by our College Data Analytics TeamFor its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 41 schools in the United States to determine which ones were the best for adult & continuing education students pursuing a master's degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 801 master's degrees in adult & continuing education during the 2020-2021 academic year.
What's on this page: * Our Methodology
The adult and continuing ed master's degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. This section explores some of the factors we include in our ranking and how much they vary depending on the school you select. When choosing a school we recommend considering some of the following factors:
The overall quality of a master's degree school is important to ensure a good education, not just how well they do in a particular major. To account for this we include a school's overall Best Colleges for a Master's Degree 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.
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 adult & continuing education students working on their master's degree.
Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Adult & Continuing Education Master's Degree Schools ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing a master's degree in adult & continuing education.
Teachers College at Columbia University is a great decision for students pursuing a master's degree in adult & continuing education. Teachers College is a small private not-for-profit university located in the large city of New York.More information about a master’s in adult & continuing education from Teachers College at Columbia University
It is hard to beat University of Pennsylvania if you wish to pursue a master's degree in adult & continuing education. UPenn is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Philadelphia.More information about a master’s in adult & continuing education from University of Pennsylvania
University of Minnesota - Twin Cities is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a master's degree in adult & continuing education. UMN Twin Cities is a fairly large public university located in the large city of Minneapolis.More information about a master’s in adult & continuing education from University of Minnesota - Twin Cities
It's hard to beat University of Georgia if you want to pursue a master's degree in adult & continuing education. UGA is a fairly large public university located in the city of Athens.More information about a master’s in adult & continuing education from University of Georgia
Any student who is interested in a master's degree in adult & continuing education needs to take a look at Western Washington University. Located in the city of Bellingham, WWU is a public university with a large student population.More information about a master’s in adult & continuing education from Western Washington University
Located in the large city of Seattle, Seattle U is a private not-for-profit university with a moderately-sized student population.More information about a master’s in adult & continuing education from Seattle University
UARK is a very large public university located in the small city of Fayetteville.More information about a master’s in adult & continuing education from University of Arkansas
University of West Alabama is a moderately-sized public university located in the rural area of Livingston.More information about a master’s in adult & continuing education from University of West Alabama
Located in the small city of Manhattan, K -State is a public university with a large student population.More information about a master’s in adult & continuing education from Kansas State University
GaSou is a very large public university located in the town of Statesboro.More information about a master’s in adult & continuing education from Georgia Southern University
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One of 13 majors within the Teacher Education Grade Specific area of study, Adult & Continuing Education has other similar majors worth exploring.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Elementary Education | 8,975 |
| Secondary Education | 5,777 |
| Teacher Education | 4,966 |
| Teacher Development & Methodology | 4,032 |
| Early Childhood Education | 3,712 |
| Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education & Teaching | 664 |
| Montessori Teacher Education | 202 |
| Kindergarten/Preschool Education & Teaching | 181 |
| Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) Educational Methods | 44 |
| Online Educator/Online Teaching | 20 |
