If you pursue a degree in teacher education, you won't be alone. The field of study is the #97 most popular program in the country. So, there are lots of possibilities to explore when you're trying to determine where you want to get your degree.
College Factual reviewed 5 schools in Kentucky to determine which ones were the best for degree seekers in the field of teacher education. Combined, these schools handed out 159 degrees in teacher education to qualified students.
The teacher education program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Teacher Education rankings. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for teacher education schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.
You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.
The 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 Teacher Education Schools in Kentucky.
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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 teacher education degrees they offer, see the list below.
Every student who is interested in teacher education has to look into University of Louisville. Located in the large city of Louisville, UofL is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #338 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UofL is a great university overall.
There were approximately 56 teacher education students who graduated with this degree at UofL in the most recent data year.
It's difficult to beat Western Kentucky University if you want to pursue a degree in teacher education. Located in the city of Bowling Green, WKU is a public university with a large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #903 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means WKU is a great university overall.
There were approximately 31 teacher education students who graduated with this degree at WKU in the most recent year we have data available.
Any student pursuing a degree in teacher education has to check out Murray State University. Located in the town of Murray, Murray State is a public university with a moderately-sized student population. A Best Colleges rank of #1002 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Murray State is a great university overall.
There were approximately 22 teacher education students who graduated with this degree at Murray State in the most recent data year.
Every student who is interested in teacher education needs to look into Eastern Kentucky University. Eastern is a fairly large public university located in the town of Richmond. This university ranks 10th out of 38 schools for overall quality in the state of Kentucky.
There were about 23 teacher education students who graduated with this degree at Eastern in the most recent data year.
Campbellsville University is a good decision for students pursuing a degree in teacher education. Located in the town of Campbellsville, Campbellsville University is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #984 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Campbellsville University is a great university overall.
There were roughly 1 teacher education students who graduated with this degree at Campbellsville University in the most recent year we have data available.
Located in the town of Barbourville, Union College is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population. This college ranks 26th out of 38 schools for overall quality in the state of Kentucky.
There were approximately 19 teacher education students who graduated with this degree at Union College in the most recent year we have data available.
Asbury is a small private not-for-profit university located in the fringe town of Wilmore. This university ranks 15th out of 38 colleges for overall quality in the state of Kentucky.
There were about 2 teacher education students who graduated with this degree at Asbury in the most recent year we have data available.
Spalding is a small private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Louisville. This university ranks 12th out of 38 schools for overall quality in the state of Kentucky.
There were roughly 1 teacher education students who graduated with this degree at Spalding in the most recent data year.
Georgetown College is a small private not-for-profit college located in the town of Georgetown. This college ranks 17th out of 38 schools for overall quality in the state of Kentucky.
There were approximately 2 teacher education students who graduated with this degree at Georgetown College 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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The teacher education program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Teacher Education rankings. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for teacher education schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.
