A degree in social studies education is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #291 out of 1506 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.
College Factual reviewed 166 schools in the United States to determine which ones were the best for degree seekers in the field of social studies education. Combined, these schools handed out 1,968 degrees in social studies education to qualified students.
The social studies teacher education program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Social Studies Education rankings. We derive our Best Overall Social Studies Education School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.
Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Social Studies Education Schools list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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Best Schools for Social Studies Education in the United States
Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the social studies teacher education degree levels they offer. Only those schools that rank in the top 15% of all the schools we analyze get awarded with a place on this list.
24 Top Schools in Social Studies Teacher Education
It is difficult to beat Teachers College at Columbia University if you want to pursue a degree in social studies education. Teachers College is a small private not-for-profit university located in the large city of New York. A Best Colleges rank of #12 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Teachers College is a great university overall.
There were approximately 30 social studies education students who graduated with this degree at Teachers College in the most recent year we have data available.
New York University is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in social studies education. NYU is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the city of New York. A Best Colleges rank of #27 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means NYU is a great university overall.
There were roughly 5 social studies education students who graduated with this degree at NYU in the most recent year we have data available.
It is difficult to beat University of Georgia if you wish to pursue a degree in social studies education. UGA is a very large public university located in the city of Athens. A Best Colleges rank of #72 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UGA is a great university overall.
There were roughly 56 social studies education students who graduated with this degree at UGA in the most recent data year.
University of Pennsylvania is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in social studies education. UPenn is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Philadelphia. A Best Colleges rank of #4 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UPenn is a great university overall.
There were roughly 16 social studies education students who graduated with this degree at UPenn in the most recent data year.
Located in the large suburb of Newark, UD is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #118 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UD is a great university overall.
There were about 1 social studies education students who graduated with this degree at UD in the most recent year we have data available.
UF is a very large public university located in the city of Gainesville. A Best Colleges rank of #58 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UF is a great university overall.
There were approximately 7 social studies education students who graduated with this degree at UF in the most recent year we have data available.
UW Seattle is a fairly large public university located in the city of Seattle. A Best Colleges rank of #37 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UW Seattle is a great university overall.
There were about 17 social studies education students who graduated with this degree at UW Seattle in the most recent data year.
Located in the city of Boston, Boston U is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #54 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Boston U is a great university overall.
There were approximately 17 social studies education students who graduated with this degree at Boston U in the most recent year we have data available.
QC is a fairly large public college located in the large city of Queens. This college ranks 26th out of 142 schools for overall quality in the state of New York.
There were approximately 74 social studies education students who graduated with this degree at QC in the most recent year we have data available.
Ball State is a fairly large public university located in the small city of Muncie. This university ranks 6th out of 42 colleges for overall quality in the state of Indiana.
There were approximately 18 social studies education students who graduated with this degree at Ball State in the most recent data year.
Located in the small city of West Lafayette, Purdue is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #40 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Purdue is a great university overall.
There were roughly 18 social studies education students who graduated with this degree at Purdue in the most recent data year.
TCU is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Fort Worth. A Best Colleges rank of #80 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means TCU is a great university overall.
There were about 5 social studies education students who graduated with this degree at TCU in the most recent year we have data available.
Located in the city of Fargo, North Dakota State University is a public university with a large student population. This university ranks 2nd out of 12 colleges for overall quality in the state of North Dakota.
There were approximately 16 social studies education students who graduated with this degree at North Dakota State University in the most recent year we have data available.
Located in the city of Brooklyn, Brooklyn College is a public college with a large student population. This college ranks 34th out of 142 schools for overall quality in the state of New York.
There were roughly 20 social studies education students who graduated with this degree at Brooklyn College in the most recent data year.
Hunter is a fairly large public college located in the city of New York. This college ranks 19th out of 142 schools for overall quality in the state of New York.
There were roughly 33 social studies education students who graduated with this degree at Hunter in the most recent data year.
Temple is a fairly large public university located in the city of Philadelphia. This university ranks 11th out of 109 schools for overall quality in the state of Pennsylvania.
There were approximately 24 social studies education students who graduated with this degree at Temple in the most recent data year.
Located in the city of Syracuse, Syracuse is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population. This university ranks 12th out of 142 colleges for overall quality in the state of New York.
There were roughly 6 social studies education students who graduated with this degree at Syracuse in the most recent year we have data available.
Located in the medium-sized city of Waco, Baylor is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population. This university ranks 7th out of 115 schools for overall quality in the state of Texas.
There were approximately 9 social studies education students who graduated with this degree at Baylor in the most recent data year.
Located in the town of Mount Pleasant, Central Michigan is a public university with a large student population. This university ranks 10th out of 57 colleges for overall quality in the state of Michigan.
There were about 25 social studies education students who graduated with this degree at Central Michigan in the most recent year we have data available.
EWU is a fairly large public university located in the town of Cheney. This university ranks 14th out of 51 colleges for overall quality in the state of Washington.
There were roughly 15 social studies education students who graduated with this degree at EWU in the most recent year we have data available.
Located in the town of Oxford, Miami University - Oxford is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #116 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Miami University - Oxford is a great university overall.
There were approximately 28 social studies education students who graduated with this degree at Miami University - Oxford in the most recent data year.
Minnesota State Mankato is a large public university located in the small city of Mankato. This university ranks 13th out of 52 schools for overall quality in the state of Minnesota.
There were roughly 16 social studies education students who graduated with this degree at Minnesota State Mankato in the most recent data year.
Located in the small city of Iowa City, Iowa is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #84 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Iowa is a great university overall.
There were about 22 social studies education students who graduated with this degree at Iowa in the most recent year we have data available.
Located in the city of Bronx, Lehman is a public college with a fairly large student population. This college ranks 57th out of 142 schools for overall quality in the state of New York.
There were roughly 37 social studies education students who graduated with this degree at Lehman in the most recent data year.
The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
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).
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The social studies teacher education program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Social Studies Education rankings. We derive our Best Overall Social Studies Education School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
