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2023 Best Education Schools in Virginia

19 Colleges
$48,428 Avg Salary
$28,333 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Education School for You

Education is the most popular major in Virginia with 7,400 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. 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 assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Best Education Schools in Virginia ranking. Our analysis looked at 19 schools in Virginia to see which programs offered the best educational experiences for students.

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2023 Best Education Schools in Virginia

The following schools top our list of the Best Education Colleges.

Top 10 Best Education Schools

Our 2023 rankings named University of Virginia - Main Campus the best school in Virginia for education students. University of Virginia is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Charlottesville.

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#2

Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, VA

Out of the 19 schools in Virginia that were part of this year’s ranking, Virginia Tech landed the # 2 spot on the list. Virginia Tech is a very large public school located in the small city of Blacksburg.

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#3

George Mason University

Fairfax, VA

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means George Mason University is a great place for education students. GMU is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Fairfax.

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#4

Eastern Mennonite University

Harrisonburg, VA

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Eastern Mennonite University is a great place for education students. Eastern Mennonite is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Harrisonburg.

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#5

William & Mary

Williamsburg, VA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend William & Mary. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Education Schools in Virginia list. William & Mary is a medium-sized public school located in the suburb of Williamsburg.

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#6

James Madison University

Harrisonburg, VA

James Madison University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best education programs. Located in the city of Harrisonburg, JMU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#7

University of Richmond

University of Richmond, VA

University of Richmond did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for education students. It came in at #7 on the list. URichmond is a small private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of University of Richmond.

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#8

Marymount University

Arlington, VA

Marymount University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best education programs. Marymount is a small private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Arlington.

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#9

Shenandoah University

Winchester, VA

Shenandoah University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Education Schools in Virginia ranking. Shenandoah is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Winchester.

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#10

University of Mary Washington

Fredericksburg, VA

With a ranking of #10, University of Mary Washington did quite well on this year’s best schools for education students. UMW is a small public school located in the midsize suburb of Fredericksburg.

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Best Education Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Education Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Mississippi 2,371
Florida 5,192
North Carolina 4,150
Tennessee 3,386
Georgia 6,283
South Carolina 2,297
Louisiana 1,732
West Virginia 924
Kentucky 3,387
Arkansas 3,395
Alabama 3,231

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

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 19 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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