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2023 Best Education Schools in Indiana

21 Colleges
$42,983 Avg Salary
$25,518 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Education School for You

Education is the most popular major in Indiana with 8,353 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

The Best Education Schools in Indiana ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 21 schools in Indiana to see which programs offered the best educational experiences for students.

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2023 Best Education Schools in Indiana

The colleges and universities below are the best for education majors pursuing a .

Top 10 Best Education Schools

#1

Purdue University - Main Campus

West Lafayette, IN

Our 2023 rankings named Purdue University - Main Campus the best school in Indiana for education students. Located in the small city of West Lafayette, Purdue is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#2

Ball State University

Muncie, IN

The excellent programs at Ball State University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best education schools in Indiana. Located in the small city of Muncie, Ball State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#3

Valparaiso University

Valparaiso, IN

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Valparaiso University is a great place for education students. Valpo is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Valparaiso.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Indiana University - Bloomington is a great place for education students. IU Bloomington is a fairly large public school located in the city of Bloomington.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Indiana Wesleyan University is a great place for education students. Located in the distant town of Marion, IWU is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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Indiana University - Southeast did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for education students. It came in at #6 on the list. Indiana University - Southeast is a small public school located in the large suburb of New Albany.

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University of Saint Francis - Fort Wayne landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best education programs. Located in the large city of Fort Wayne, University of St. Francis Fort Wayne is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis ranked #8 on this year’s Best Education Schools in Indiana list. Located in the city of Indianapolis, IUPUI is a public school with a very large student population.

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#9

Marian University

Indianapolis, IN

Marian University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for education students. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the large city of Indianapolis, Marian is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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University of Southern Indiana did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for education students. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the suburb of Evansville, USI is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

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Best Education Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

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State Degrees Awarded
Illinois 6,636
Ohio 3,830
Wisconsin 2,679
Michigan 2,978

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 21 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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