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2023 Best Education Doctor's Degree Schools in Pennsylvania

24 Colleges
$77,195 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Education Doctor's Degree School for You

Education is one of the most popular subjects to study in Pennsylvania. With 7,877 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, it ranked 3rd out of all the majors we track in the state.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best Education Doctor's Degree Schools in Pennsylvania to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 24 schools in Pennsylvania to see which ones offered the best doctor's degree programs for students. Factors related to overall quality of the school, post-graduation earnings, average student debt, and more accumulated were considered when coming up with this list.

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2023 Best Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania

The following schools top our list of the Best Education Doctor's Degree Colleges.

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 Pennsylvania. UPenn is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Philadelphia.

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#2

Lehigh University

Bethlehem, PA

The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Lehigh University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best education schools in Pennsylvania. Lehigh is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Bethlehem.

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#3

Gwynedd Mercy University

Gwynedd Valley, PA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Gwynedd Mercy University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania list. Gwynedd - Mercy is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Gwynedd Valley.

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#4

Wilkes University

Wilkes-Barre, PA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Wilkes University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania list. Located in the city of Wilkes-Barre, Wilkes is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

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#5

Saint Joseph's University

Philadelphia, PA

The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Saint Joseph’s University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best education schools in Pennsylvania. St. Joe's is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Philadelphia.

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West Chester University of Pennsylvania 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 #6 on the list. Located in the suburb of West Chester, WCUPA is a public college with a large student population.

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#7

Duquesne University

Pittsburgh, PA

Duquesne University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best doctor’s degree education programs. Located in the city of Pittsburgh, Duquesne is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

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With a ranking of #8, California University of Pennsylvania did quite well on this year’s best schools for education students working on their doctor’s degree. Cal U is a medium-sized public school located in the suburb of California.

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Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best doctor’s degree education programs. SRU is a medium-sized public school located in the town of Slippery Rock.

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With a ranking of #10, University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus did quite well on this year’s best schools for education students working on their doctor’s degree. Pitt is a fairly large public school located in the city of Pittsburgh.

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Best Education Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Best Education Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
New York 18,389
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

Majors Similar 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 24 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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