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2023 Most Focused Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Education

1,389 Ranked Colleges
94,293 Degrees Awarded
$36,000 Avg Salary
Schools for a Bachelor's Highly Focused on Education Major

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual has developed its “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Education Major” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

In 2020-2021, 327,871 education students received their degree, making the major the 4th most popular in the country. In 2019-2020, education graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $46,202 and had an average of $24,437 in loans still to pay off.

At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 94,293 education graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,682 and $26,217 respectively.

This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Education Major” ranking looked at 1,389 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in education. That schools that top this list have a program in education in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.

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Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Education Major

The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Education Major”.

Top 25 Most Focused Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Education

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Martin Luther College
New Ulm, Minnesota

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Martin Luther College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Education Major list. Located in New Ulm, Minnesota, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 137 degrees to qualified bachelors’s education students in 2020-2021.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 88%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.5% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Full MLC Education Report

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Southeastern Free Will Baptist Bible College. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Education Major. Wendell, North Carolina is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s education degrees to 7 students in 2020-2021.

Read full report on Education at Southeastern Free Will Baptist Bible College

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Valley City State University
Valley City, North Dakota

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Valley City State University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Education Major list. This small school is located in Valley City, North Dakota, and it awarded 161 bachelors’s education degrees in 2020-2021.

Read full report on Education at Valley City State University

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Rochester University
Rochester Hills, Michigan

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Rochester University. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Education Major. RU is a small school located in Rochester Hills, Michigan that handed out 77 bachelors’s education degrees in 2020-2021.

Read more about Education at Rochester University

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Blue Mountain College
Blue Mountain, Mississippi

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Blue Mountain College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Education Major list. This small school is located in Blue Mountain, Mississippi, and it awarded 62 bachelors’s education degrees in 2020-2021.

Read full report on Education at Blue Mountain College

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American University of Puerto Rico landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Education Major ranking. This small school is located in Bayamon, , and it awarded 27 bachelors’s education degrees in 2020-2021.

Read more about Education at AUPR Bayamon

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Hobe Sound Bible College
Hobe Sound, Florida

Hobe Sound Bible College ranked #7 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Education Major list. Hobe Sound Bible College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Hobe Sound, Florida. The school has a small population, and it awarded 9 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.

The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.

Read full report on Education at Hobe Sound Bible College

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Mayville State University
Mayville, North Dakota

With a ranking of #8, Mayville State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Education Major list. This small school is located in Mayville, North Dakota, and it awarded 75 bachelors’s education degrees in 2020-2021.

Full Mayville State University Education Report

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University of Maine at Farmington came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Education Major ranking. UMaine Farmington is located in Farmington, Maine and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 112 bachelors’s education degrees to qualified students.

Read full report on Education at UMaine Farmington

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SUNY Cortland
Cortland, New York

With a ranking of #10, SUNY Cortland did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Education Major list. SUNY Cortland is a medium-sized public school situated in Cortland, New York. It awarded 528 bachelors’s education degrees in 2020-2021.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full SUNY Cortland Education Report

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The University of Montana - Western came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Education Major ranking. Montana Western is a small public school situated in Dillon, Montana. It awarded 92 bachelors’s education degrees in 2020-2021.

Full The University of Montana - Western Education Report

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Trinity Christian College
Palos Heights, Illinois

Trinity Christian College came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Education Major ranking. Trinity Christian College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Palos Heights, Illinois. The school has a small population, and it awarded 94 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.

The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Education at Trinity Christian

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Athens State University
Athens, Alabama

With a ranking of #13, Athens State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Education Major list. Athens State University is a small school located in Athens, Alabama that handed out 203 bachelors’s education degrees in 2020-2021.

Read full report on Education at Athens State University

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College of Menominee Nation
Keshena, Wisconsin

College of Menominee Nation landed the #14 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Education Major ranking. College of Menominee Nation is a private not-for-profit institution located in Keshena, Wisconsin. The school has a small population, and it awarded 6 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Full College of Menominee Nation Education Report

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Central Methodist University - College of Graduate & Extended Studies landed the #15 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Education Major ranking. Located in Fayette, Missouri, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 176 degrees to qualified bachelors’s education students in 2020-2021.

Read full report on Education at Central Methodist University - College of Graduate & Extended Studies

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Crowley's Ridge College
Paragould, Arkansas

Crowley’s Ridge College landed the #16 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Education Major ranking. Crowley’s Ridge College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Paragould, Arkansas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 9 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.

Read full report on Education at Crowley’s Ridge College

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Boricua College
New York, New York

Boricua College came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Education Major ranking. Located in New York, New York, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 43 degrees to qualified bachelors’s education students in 2020-2021.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%.

Read more about Education at Boricua College

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Bacone College
Muskogee, Oklahoma

With a ranking of #18, Bacone College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Education Major list. Bacone College is located in Muskogee, Oklahoma and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 8 bachelors’s education degrees to qualified students.

Full Bacone College Education Report

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Union Bible College
Westfield, Indiana

Union Bible College came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Education Major ranking. Union Bible College is a small school located in Westfield, Indiana that handed out 3 bachelors’s education degrees in 2020-2021.

Full Union Bible College Education Report

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Northern State University
Aberdeen, South Dakota

With a ranking of #20, Northern State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Education Major list. Northern State University is a small public school situated in Aberdeen, South Dakota. It awarded 79 bachelors’s education degrees in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Education at NSU

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Blackburn College
Carlinville, Illinois

Blackburn College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Education Major ranking, coming in at #21. Carlinville, Illinois is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s education degrees to 21 students in 2020-2021.

Read full report on Education at Blackburn College

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St. Andrews University
Laurinburg, North Carolina

St. Andrews University ranked #22 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Education Major list. Located in Laurinburg, North Carolina, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 23 degrees to qualified bachelors’s education students in 2020-2021.

Full St. Andrews Education Report

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Whitworth University - Adult Degree Programs came in at #23 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Education Major ranking. Whitworth University - Adult Degree Programs is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Spokane, Washington. It awarded 16 bachelors’s education degrees in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.4% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Read more about Education at Whitworth University - Adult Degree Programs

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Allegheny Wesleyan College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Education Major ranking, coming in at #23. Allegheny Wesleyan is a private not-for-profit institution located in Salem, Ohio. The school has a small population, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Read full report on Education at Allegheny Wesleyan

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Northwestern College
Orange City, Iowa

Northwestern College came in at #25 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Education Major ranking. Located in Orange City, Iowa, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 77 degrees to qualified bachelors’s education students in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.8% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Read more about Education at NWC

Rest of the Best 50 in Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Education Major

Not only did these schools make the top 50 list, but they also landed in the top 15% of this year’s ranking:

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Hastings College
Hastings, Nebraska
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VanderCook College of Music
Chicago, Illinois
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American Jewish University
Los Angeles, California
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Stone Child College
Box Elder, Montana
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Ferrum College
Ferrum, Virginia
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Delta State University
Cleveland, Mississippi
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Buena Vista University
Storm Lake, Iowa
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University of Northern Iowa
Cedar Falls, Iowa
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Williams Baptist University
Walnut Ridge, Arkansas
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SUNY Potsdam
Potsdam, New York
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Wayne State College
Wayne, Nebraska
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Central Washington University
Ellensburg, Washington
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SUNY Fredonia
Fredonia, New York
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Niagara University
Niagara University, New York
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Bethany College West Virginia
Bethany, West Virginia
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Stillman College
Tuscaloosa, Alabama
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Dordt University
Sioux Center, Iowa
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Goddard College
Plainfield, Vermont

Rest of the Top 15% Colleges in Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Education Major

While not in the ‘top 50’, these schools make the top 15% of this year’s ranking:

Rank College Location
51 Greenville University Greenville, IL
52 Arizona Christian University Phoenix, AZ
53 Ohio State University - Mansfield Campus Mansfield, OH
54 SUNY Geneseo Geneseo, NY
55 North Greenville University Tigerville, SC
56 McMurry University Abilene, TX
57 Central Methodist University - College of Liberal Arts & Sciences Fayette, MO
58 Wright State University - Lake Campus Celina, OH
59 Chadron State College Chadron, NE
60 Peru State College Peru, NE
61 Alice Lloyd College Pippa Passes, KY
62 New Mexico Highlands University Las Vegas, NM
63 St. Joseph’s College - New York Brooklyn, NY
64 Trinity College of Florida Trinity, FL
65 East Texas Baptist University Marshall, TX
Rank College Location
66 Dewey University - Hato Rey Hato Rey, PR
67 Grove City College Grove City, PA
68 Brewton - Parker College Mount Vernon, GA
69 United States Sports Academy Daphne, AL
70 Langston University Langston, OK
71 Defiance College Defiance, OH
72 Gods Bible School and College Cincinnati, OH
73 Black Hills State University Spearfish, SD
74 Ohio State University - Lima Campus Lima, OH
75 American University of Puerto Rico Manati, PR
76 Minot State University Minot, ND
77 St. Thomas Aquinas College Sparkill, NY
78 Iowa Wesleyan University Mount Pleasant, IA
79 Asbury University Wilmore, KY
80 Linfield University - McMinnville Campus McMinnville, OR
81 Bridgewater State University Bridgewater, MA
82 Pacific Oaks College Pasadena, CA
83 Ripon College Ripon, WI
84 Illinois State University Normal, IL
85 Truett McConnell University Cleveland, GA
86 York College York, NE
87 William Penn University Oskaloosa, IA
88 Western Oregon University Monmouth, OR
89 Maranatha Baptist University Watertown, WI
90 Concordia College at Moorhead Moorhead, MN
Rank College Location
91 University of Wisconsin - River Falls River Falls, WI
92 Howard Payne University Brownwood, TX
93 Notre Dame College Cleveland, OH
94 Anderson University South Carolina Anderson, SC
95 University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma Chickasha, OK
95 Taylor University Upland, IN
97 Mississippi Valley State University Itta Bena, MS
98 Minnesota State University - Moorhead Moorhead, MN
99 Calvin University Grand Rapids, MI
100 Northwest Missouri State University Maryville, MO
101 Augustana University Sioux Falls, SD
102 Mount Marty University Yankton, SD
103 The College of New Jersey Ewing, NJ
104 North Central University Minneapolis, MN
105 Alma College Alma, MI
106 Evangel University Springfield, MO
107 Winona State University Winona, MN
107 Welch College Gallatin, TN
109 SUNY Oneonta Oneonta, NY
110 Kutztown University of Pennsylvania Kutztown, PA
111 Montana State University - Northern Havre, MT
112 Baptist Bible College Springfield, MO
113 Wartburg College Waverly, IA
114 Bethany College Kansas Lindsborg, KS
115 Bluffton University Bluffton, OH
Rank College Location
116 Central Baptist College Conway, AR
117 Kentucky State University Frankfort, KY
118 Culver - Stockton College Canton, MO
119 Lees - McRae College Banner Elk, NC
120 Belmont Abbey College Belmont, NC
121 Midland University Fremont, NE
122 Jackson State University Jackson, MS
123 Albany State University Albany, GA
124 Bob Jones University Greenville, SC
125 Mars Hill University Mars Hill, NC
126 The University of Arizona Global Campus San Diego, CA
127 University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff Pine Bluff, AR
128 Edward Waters College Jacksonville, FL
129 Wisconsin Lutheran College Milwaukee, WI
130 University of Mount Union Alliance, OH
131 Texas Lutheran University Seguin, TX
132 Principia College Elsah, IL
133 University of Pittsburgh - Johnstown Johnstown, PA
134 Cazenovia College Cazenovia, NY
135 Dakota Wesleyan University Mitchell, SD
136 Mount Vernon Nazarene University Mount Vernon, OH
137 University of Mount Olive Mount Olive, NC
138 Rust College Holly Springs, MS
139 Bowling Green State University - Main Campus Bowling Green, OH
140 College of the Marshall Islands Majuro, MH
Rank College Location
141 Warner University Lake Wales, FL
142 Eureka College Eureka, IL
143 Bryn Athyn College of the New Church Bryn Athyn, PA
143 Faith Baptist Bible College and Theological Seminary Ankeny, IA
145 Roberts Wesleyan College Rochester, NY
146 Capital University Columbus, OH
147 Saint Norbert College De Pere, WI
148 University of Puerto Rico - Cayey Cayey, PR
149 University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point Stevens Point, WI
150 Emmanuel College Franklin Springs, GA
150 Lane College Jackson, TN
152 Elmira College Elmira, NY
153 College of the Ozarks Point Lookout, MO
154 University of Nebraska at Kearney Kearney, NE
155 Paine College Augusta, GA
155 Ottawa University - Ottawa Ottawa, KS
157 Eastern Oregon University La Grande, OR
158 Lander University Greenwood, SC
159 Missouri Baptist University Saint Louis, MO
160 Lubbock Christian University Lubbock, TX
161 Northern New Mexico College Espanola, NM
162 Newman University Wichita, KS
163 The Baptist College of Florida Graceville, FL
164 Cabrini University Radnor, PA
165 Aquinas College Michigan Grand Rapids, MI
Rank College Location
166 University of South Carolina - Aiken Aiken, SC
167 North Central College Naperville, IL
168 Catawba College Salisbury, NC
169 Southeast Missouri State University Cape Girardeau, MO
170 University of Wisconsin - Whitewater Whitewater, WI
171 American Samoa Community College PagoPago, AS
172 Rockford University Rockford, IL
173 Young Harris College Young Harris, GA
174 University of Pittsburgh - Greensburg Greensburg, PA
174 Bluefield State College Bluefield, WV
176 Saginaw Valley State University University Center, MI
177 Wilmington College Wilmington, OH
178 Gordon College Wenham, MA
179 Purdue University Fort Wayne Fort Wayne, IN
180 University of South Carolina - Upstate Spartanburg, SC
181 Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College Saint Mary of the Woods, IN
182 SUNY New Paltz New Paltz, NY
183 Hope College Holland, MI
184 Upper Iowa University Fayette, IA
185 Indiana Wesleyan University Marion, IN
186 Winthrop University Rock Hill, SC
187 Lee University Cleveland, TN
188 Dickinson State University Dickinson, ND
189 Keene State College Keene, NH
190 Caribbean University - Ponce Ponce, PR
Rank College Location
191 Millikin University Decatur, IL
192 University of Northern Colorado Greeley, CO
193 Ouachita Baptist University Arkadelphia, AR
194 Drury University - College of Continuing Professional Studies Springfield, MO
195 Elmhurst University Elmhurst, IL
196 Knox College Galesburg, IL
197 Cedarville University Cedarville, OH
198 Wichita State University Wichita, KS
199 Boise Bible College Boise, ID
200 Heritage University Toppenish, WA
201 Buffalo State Buffalo, NY
202 Oakland City University Oakland City, IN
203 Huston - Tillotson University Austin, TX
204 Flagler College - St Augustine Saint Augustine, FL
205 Stonehill College Easton, MA
206 University of Rio Grande Rio Grande, OH
207 Millersville University of Pennsylvania Millersville, PA
208 Sterling College Sterling, KS
208 Bay Mills Community College Brimley, MI

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