by our College Data Analytics TeamIn 2025, College Factual analyzed 106 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Education Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 12,368 bachelor's degrees in education during the 2022-2023 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 take this into account we consider a school's overall Best Colleges ranking which itself looks at a host 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 full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for education students working on their bachelor's degree.
Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Education Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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 Maryland - College Park is a wonderful choice for students pursuing a bachelor's degree in education. Located in the large suburb of College Park, UMCP is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in education from University of Maryland - College Park
It is difficult to beat The College of New Jersey if you want to pursue a bachelor's degree in education. TCNJ is a medium-sized public college located in the suburb of Ewing.More information about a bachelor’s in education from The College of New Jersey
Any student who is interested in a bachelor's degree in education needs to check out University of Delaware. Located in the suburb of Newark, UD is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in education from University of Delaware
Any student who is interested in a bachelor's degree in education has to check out Rider 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 small city of Towson.More information about a bachelor’s in education from Towson University
Temple is a fairly large public university located in the large city of Philadelphia.More information about a bachelor’s in education from Temple 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
Located in the 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 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 distant town of Cortland, SUNY Cortland is a public school with a medium-sized student population.More information about a bachelor’s in education from SUNY Cortland
Located in the city of Brooklyn, Brooklyn College is a public college with a fairly large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in education from Brooklyn College
Located in the small suburb of Ithaca, Ithaca is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.More information about a bachelor’s in education from Ithaca College
QC is a large public college located in the large city of Queens.More information about a bachelor’s in education from Queens College
Hunter is a fairly large public college located in the city of New York.More information about a bachelor’s in education from Hunter College
Hofstra is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the large suburb of Hempstead.More information about a bachelor’s in education from Hofstra University
Located in the suburb of Wayne, William Paterson University is a public university with a medium-sized student population.More information about a bachelor’s in education from William Paterson University of New Jersey
Salisbury is a moderately-sized public university located in the small suburb of Salisbury.More information about a bachelor’s in education from Salisbury University
SUNY Oswego is a moderately-sized public school located in the town of Oswego.More information about a bachelor’s in education from SUNY Oswego
Kean is a large public university located in the suburb of Union.More information about a bachelor’s in education from Kean University
SUNY Oneonta is a medium-sized public school located in the town of Oneonta.More information about a bachelor’s in education from SUNY Oneonta
Located in the large city of Washington, The American University is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in education from American University
These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also great but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Best Education Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region award.
| Rank | College | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 22 | SUNY New Paltz | New Paltz, NY |
| 23 | Molloy College | Rockville Centre, NY |
| 24 | Adelphi University | Garden City, NY |
| 25 | The City College of New York | New York, NY |
| 26 | Kutztown University of Pennsylvania | Kutztown, PA |
| 27 | Niagara University | Niagara University, NY |
| 28 | SUNY Potsdam | Potsdam, NY |
| 29 | Messiah University | Mechanicsburg, PA |
| 30 | University of Scranton | Scranton, PA |
| 31 | Iona College | New Rochelle, NY |
| 32 | Duquesne University | Pittsburgh, PA |
| 33 | St John’s University - New York | Queens, NY |
| 34 | Seton Hall University | South Orange, NJ |
| 35 | LIU Post | Brookville, NY |
Explore the best education schools for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic Region .
| State | Colleges | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|---|
| Pennsylvania | 37 | 3,896 |
| New York | 37 | 5,337 |
| New Jersey | 34 | 1,389 |
| Maryland | 33 | 1,049 |
| Delaware | 30 | 443 |
| District of Columbia | 28 | 78 |
| Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Teacher Education Grade Specific | 6,576 |
| Teacher Education Subject Specific | 2,948 |
| Special Education | 2,001 |
| General Education | 544 |
| Other Education | 151 |
| Educational Administration | 41 |
| Teaching English or French | 38 |
| Multilingual Education | 35 |
| Educational Assessment | 18 |
| Education Philosophy | 12 |
