2025 Best Elementary Education Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region
64Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region
5,100Elementary Teaching Degrees Awarded
Elementary Education is of the hottest degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #17 most popular major in the country. So, there are lots of possibilities to explore when you're trying to determine where you want to get your degree.
For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 64 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to determine which ones were the best for elementary education students pursuing a degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 5,100 degrees in elementary education annually.
Your choice of elementary education school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. For our Best Overall Elementary Education School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.
The elementary teaching school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Elementary Education Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region.
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Best Schools for Elementary Education in the Middle Atlantic Region
Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the elementary teaching degree levels they offer. Only those schools that rank in the top 20% of all the schools we analyze get awarded with a place on this list.
12 Top Middle Atlantic Region Schools in Elementary Teaching
University of Maryland - College Park is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in elementary education. Located in the suburb of College Park, UMCP is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #37 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means UMCP is a great university overall.
There were roughly 39 elementary education students who graduated with this degree at UMCP in the most recent year we have data available.
The College of New Jersey is a good decision for students pursuing a degree in elementary education. TCNJ is a medium-sized public college located in the large suburb of Ewing. A Best Colleges rank of #200 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means TCNJ is a great college overall.
There were roughly 113 elementary education students who graduated with this degree at TCNJ in the most recent year we have data available.
New York University is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in elementary education. NYU is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the city of New York. A Best Colleges rank of #16 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means NYU is a great university overall.
There were about 34 elementary education students who graduated with this degree at NYU in the most recent data year.
Rider University is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in elementary education. Located in the large suburb of Lawrenceville, Rider is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. This university ranks 11th out of 45 schools for overall quality in the state of New Jersey.
There were approximately 73 elementary education students who graduated with this degree at Rider in the most recent year we have data available.
Located in the large suburb of Newark, UD is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #96 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means UD is a great university overall.
There were about 156 elementary education students who graduated with this degree at UD in the most recent data year.
Towson is a large public university located in the city of Towson. A Best Colleges rank of #188 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Towson is a great university overall.
There were roughly 111 elementary education students who graduated with this degree at Towson in the most recent data year.
Temple is a very large public university located in the city of Philadelphia. A Best Colleges rank of #97 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Temple is a great university overall.
There were roughly 97 elementary education students who graduated with this degree at Temple in the most recent year we have data available.
Hunter is a fairly large public college located in the city of New York. A Best Colleges rank of #296 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Hunter is a great college overall.
There were approximately 118 elementary education students who graduated with this degree at Hunter in the most recent year we have data available.
Located in the suburb of Wayne, William Paterson University is a public university with a moderately-sized student population. This university ranks 12th out of 45 colleges for overall quality in the state of New Jersey.
There were roughly 34 elementary education students who graduated with this degree at William Paterson University in the most recent year we have data available.
Salisbury is a moderately-sized public university located in the suburb of Salisbury. This university ranks 12th out of 35 schools for overall quality in the state of Maryland.
There were approximately 86 elementary education students who graduated with this degree at Salisbury in the most recent year we have data available.
Located in the city of Brooklyn, Brooklyn College is a public college with a large student population. This college ranks 62nd out of 136 colleges for overall quality in the state of New York.
There were roughly 152 elementary education students who graduated with this degree at Brooklyn College in the most recent year we have data available.
Located in the city of Washington, The American University is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #61 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means The American University is a great university overall.
There were approximately 27 elementary education students who graduated with this degree at The American University in the most recent year we have data available.
These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also great but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Best Elementary Education Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region award.
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).
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Your choice of elementary education school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. For our Best Overall Elementary Education School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
