by our College Data Analytics TeamFor its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 654 schools in the United States to determine which ones were the best for education students pursuing a bachelor's degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 91,742 bachelor's degrees in education during the <nil> academic year.
What's on this page: * Our Methodology
Your choice of education for getting your bachelor's degree school matters. Important measures of a quality education program can vary widely even among the top schools. Below we explain some of the most important factors to consider before making your choice:
The overall quality of a bachelor's degree school is important to ensure a quality education, not just how well they do in a particular major. To account for this we include a college's overall Best Colleges ranking which itself looks at a combination of different factors like degree completion, educational resources, student body caliber and post-graduation earnings for the school as a whole.
Average early-career salary of those graduating with their bachelor's degree is one indicator we use in our analysis to find the schools that offer the highest-quality education. After all, your bachelor's degree won't mean much if it doesn't help you find a job that will help you earn a living.
The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.
Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for education students working on their bachelor's degree.
Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Education Bachelor's Degree Schools ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
To further help you make the college decision, we've developed a unique tool called College Combat that allows you to compare schools based on the factors that matter the most to you. Go ahead and give it a try, or bookmark the link so you can check it out later.
Learn about the top ranked colleges and universities for education students seeking a a bachelor's degree. Only those schools that rank in the top 20% of all the schools we analyze get awarded with a place on this list.
University of Minnesota - Twin Cities is one of the best schools in the country for getting a bachelor's degree in education. UMN Twin Cities is a very large public university located in the city of Minneapolis.More information about a bachelor’s in education from University of Minnesota - Twin Cities
University of Maryland - College Park is a great choice for individuals pursuing a bachelor's degree in education. Located in the suburb of College Park, UMCP is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in education from University of Maryland - College Park
It's difficult to beat The College of New Jersey if you want to pursue a bachelor's degree in education. TCNJ is a moderately-sized public college located in the large suburb of Ewing.More information about a bachelor’s in education from The College of New Jersey
Any student pursuing a degree in a bachelor's degree in education needs to check out University of Georgia. UGA is a very large public university located in the medium-sized city of Athens.More information about a bachelor’s in education from University of Georgia
Located in the city of Chestnut Hill, Boston College is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in education from Boston College
Located in the city of Bloomington, IU Bloomington is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in education from Indiana University - Bloomington
Duke is a large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Durham.More information about a bachelor’s in education from Duke University
Located in the suburb of Newark, UD is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in education from University of Delaware
Located in the city of Muncie, Ball State is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in education from Ball State University
Located in the large suburb of Lawrenceville, Rider is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population.More information about a bachelor’s in education from Rider University
Towson is a fairly large public university located in the city of Towson.More information about a bachelor’s in education from Towson University
Temple is a fairly large public university located in the city of Philadelphia.More information about a bachelor’s in education from Temple University
Illinois State is a very large public university located in the suburb of Normal.More information about a bachelor’s in education from Illinois State University
NYU is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the city of New York.More information about a bachelor’s in education from New York University
NAU is a very large public university located in the small city of Flagstaff.More information about a bachelor’s in education from Northern Arizona University
Located in the small city of Greenville, ECU is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in education from East Carolina University
Located in the midsize city of Syracuse, Syracuse is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in education from Syracuse University
Located in the large suburb of Orlando, UCF is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in education from University of Central Florida
Located in the town of Oxford, Miami University - Oxford is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in education from Miami University - Oxford
Located in the midsize city of Columbia, UofSC is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in education from University of South Carolina - Columbia
Located in the city of Tampa, USF Tampa is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in education from University of South Florida - Main Campus
Located in the medium-sized city of Dayton, UDayton is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in education from University of Dayton
Located in the large suburb of West Long Branch, Monmouth is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population.More information about a bachelor’s in education from Monmouth University
Located in the city of Irvine, UC Irvine is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in education from University of California - Irvine
Located in the city of Manhattan, K -State is a public university with a large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in education from Kansas State University
This list shows the rest of the colleges awarded a Best Education Bachelor's Degree Schools badge. Showing in this list means the college was ranked in the top 20% of the 654 different United States education schools we analyzed.
Here are some additional great schools for Education students that almost earned our Best Education Bachelor's Degree Schools award.
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| Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Teacher Education Grade Specific | 51,587 |
| Teacher Education Subject Specific | 18,931 |
| Special Education | 8,925 |
| General Education | 6,922 |
| Educational Assessment | 2,111 |
| Other Education | 1,660 |
| Educational Administration | 586 |
| Education Philosophy | 450 |
| Teaching English or French | 302 |
| Instructional Media Design | 116 |
