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2025 Best Education Bachelor's Degree Schools

654 Colleges in the United States
94,324 Bachelor's Degrees
$41,537 Avg Early-Career Salary
a bachelor's degree in education is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #10 out of 38 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.

For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 654 schools in the United States to determine which ones were the best for education students pursuing a bachelor's degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 94,324 bachelor's degrees in education during the 2021-2022 academic year.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

Choosing a Great Education School for Your Bachelor's Degree

Best Education Bachelor's Degree Schools Your choice of education for getting your bachelor's degree school matters. Important measures of a quality education program can vary widely even among the top schools. Below we explain some of the most important factors to consider before making your choice:

Overall Quality Is a Must

The overall quality of a bachelor's degree school is important to ensure a good education, not just how well they do in a particular major. To take this into account we include a school's overall Best Colleges ranking which itself looks at a collection of different factors like degree completion, educational resources, student body caliber and post-graduation earnings for the school as a whole.

Average Early-Career Salaries

Average early-career salary of those graduating with their bachelor's degree is one indicator we use in our analysis to find the schools that offer the highest-quality education. After all, your bachelor's degree won't mean much if it doesn't help you find a job that will help you earn a living.

Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for education students working on their bachelor's degree.

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Best Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Education in the United States

Explore the top ranked colleges and universities for education students seeking a a bachelor's degree. Only those schools that rank in the top 20% of all the schools we analyze get awarded with a place on this list.

25 Top Schools for a Bachelor's in Education

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Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
319 Annual Graduates

University of Minnesota - Twin Cities is one of the best schools in the country for getting a bachelor's degree in education. UMN Twin Cities is a very large public university located in the city of Minneapolis.More information about a bachelor’s in education from University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

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Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
107 Annual Graduates

University of Maryland - College Park is a great choice for students interested in a bachelor's degree in education. Located in the suburb of College Park, UMCP is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in education from University of Maryland - College Park

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Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
268 Annual Graduates

It's hard to beat The College of New Jersey if you want to pursue a bachelor's degree in education. TCNJ is a medium-sized public college located in the suburb of Ewing.More information about a bachelor’s in education from The College of New Jersey

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Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
277 Annual Graduates

Any student pursuing a degree in a bachelor's degree in education needs to take a look at University of Georgia. UGA is a fairly large public university located in the city of Athens.More information about a bachelor’s in education from University of Georgia

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Boston College
Chestnut Hill, MA
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
38 Annual Graduates

Located in the small city of Chestnut Hill, Boston College is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in education from Boston College

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Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
326 Annual Graduates

Located in the small city of Bloomington, IU Bloomington is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in education from Indiana University - Bloomington

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Duke University
Durham, NC
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
32 Annual Graduates

Duke is a large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Durham.More information about a bachelor’s in education from Duke University

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Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
263 Annual Graduates

Located in the suburb of Newark, UD is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in education from University of Delaware

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Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
353 Annual Graduates

Located in the city of Muncie, Ball State is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in education from Ball State University

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Rider University
Lawrenceville, NJ
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
96 Annual Graduates

Located in the large suburb of Lawrenceville, Rider is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population.More information about a bachelor’s in education from Rider University

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Towson University
Towson, MD
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
414 Annual Graduates

Towson is a large public university located in the small city of Towson.More information about a bachelor’s in education from Towson University

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Temple University
Philadelphia, PA
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
192 Annual Graduates

Temple is a very large public university located in the city of Philadelphia.More information about a bachelor’s in education from Temple University

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Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
759 Annual Graduates

Illinois State is a very large public university located in the suburb of Normal.More information about a bachelor’s in education from Illinois State University

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New York University
New York, NY
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
93 Annual Graduates

NYU is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of New York.More information about a bachelor’s in education from New York University

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Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
579 Annual Graduates

NAU is a fairly large public university located in the city of Flagstaff.More information about a bachelor’s in education from Northern Arizona University

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Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
313 Annual Graduates

Located in the small city of Greenville, ECU is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in education from East Carolina University

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Syracuse University
Syracuse, NY
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
90 Annual Graduates

Located in the medium-sized city of Syracuse, Syracuse is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in education from Syracuse University

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Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
693 Annual Graduates

Located in the suburb of Orlando, UCF is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in education from University of Central Florida

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Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
287 Annual Graduates

Located in the town of Oxford, Miami University - Oxford is a public university with a large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in education from Miami University - Oxford

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Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
183 Annual Graduates

Located in the medium-sized city of Columbia, UofSC is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in education from University of South Carolina - Columbia

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Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
306 Annual Graduates

Located in the city of Tampa, USF Tampa is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in education from University of South Florida - Main Campus

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Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
162 Annual Graduates

Located in the midsize city of Dayton, UDayton is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in education from University of Dayton

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Monmouth University
West Long Branch, NJ
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
81 Annual Graduates

Located in the large suburb of West Long Branch, Monmouth is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population.More information about a bachelor’s in education from Monmouth University

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Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
263 Annual Graduates

Located in the large city of Irvine, UC Irvine is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in education from University of California - Irvine

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Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
296 Annual Graduates

Located in the small city of Manhattan, K -State is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in education from Kansas State University

Rest of the Top 50 Best Education Bachelor's Degree Schools

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SUNY Cortland
Cortland, NY
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Clemson University
Clemson, SC
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University of Florida
Gainesville, FL
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Brooklyn College
Brooklyn, NY
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Ithaca College
Ithaca, NY
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Additional Award Winners

This section represents the rest of the colleges awarded a Best Education Bachelor's Degree Schools badge. Showing in this list means the school was ranked in the top 20% of the 654 different United States education schools we analyzed.

Rank College Location
51 Boston University Boston, MA
52 Ohio State University - Main Campus Columbus, OH
53 Queens College Queens, NY
54 Hunter College New York, NY
55 Michigan State University East Lansing, MI
56 North Carolina State University Raleigh, NC
57 Utah State University Logan, UT
58 Florida State University Tallahassee, FL
59 Grand Valley State University Allendale, MI
60 University of Iowa Iowa City, IA
61 Western Michigan University Kalamazoo, MI
62 Loyola University Chicago Chicago, IL
63 Hofstra University Hempstead, NY
64 William Paterson University of New Jersey Wayne, NJ
65 Salisbury University Salisbury, MD
66 University of Rhode Island Kingston, RI
67 University of Cincinnati - Main Campus Cincinnati, OH
68 Auburn University Auburn, AL
69 Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College Baton Rouge, LA
70 The University of Alabama Tuscaloosa, AL
71 Grand Canyon University Phoenix, AZ
72 SUNY Oswego Oswego, NY
73 Western Governors University Salt Lake City, UT
74 Central Michigan University Mount Pleasant, MI
75 University of Arkansas Fayetteville, AR
76 Winona State University Winona, MN
77 Kean University Union, NJ
78 Kennesaw State University Kennesaw, GA
79 University of Nevada - Las Vegas Las Vegas, NV
80 Oregon State University Corvallis, OR
81 Eastern Michigan University Ypsilanti, MI
82 University of Missouri - Columbia Columbia, MO
83 College of Charleston Charleston, SC
84 Kent State University at Kent Kent, OH
85 Concordia University, Nebraska Seward, NE
86 Chapman University Orange, CA
87 Baylor University Waco, TX
88 Oklahoma State University - Main Campus Stillwater, OK
89 Minnesota State University - Mankato Mankato, MN
90 Rhode Island College Providence, RI
91 University of Michigan - Ann Arbor Ann Arbor, MI
92 Western Oregon University Monmouth, OR
93 Concordia University, Chicago River Forest, IL
94 National Louis University Chicago, IL
95 Virginia Commonwealth University Richmond, VA
96 George Mason University Fairfax, VA
97 University of Hawaii at Manoa Honolulu, HI
98 SUNY Oneonta Oneonta, NY
99 American University Washington, DC
100 Westfield State University Westfield, MA
101 University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Chapel Hill, NC
102 Freed-Hardeman University Henderson, TN
103 DePaul University Chicago, IL
104 University of Wyoming Laramie, WY
105 University of North Alabama Florence, AL
106 Martin Luther College New Ulm, MN
107 University of Oklahoma Norman Campus Norman, OK
108 Emporia State University Emporia, KS
109 University of Minnesota - Duluth Duluth, MN
110 SUNY New Paltz New Paltz, NY
111 Ohio University - Athens Campus Athens, OH
112 Molloy College Rockville Centre, NY
113 University of North Carolina at Wilmington Wilmington, NC
114 Bowling Green State University - Main Campus Bowling Green, OH
115 Florida International University Miami, FL
116 The University of Tennessee - Chattanooga Chattanooga, TN
117 University of Arizona Tucson, AZ
118 Harding University Searcy, AR
119 Adelphi University Garden City, NY
120 Troy University Troy, AL
121 Marshall University Huntington, WV
122 The City College of New York New York, NY
123 San Diego State University San Diego, CA
124 Plymouth State University Plymouth, NH
125 Whitworth University Spokane, WA
126 Bradley University Peoria, IL
127 Eastern Washington University Cheney, WA
128 Saint Cloud State University Saint Cloud, MN
129 Western Kentucky University Bowling Green, KY
130 Kutztown University of Pennsylvania Kutztown, PA

Honorable Mentions

Here are some additional great schools for Education students that almost earned our Best Education Bachelor's Degree Schools award.

Rank College Location
131 University of Wisconsin - Madison Madison, WI
132 Liberty University Lynchburg, VA
133 Niagara University Niagara University, NY
134 Saint Louis University Saint Louis, MO
135 Northern Illinois University Dekalb, IL
136 SUNY Potsdam Potsdam, NY
137 Messiah University Mechanicsburg, PA
138 University of Scranton Scranton, PA
139 University of Phoenix - Arizona Phoenix, AZ
140 Tennessee Technological University Cookeville, TN
141 Iona College New Rochelle, NY
142 Duquesne University Pittsburgh, PA
143 University of Kansas Lawrence, KS
144 Mississippi State University Mississippi State, MS
145 St John’s University - New York Queens, NY
146 John Carroll University University Heights, OH
147 Western New Mexico University Silver City, NM
148 Georgia State University Atlanta, GA
149 Seton Hall University South Orange, NJ
150 LIU Post Brookville, NY
151 Minnesota State University - Moorhead Moorhead, MN
152 University of Central Oklahoma Edmond, OK
153 University of Central Missouri Warrensburg, MO
154 Northwest Missouri State University Maryville, MO
155 University of Oregon Eugene, OR
156 Samford University Birmingham, AL
157 Providence College Providence, RI
158 San Francisco State University San Francisco, CA
159 University of Louisiana at Lafayette Lafayette, LA
160 Old Dominion University Norfolk, VA
161 Manhattan College Riverdale, NY
162 University of North Florida Jacksonville, FL
163 The College of Saint Rose Albany, NY
164 Heritage University Toppenish, WA
165 Wayne State College Wayne, NE
166 Indiana Wesleyan University - National & Global Marion, IN
167 Keene State College Keene, NH
168 Worcester State University Worcester, MA
169 Buffalo State Buffalo, NY
170 University of Vermont Burlington, VT
171 Pittsburg State University Pittsburg, KS
172 Saint Xavier University Chicago, IL
173 Montclair State University Montclair, NJ
174 University of North Georgia Dahlonega, GA
175 Butler University Indianapolis, IN
176 Millersville University of Pennsylvania Millersville, PA
177 University of North Dakota Grand Forks, ND
178 Louisiana Tech University Ruston, LA
179 University of New Mexico - Main Campus Albuquerque, NM
180 University of North Carolina at Greensboro Greensboro, NC
181 University of Portland Portland, OR
182 Lee University Cleveland, TN
183 Oakland University Rochester Hills, MI
184 Pace University - New York New York, NY
185 Central Connecticut State University New Britain, CT
186 Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania Slippery Rock, PA
187 University of Toledo Toledo, OH
188 Valley City State University Valley City, ND
189 Florida Atlantic University Boca Raton, FL
190 Boise State University Boise, ID
191 Georgia College & State University Milledgeville, GA
192 Saginaw Valley State University University Center, MI
193 Florida Gulf Coast University Fort Myers, FL
194 University of Illinois at Chicago Chicago, IL
195 University of Nevada - Reno Reno, NV
196 Augustana University Sioux Falls, SD
197 Brigham Young University - Provo Provo, UT
198 Fresno Pacific University Fresno, CA
199 Ashland University Ashland, OH
200 Elon University Elon, NC
201 Marist College Poughkeepsie, NY
202 University of Alabama at Birmingham Birmingham, AL
203 Saint Joseph’s University Philadelphia, PA
204 Indiana University of Pennsylvania - Main Campus Indiana, PA
205 Marquette University Milwaukee, WI
206 Augustana College Rock Island, IL
207 Wilmington University New Castle, DE
208 St. John Fisher College Rochester, NY
209 Northeastern Illinois University Chicago, IL
210 University of St Thomas Minnesota Saint Paul, MN
211 South Dakota State University Brookings, SD
212 University of Nebraska at Omaha Omaha, NE
213 Chestnut Hill College Philadelphia, PA
214 St. Joseph’s College - New York Brooklyn, NY
215 Texas Christian University Fort Worth, TX
216 California State University - Sacramento Sacramento, CA
217 Wichita State University Wichita, KS
218 Loyola University Maryland Baltimore, MD

Education by Region

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Education Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Teacher Education Grade Specific 53,166
Teacher Education Subject Specific 20,044
Special Education 9,331
General Education 6,501
Educational Assessment 1,906
Other Education 1,751
Educational Administration 553
Education Philosophy 408
Teaching English or French 377
Multilingual Education 113

Majors Similar to Education

Related Major Annual Graduates
Library Science 135

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