Ranked #14 in popularity, general education is one of the most sought-after doctor's degree programs in the nation. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.
There was only one school in Pennsylvania to review for the 2025 Best General Education Doctor's Degree Schools in Pennsylvania ranking. If you would like to see more options to choose from, check out the Best Doctor's Degree Schools in the United States ranking..
The education school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best General Education Doctor's Degree Schools in Pennsylvania.
Best Schools for Doctorate Students to Study General Education in Pennsylvania
The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing a doctor's degree in general education.
Top Pennsylvania Schools for a Doctorate in Education
University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus is one of the best schools in the country for getting a doctor's degree in general education. Pitt is a very large public university located in the large city of Pittsburgh.
Doctorate graduates who receive their degree from the education program earn an average of $82,764 in the first couple years of their career.
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).
