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2023 Best Other Education Schools

128 Colleges
$47,827 Avg Salary
$25,433 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Other Education School for You

Other Education is the #81 most popular major in the country with 2,513 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Best Other Education Schools ranking. This report analyzed 128 schools in the United States to see which ones offered the best programs for students.

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2023 Best Other Education Schools in the United States

The following schools top our list of the Best Other Education Colleges.

Top 15% Best Other Education Schools

Our 2023 rankings named Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine the best school in the United States for other education students. Located in the city of Erie, LECOM is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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#2

Northwestern University

Evanston, IL

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northwestern University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Other Education Schools list. Northwestern is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Evanston.

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#3

University of West Georgia

Carrollton, GA

Out of the 128 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, University of West Georgia landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the fringe town of Carrollton, University of West Georgia is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#4

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, PA

The excellent programs at University of Pennsylvania helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best other education schools in the United States. UPenn is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Philadelphia.

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#5

Old Dominion University

Norfolk, VA

Out of the 128 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Old Dominion University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the midsize city of Norfolk, Old Dominion is a public school with a very large student population.

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University of Southern California landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best other education programs. Located in the large city of Los Angeles, USC is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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Indiana University - Bloomington ranked #7 on this year’s Best Other Education Schools list. Located in the small city of Bloomington, IU Bloomington is a public school with a very large student population.

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#8

Stevenson University

Stevenson, MD

Stevenson University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Other Education Schools list. Stevenson is a small private not-for-profit school located in the rural area of Stevenson.

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University of California - Berkeley did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for other education students. It came in at #9 on the list. UC Berkeley is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Berkeley.

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#10

Columbus State University

Columbus, GA

Columbus State University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Other Education Schools ranking. CSU is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Columbus.

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#11

Olivet Nazarene University

Bourbonnais, IL

With a ranking of #11, Olivet Nazarene University did quite well on this year’s best schools for other education students. Olivet Nazarene is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Bourbonnais.

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#12

Johns Hopkins University

Baltimore, MD

Johns Hopkins University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for other education students. It came in at #12 on the list. Located in the city of Baltimore, Johns Hopkins is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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#13

Lehigh University

Bethlehem, PA

Lehigh University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for other education students. It came in at #13 on the list. Lehigh is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Bethlehem.

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#14

University of Wyoming

Laramie, WY

University of Wyoming did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for other education students. It came in at #14 on the list. Located in the remote town of Laramie, UW is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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Saint Martin’s University landed the #15 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best other education programs. Located in the small city of Lacey, Saint Martin's is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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#16

University of Delaware

Newark, DE

University of Delaware ranked #16 on this year’s Best Other Education Schools list. UD is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Newark.

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University of Minnesota - Duluth ranked #17 on this year’s Best Other Education Schools list. UMN Duluth is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Duluth.

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University of St Thomas Minnesota did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for other education students. It came in at #18 on the list. Located in the city of Saint Paul, UST MN is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

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#19

Hamline University

Saint Paul, MN

Hamline University landed the #19 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best other education programs. Located in the city of Saint Paul, Hamline is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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Honorable Mentions

Here are some additional great schools for Other Education students that almost earned our Best Other Education Schools award.

Rank College Location
20 Syracuse University Syracuse, NY
21 Valparaiso University Valparaiso, IN
22 Newman University Wichita, KS
23 Clarion University of Pennsylvania Clarion, PA
24 Rowan University Glassboro, NJ
25 University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Chapel Hill, NC

Other Education by Region

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Region
Southeast
New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Great Lakes

One of 14 majors within the area of study, other education has other similar majors worth exploring.

Majors Similar to Other Education

Related Major Annual Graduates
Educational Administration 45,458
Teacher Education Grade Specific 34,451
Special Education 25,158
General Education 21,189
Teacher Education Subject Specific 20,616

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 25 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Horadrim.

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