2023 Best Education Master's Degree Schools in Pennsylvania
Finding the Best Education Master'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.
To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Best Education Master's Degree Schools in Pennsylvania ranking. This report analyzed 51 schools in Pennsylvania to see which ones offered the best master'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 Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania
Check out the education master's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.
Top 10 Best Education Master's Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Lebanon Valley College the best school in Pennsylvania for education students working on their master’s degree. 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 #2 on our 2023 Best Education Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania list. UPenn is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Philadelphia.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Scranton. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Education Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania list. Located in the city of Scranton, University of Scranton is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
Out of the 51 schools in Pennsylvania that were part of this year’s ranking, Elizabethtown College landed the # 4 spot on the list. Etown is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Elizabethtown.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Lehigh University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Education Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania list. Lehigh is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Bethlehem.
Westminster College Pennsylvania landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree education programs. Located in the town of New Wilmington, Westminster New Wilmington is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
With a ranking of #7, Villanova University did quite well on this year’s best schools for education students working on their master’s degree. Villanova is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Villanova.
Saint Joseph’s University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Education Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania ranking. St. Joe's is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Philadelphia.
Wilkes University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree education programs. Located in the city of Wilkes-Barre, Wilkes is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.
West Chester University of Pennsylvania came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Education Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania ranking. Located in the large suburb of West Chester, WCUPA is a public school with a fairly large student population.
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Best Education Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region
Explore all the Best Education Schools 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 |
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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 |
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 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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