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2025 Best Social Studies Education Schools in Indiana

8 Colleges in Indiana
136 Social Studies Teacher Education Degrees Awarded
Social Studies Education is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #291 most popular degree program in the country. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.

College Factual looked at 8 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best Social Studies Education Schools in Indiana ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 136 degrees in social studies education to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great Social Studies Education School

Best Social Studies Education Schools in Indiana Your choice of social studies education school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for social studies education schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.

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Bachelor's Degrees in Social Studies Teacher Education

When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Social Studies Education Schools in Indiana list to help you make the college decision. More interested in schools in a specific area of the country? Filter this list by region or state.

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Best Schools for Social Studies Education in Indiana

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 social studies teacher education degrees they offer, see the list below.

Top Indiana Schools in Social Studies Teacher Education

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Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In IN
33.3% Growth in Graduates

It's difficult to beat Ball State University if you want to pursue a degree in social studies education. Ball State is a fairly large public university located in the small city of Muncie. A Best Colleges rank of #181 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Ball State is a great university overall.

There were roughly 27 social studies education students who graduated with this degree at Ball State in the most recent data year.

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Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In IN
21.7% Growth in Graduates

Every student who is interested in social studies education has to check out Purdue University - Main Campus. Purdue is a very large public university located in the small city of West Lafayette. A Best Colleges rank of #65 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Purdue is a great university overall.

There were about 23 social studies education students who graduated with this degree at Purdue in the most recent data year.

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Indiana State University
Terre Haute, IN
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
6th Most Popular In IN
45.5% Growth in Graduates

Any student pursuing a degree in social studies education needs to check out Indiana State University. Indiana State is a moderately-sized public university located in the small city of Terre Haute. This university ranks 23rd out of 41 schools for overall quality in the state of Indiana.

There were roughly 22 social studies education students who graduated with this degree at Indiana State in the most recent year we have data available.

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Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
3rd Most Popular In IN

Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in social studies education. Located in the city of Indianapolis, IUPUI is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #253 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means IUPUI is a great university overall.

There were approximately 16 social studies education students who graduated with this degree at IUPUI in the most recent data year.

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Taylor University
Upland, IN
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
8th Most Popular In IN

Located in the rural area of Upland, Taylor U is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. A Best Colleges rank of #955 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Taylor U is a great university overall.

There were approximately 8 social studies education students who graduated with this degree at Taylor U in the most recent year we have data available.

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Anderson University Indiana is a small private not-for-profit university located in the city of Anderson. This university ranks 27th out of 41 colleges for overall quality in the state of Indiana.More information about a degree in social studies education from Anderson University Indiana

7
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
4th Most Popular In IN

Indiana University - South Bend is a small public university located in the city of South Bend. This university ranks 34th out of 41 colleges for overall quality in the state of Indiana.

There were roughly 13 social studies education students who graduated with this degree at Indiana University - South Bend in the most recent year we have data available.

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Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
5th Most Popular In IN

Located in the suburb of New Albany, Indiana University - Southeast is a public university with a small student population. This university ranks 26th out of 41 schools for overall quality in the state of Indiana.

There were approximately 8 social studies education students who graduated with this degree at Indiana University - Southeast in the most recent data year.

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Best Social Studies Education Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

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

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Ohio 939 119
Michigan 915 154
Illinois 870 5
Wisconsin 672 36

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One of 37 majors within the Teacher Education Subject Specific area of study, Social Studies Education has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Health Education 395
Reading Teacher Education 328
Other Teacher Education & Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas 162
Music Education 134
Mathematics Education 101
Physical Education Teaching & Coaching 83
English & Language Arts Education 63
Art Education 62
Speech Teacher Education 31
Technology Education 24

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