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2023 Best Education Schools in Pennsylvania

49 Colleges
$45,698 Avg Salary
$26,116 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Education 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 Schools in Pennsylvania to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 49 schools in Pennsylvania to see which programs offered the best educational experiences for students.

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2023 Best Education Schools in Pennsylvania

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

Top 10 Best Education Schools

#1

Lebanon Valley College

Annville, PA

Our 2023 rankings named Lebanon Valley College the best school in Pennsylvania for education students. LVC is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Annville.

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#2

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, PA

Out of the 49 schools in Pennsylvania that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Pennsylvania landed the # 2 spot on the list. UPenn is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Philadelphia.

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#3

University of Scranton

Scranton, PA

Out of the 49 schools in Pennsylvania that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Scranton landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the small city of Scranton, University of Scranton is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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#4

Westminster College Pennsylvania

New Wilmington, PA

The excellent programs at Westminster College Pennsylvania helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best education schools in Pennsylvania. 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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#5

Lehigh University

Bethlehem, PA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Lehigh University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Education Schools in Pennsylvania list. Lehigh is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Bethlehem.

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York College of Pennsylvania came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Education Schools in Pennsylvania ranking. YCP is a small private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized suburb of York.

Read full report on Education at York College of Pennsylvania

#7

Saint Joseph's University

Philadelphia, PA

Saint Joseph’s University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Education Schools in Pennsylvania ranking. St. Joe's is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Philadelphia.

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#8

Villanova University

Villanova, PA

Villanova University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for education students. It came in at #8 on the list. Villanova is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Villanova.

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#9

Wilkes University

Wilkes-Barre, PA

With a ranking of #9, Wilkes University did quite well on this year’s best schools for education students. Located in the small city of Wilkes-Barre, Wilkes is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

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West Chester University of Pennsylvania 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 West Chester, WCUPA is a public school with a large student population.

Read full report on Education at West Chester University of Pennsylvania

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 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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