiana for education students. Located in the large city of Indianapolis, American College of Education is a private for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

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#2

Ball State University

Muncie, IN

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Ball State University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Education Schools in Indiana list. Located in the city of Muncie, Ball State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

After completing their degree, education graduates from Ball State carry an average student debt load of $25,653. This translates to an average monthly loan payment of $287, based on a 10-year repayment plan.

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#3

Ivy Tech Community College

Indianapolis, IN

The excellent programs at Ivy Tech Community College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best education schools in Indiana. Located in the large city of Indianapolis, Ivy Tech Community College is a public college with a very large student population.

Education majors at Ivy Tech Community College take out an average of $12,704 in student loans while working on their egree.

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#4

Purdue University - Main Campus

West Lafayette, IN

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

Education majors at Purdue take out an average of $20,740 in student loans while working on their egree. When it comes time to repay the loan, graduates who are on a 10-year repayment plan pay an average monthly payment of $353.

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The excellent programs at Indiana University - Bloomington helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best education schools in Indiana. IU Bloomington is a fairly large public school located in the city of Bloomington.

Education majors at IU Bloomington take out an average of $21,411 in student loans while working on their egree. For students who choose a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly student loan payment is $318.

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#6

Purdue University Global

Indianapolis, IN

Purdue University Global landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular education programs. Purdue University Global is a fairly large public school located in the city of Indianapolis.

Education majors at Purdue University Global take out an average of $51,748 in student loans while working on their egree.

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Indiana Wesleyan University - National & Global landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular education programs. Located in the rural area of Marion, IWU is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

On average, education graduates from IWU take out $25,271 in student loans while working on their degree.

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#8

Indiana State University

Terre Haute, IN

Indiana State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for education students. It came in at #8 on the list. Indiana State is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Terre Haute.

Education majors at Indiana State take out an average of $26,294 in student loans while working on their egree. When it comes time to repay the loan, graduates who are on a 10-year repayment plan pay an average monthly payment of $173.

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Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Education Schools in Indiana list. Located in the city of Indianapolis, IUPUI is a public school with a very large student population.

While working on their degree, education majors at IUPUI accumulate an average of around $27,685 in student debt. When it comes time to repay the loan, graduates who are on a 10-year repayment plan pay an average monthly payment of $171.

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#10

Butler University

Indianapolis, IN

Butler University ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Education Schools in Indiana list. Butler is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Indianapolis.

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Best Education Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Most Popular Education Colleges 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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