If you plan on majoring in learning sciences, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #337 in the country in terms of popularity. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.
For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 7 schools in the United States to determine which ones were the best for learning sciences students pursuing a degree. Combined, these schools handed out 2,449 degrees in learning sciences to qualified students.
The learning sciences program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Learning Sciences rankings. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for learning sciences schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.
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 Learning Sciences Schools list, to help you choose the best school for you.
You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.
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Best Schools for Learning Sciences in the United States
If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the learning sciences degrees they offer, see the list below.
University of Washington - Seattle Campus is a wonderful option for students interested in a degree in learning sciences. UW Seattle is a very large public university located in the city of Seattle. A Best Colleges rank of #44 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means UW Seattle is a great university overall.
There were about 15 learning sciences students who graduated with this degree at UW Seattle in the most recent year we have data available.
Every student pursuing a degree in learning sciences has to take a look at Western Governors University. Located in the suburb of Salt Lake City, WGU is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #66 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means WGU is a great university overall.
There were roughly 1843 learning sciences students who graduated with this degree at WGU in the most recent data year.
University of Arizona is a good decision for students pursuing a degree in learning sciences. University of Arizona is a fairly large public university located in the city of Tucson. A Best Colleges rank of #110 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means University of Arizona is a great university overall.
There were about 80 learning sciences students who graduated with this degree at University of Arizona in the most recent data year.
National University is a wonderful decision for students pursuing a degree in learning sciences. National University is a large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of San Diego. This university ranks 37th out of 161 schools for overall quality in the state of California.More information about a degree in learning sciences from National University
NLU is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Chicago. This university ranks 12th out of 85 colleges for overall quality in the state of Illinois.
There were roughly 3 learning sciences students who graduated with this degree at NLU in the most recent year we have data available.
Located in the large city of Albuquerque, UNM is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 1st out of 24 schools for overall quality in the state of New Mexico.
There were approximately 32 learning sciences students who graduated with this degree at UNM in the most recent year we have data available.
Located in the large suburb of Edmond, UCO is a public university with a large student population. This university ranks 8th out of 31 colleges for overall quality in the state of Oklahoma.
There were approximately 5 learning sciences students who graduated with this degree at UCO in the most recent year we have data available.
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).
The learning sciences program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Learning Sciences rankings. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for learning sciences schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.
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