2024 Best Social Studies Education Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region
51
Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region
790
Social Studies Teacher Education Degrees Awarded
If you plan on majoring in
social studies education, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #291 in the country in terms of popularity. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.
For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 51 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to determine which ones were the best for social studies education students pursuing a degree. Combined, these schools handed out 790 degrees in social studies education to qualified students.
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Choosing a Great Social Studies Education School
Your choice of social studies education school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. For our Best Overall Social Studies Education School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.
Pick Your Social Studies Education Degree Level
When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Social Studies Education Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list to help you make the college decision.
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Best Schools for Social Studies Education in the Middle Atlantic Region
The schools below may not offer all types of social studies teacher education degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.
10 Top Middle Atlantic Region Schools in Social Studies Teacher Education
Master's Degree
Highest Degree Type
7th
Most Popular In NY
Every student pursuing a degree in social studies education needs to look into Teachers College at Columbia University. Located in the city of New York, Teachers College is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. A Best Colleges rank of #12 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Teachers College is a great university overall.
There were about 30 social studies education students who graduated with this degree at Teachers College in the most recent year we have data available.
More information about a degree in social studies education from Teachers College at Columbia University
Master's Degree
Highest Degree Type
31st
Most Popular In NY
It's difficult to beat New York University if you wish to pursue a degree in social studies education. Located in the large city of New York, NYU is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #27 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means NYU is a great university overall.
There were about 5 social studies education students who graduated with this degree at NYU in the most recent year we have data available.
More information about a degree in social studies education from New York University
It is difficult to beat University of Pennsylvania if you wish to pursue a degree in social studies education. Located in the large city of Philadelphia, UPenn is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #4 out of 2,217 schools 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 year we have data available.
More information about a degree in social studies education from University of Pennsylvania
Master's Degree
Highest Degree Type
1st
Most Popular In NY
74
Social Studies Teacher Education Degrees Awarded
It is hard to beat Queens College if you wish to pursue a degree in social studies education. Located in the large city of Queens, QC is a public college with a large student population. 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 data year.
More information about a degree in social studies education from Queens College
Brooklyn College is a large public college located in the large city of Brooklyn. 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.
More information about a degree in social studies education from Brooklyn College
Master's Degree
Highest Degree Type
4th
Most Popular In NY
33
Social Studies Teacher Education Degrees Awarded
Located in the large city of New York, Hunter is a public college with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #256 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Hunter is a great college overall.
There were about 33 social studies education students who graduated with this degree at Hunter in the most recent data year.
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Located in the city of Philadelphia, Temple is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #147 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Temple is a great university overall.
There were roughly 24 social studies education students who graduated with this degree at Temple in the most recent year we have data available.
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Syracuse is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Syracuse. A Best Colleges rank of #132 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Syracuse is a great university overall.
There were about 6 social studies education students who graduated with this degree at Syracuse in the most recent year we have data available.
More information about a degree in social studies education from Syracuse University
Master's Degree
Highest Degree Type
2nd
Most Popular In NY
37
Social Studies Teacher Education Degrees Awarded
Lehman is a fairly large public college located in the city of Bronx. This college ranks 57th out of 142 schools for overall quality in the state of New York.
There were about 37 social studies education students who graduated with this degree at Lehman in the most recent year we have data available.
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Messiah is a small private not-for-profit university located in the large suburb of Mechanicsburg. This university ranks 31st out of 109 schools for overall quality in the state of Pennsylvania.
There were roughly 3 social studies education students who graduated with this degree at Messiah in the most recent data year.
More information about a degree in social studies education from Messiah University
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