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2023 Best Education Doctor's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

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Finding the Best Education Doctor's Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, 199,724 education students received a degree or certificate, making the major the #3 most popular in the country.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Best Education Doctor's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 65 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region 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 Middle Atlantic Region

Check out the education doctor's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.

Top 10 Best Education Doctor's Degree Schools

#1

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, PA

Our analysis found University of Pennsylvania to be the best school for education students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the Middle Atlantic Region . UPenn is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Philadelphia.

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#2

Johns Hopkins University

Baltimore, MD

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Johns Hopkins University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the large city of Baltimore, Johns Hopkins is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Teachers College at Columbia University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the city of New York, Teachers College is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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#4

Centenary University

Hackettstown, NJ

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Centenary University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the suburb of Hackettstown, Centenary is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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#5

New York University

New York, NY

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means New York University is a great place for education students working on their doctor’s degree. NYU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of New York.

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University of Delaware landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best doctor’s degree education programs. UD is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Newark.

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#7

Lehigh University

Bethlehem, PA

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 #7 on the list. Lehigh is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Bethlehem.

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University of Maryland - College Park landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best doctor’s degree education programs. Located in the suburb of College Park, UMCP is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#9

Gwynedd Mercy University

Gwynedd Valley, PA

With a ranking of #9, Gwynedd Mercy University did quite well on this year’s best schools for education students working on their doctor’s degree. Gwynedd - Mercy is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Gwynedd Valley.

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#10

Russell Sage College

Troy, NY

Russell Sage College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Russel Sage is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Troy.

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Honorable Mentions

Here are some additional great schools for Education students in the Middle Atlantic Region that almost earned our Best Education Doctor's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region award.

Rank College Location
11 Towson University Towson, MD
12 St John’s University - New York Queens, NY
13 Wilkes University Wilkes-Barre, PA

Best Education Colleges by State

Explore the best education colleges for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic region.

State Degrees Awarded
New York 18,389
Pennsylvania 7,877
Maryland 3,634
New Jersey 3,752
District of Columbia 816
Delaware 739

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

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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