2023 Best Education Doctor's Degree Schools
Finding the Best Education Doctor's Degree School for You
With 199,724 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, education is the #3 most popular major in the United States.
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To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Best Education Doctor's Degree Schools ranking. Our analysis looked at 439 schools in the United States to see which doctor's degree programs offered the best educational experiences for students. To come up with a school's ranking, we analyzed numerous factors related to post-graduation wages, the quality of education offered by the school, average accumulated student debt, and more.
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2023 Best Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the United States
Check out the education doctor's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.
Top 25 Top Schools for a Doctorate in Education
Our 2023 rankings named Claremont Graduate University the best school in the United States for education students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the suburb of Claremont, Claremont Graduate University is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
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The excellent doctor’s degree programs at A T Still University of Health Sciences helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best education schools in the United States. Located in the remote town of Kirksville, A T Still University of Health Sciences is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Northwestern University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Education Doctor’s Degree Schools list. Northwestern is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Evanston.
Out of the 439 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Brandman University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Brandman is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Irvine.
A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of Pennsylvania is a great place for education students working on their doctor’s degree. UPenn is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Philadelphia.
With a ranking of #6, University of Washington - Seattle Campus did quite well on this year’s best schools for education students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the large city of Seattle, UW Seattle is a public school with a fairly large student population.
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Harvard University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best doctor’s degree education programs. Harvard is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Cambridge.
University of West Georgia landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best doctor’s degree education programs. Located in the fringe town of Carrollton, University of West Georgia is a public college with a fairly large student population.
With a ranking of #9, Johns Hopkins University did quite well on this year’s best schools for education students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the large city of Baltimore, Johns Hopkins is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.
University of California - Santa Cruz came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Education Doctor’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the city of Santa Cruz, UC Santa Cruz is a public school with a large student population.
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Teachers College at Columbia University landed the #11 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best doctor’s degree education programs. Located in the large city of New York, Teachers College is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
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Concordia University, Irvine landed the #12 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best doctor’s degree education programs. Concordia University, Irvine is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Irvine.
Stanford University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for education students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #13 on the list. Located in the large suburb of Stanford, Stanford is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.
With a ranking of #14, Centenary University did quite well on this year’s best schools for education students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the large suburb of Hackettstown, Centenary is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
Loyola Marymount University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for education students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #15 on the list. Located in the large city of Los Angeles, Loyola Marymount is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.
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With a ranking of #16, New York University did quite well on this year’s best schools for education students working on their doctor’s degree. NYU is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of New York.
Old Dominion University ranked #17 on this year’s Best Education Doctor’s Degree Schools list. Located in the city of Norfolk, Old Dominion is a public college with a very large student population.
University of St Francis came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Best Education Doctor’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the large suburb of Joliet, University of Saint Francis is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
University of Delaware came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Best Education Doctor’s Degree Schools ranking. UD is a very large public school located in the suburb of Newark.
Winona State University landed the #20 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best doctor’s degree education programs. Winona State is a medium-sized public school located in the town of Winona.
With a ranking of #21, University of Washington - Tacoma Campus did quite well on this year’s best schools for education students working on their doctor’s degree. UW Tacoma is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Tacoma.
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Lehigh University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for education students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #22 on the list. Lehigh is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Bethlehem.
University of Maryland - College Park came in at #23 in this year’s edition of the Best Education Doctor’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the suburb of College Park, UMCP is a public college with a very large student population.
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Gwynedd Mercy University came in at #24 in this year’s edition of the Best Education Doctor’s Degree Schools ranking. Gwynedd - Mercy is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Gwynedd Valley.
Russell Sage College ranked #25 on this year’s Best Education Doctor’s Degree Schools list. Russel Sage is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Troy.
Rest of the Top Best Education Doctor's Degree Schools
Additional Award Winners
This section shows the remainder of the schools awarded a Best Education Doctor's Degree Schools badge. Showing in this list means the school was ranked in the top 15% of the 439 different United States education schools we analyzed.
| Rank | College | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 51 | Concordia University, Chicago | River Forest, IL |
| 52 | Minnesota State University - Moorhead | Moorhead, MN |
| 53 | University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign | Champaign, IL |
| 54 | Edgewood College | Madison, WI |
| 55 | Syracuse University | Syracuse, NY |
| 56 | National Louis University | Chicago, IL |
| 57 | McKendree University | Lebanon, IL |
| 58 | Saint Joseph’s University | Philadelphia, PA |
| 59 | Piedmont College | Demorest, GA |
| 60 | Texas A&M University - College Station | College Station, TX |
| 61 | University of Redlands | Redlands, CA |
| 62 | California State University - Sacramento | Sacramento, CA |
| 63 | Boston College | Chestnut Hill, MA |
| 64 | San Diego State University | San Diego, CA |
| 65 | Salisbury University | Salisbury, MD |
Honorable Mentions
Here are some additional great schools for Education students that almost earned our Best Education Doctor's Degree Schools award.
Education by Region
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Rankings in Majors Related to Education
Education Majors to Study
| 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 |
| Curriculum & Instruction | 19,784 |
| Student Counseling | 13,840 |
| Instructional Media Design | 8,387 |
| Teaching English or French | 4,743 |
| Other Education | 2,513 |
| Multilingual Education | 1,672 |
| Educational Assessment | 1,215 |
| Education Philosophy | 421 |
| International Education | 257 |
| Teaching Assistants | 20 |
Most Popular Majors Related to Education
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Psychology | 42,013 |
| Social Sciences | 22,292 |
| Communication & Journalism | 12,242 |
| Library Science | 5,929 |
| History | 4,391 |
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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