2025 Best Education Doctor's Degree Schools in Wisconsin

Ranked #3 in popularity, education is one of the most sought-after doctor's degree programs in the nation. This means there are lots of options to choose from when you decide to get your degree.

College Factual looked at 2 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best Education Doctor's Degree Schools in Wisconsin ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 169 doctor's degrees in education to qualified students.

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Early-Career Earnings

One measure we use to determine the quality of a school is to look at the average salary of doctorate graduates during the early years of their career. This is because one of the main reasons people pursue their doctor's degree is to enable themselves to find better-paying positions.

Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to education students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of education students who choose to seek a doctor's degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• Student Debt - How much debt education students go into to obtain their doctor's degree and how well they are able to pay back that debt.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized education related body.

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

One Size Does Not Fit All

Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Education Doctor's Degree Schools in Wisconsin list, to help you choose the best school for you.

Best Schools for Doctorate Students to Study Education in Wisconsin

The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing a doctor's degree in education.

Top Wisconsin Schools for a Doctorate in Education

1

Alverno College
Milwaukee, WI

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

61 Annual Graduates

It's difficult to beat Alverno College if you want to pursue a doctor's degree in education. Alverno is a small private not-for-profit college located in the city of Milwaukee.More information about a doctorate in education from Alverno College

2

University of Wisconsin - Madison
Madison, WI

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

66 Annual Graduates

University of Wisconsin - Madison is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a doctor's degree in education. Located in the city of Madison, UW - Madison is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a doctorate in education from University of Wisconsin - Madison

Best Education Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Best Education Schools in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Indiana	29	377
Michigan	29	322
Ohio	29	305
Illinois	29	562

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Education Majors to Study

Major	Annual Graduates
Educational Administration	97
General Education	26
Curriculum & Instruction	24
Education Philosophy	12
Other Education	6
Special Education	3
Multilingual Education	1

Notes and References

• 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).
• Credit for the banner image above goes to Horadrim. More about our data sources and methodologies.