2023 Best Education Master's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region
Finding the Best Education Master'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.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best Education Master's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 151 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to see which ones offered the best master's degree programs 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 Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region
The colleges and universities below are the best for education majors pursuing a master's degree.
Top 15% Best Education Master's Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Bank Street College of Education the best school in the Middle Atlantic Region for education students working on their master’s degree. Bank Street College of Education is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the city of New York.
The excellent master’s degree programs at Teachers College at Columbia University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best education schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . 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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The excellent master’s degree programs at Lebanon Valley College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best education schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . LVC is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small suburb of Annville.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Pennsylvania. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. UPenn is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Philadelphia.
The excellent master’s degree programs at The College of New Jersey helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best education schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . TCNJ is a moderately-sized public school located in the large suburb of Ewing.
University of Scranton came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Located in the small city of Scranton, University of Scranton is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
Stevenson University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Stevenson is a small private not-for-profit school located in the rural area of Stevenson.
Wagner College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Located in the city of Staten Island, Wagner is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
Johns Hopkins University ranked #9 on this year’s Best Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the city of Baltimore, Johns Hopkins is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.
Elizabethtown College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for education students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #10 on the list. Etown is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Elizabethtown.
Lehigh University ranked #11 on this year’s Best Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Lehigh is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Bethlehem.
Manhattan College ranked #12 on this year’s Best Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the large city of Riverdale, Manhattan is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
With a ranking of #13, Westminster College Pennsylvania did quite well on this year’s best schools for education students working on their master’s degree. Located in the town of New Wilmington, Westminster New Wilmington is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
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With a ranking of #14, Alfred University did quite well on this year’s best schools for education students working on their master’s degree. Located in the remote town of Alfred, Alfred is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
Loyola University Maryland did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for education students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #15 on the list. Loyola Maryland is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Baltimore.
New York University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for education students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #16 on the list. NYU is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of New York.
Villanova University came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Best Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Villanova is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Villanova.
Saint Joseph’s University ranked #18 on this year’s Best Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. St. Joe's is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Philadelphia.
University of Delaware ranked #19 on this year’s Best Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. UD is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Newark.
With a ranking of #20, Centenary University did quite well on this year’s best schools for education students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large suburb of Hackettstown, Centenary is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
George Washington University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for education students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #21 on the list. Located in the large city of Washington, GWU is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
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University of Maryland - College Park came in at #22 in this year’s edition of the Best Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Located in the large suburb of College Park, UMCP is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Honorable Mentions
Here are some additional great schools for Education students in the Middle Atlantic Region that almost earned our Best Education Master's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region award.
| Rank | College | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 23 | Pace University - New York | New York, NY |
| 24 | Wilkes University | Wilkes-Barre, PA |
| 25 | Montclair State University | Montclair, NJ |
| 26 | American University | Washington, DC |
| 27 | Rutgers University - New Brunswick | New Brunswick, NJ |
| 28 | Dominican College of Blauvelt | Orangeburg, NY |
| 29 | Towson University | Towson, MD |
| 30 | Syracuse University | Syracuse, NY |
Best Education Colleges by State
Explore the best education schools 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 |
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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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