Montessori Teacher Education isn't the most popular major in the world, but it's not the least popular either. To be more precise it ranks #792 in popularity out of 1506 majors in the country. So, it might take a little more work to find colleges and universities that offer the degree program.
In 2025, College Factual analyzed 8 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Montessori Teacher Education Schools ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 236 degrees in montessori teacher education annually.
Choosing a Great Montessori Teacher Education School
Your choice of montessori teacher education school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. For our Best Overall Montessori Teacher 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.
Montessori Teacher Education Rankings by Degree Level
The montessori teacher education 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 Montessori Teacher Education Schools.
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Best Schools for Montessori Teacher Education in the United States
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 montessori teacher education degrees they offer, see the list below.
Whitworth University is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in montessori teacher education. Located in the large suburb of Spokane, Whitworth is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. This university ranks 18th out of 50 schools for overall quality in the state of Washington.
There were about 13 montessori teacher education students who graduated with this degree at Whitworth in the most recent data year.
Loyola University Maryland is a great choice for students interested in a degree in montessori teacher education. Located in the large city of Baltimore, Loyola Maryland is a private not-for-profit university with a moderately-sized student population. A Best Colleges rank of #157 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Loyola Maryland is a great university overall.
There were roughly 59 montessori teacher education students who graduated with this degree at Loyola Maryland in the most recent data year.
Campbellsville University is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in montessori teacher education. Campbellsville University is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the distant town of Campbellsville. This university ranks 23rd out of 39 schools for overall quality in the state of Kentucky.More information about a degree in montessori teacher education from Campbellsville University
Every student who is interested in montessori teacher education needs to take a look at Chestnut Hill College. Located in the city of Philadelphia, CHC is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population. This college ranks 43rd out of 103 schools for overall quality in the state of Pennsylvania.
There were about 5 montessori teacher education students who graduated with this degree at CHC in the most recent year we have data available.
Located in the city of Cincinnati, Xavier is a private not-for-profit university with a moderately-sized student population. A Best Colleges rank of #277 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Xavier is a great university overall.
There were approximately 25 montessori teacher education students who graduated with this degree at Xavier in the most recent year we have data available.
St. Kate's is a small private not-for-profit university located in the city of Saint Paul. A Best Colleges rank of #362 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means St. Kate's is a great university overall.
There were approximately 55 montessori teacher education students who graduated with this degree at St. Kate's in the most recent data year.
Located in the distant town of Greenwood, Lander University is a public university with a small student population. This university ranks 25th out of 45 schools for overall quality in the state of South Carolina.
There were roughly 3 montessori teacher education students who graduated with this degree at Lander University in the most recent year we have data available.
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 montessori teacher education school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. For our Best Overall Montessori Teacher Education School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
