2023 Most Popular Education Schools
Finding the Best Education School for You
With 199,724 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, education is the #3 most popular major in the United States.
Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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.
To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Most Popular Education Schools ranking. Our analysis looked at 1,265 schools in the United States to see which programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Education program at each school on the list.
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2023 Most Popular Education Schools in the United States
Check out the education programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the United States.
Top 25 Most Popular Schools in Education
Our analysis found Western Governors University to be the most popular school for education students who want to pursue a degree in the United States. Located in the suburb of Salt Lake City, WGU is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Grand Canyon University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Most Popular Education Schools list. Located in the city of Phoenix, Grand Canyon University is a private for-profit college with a very large student population.
Out of the 1,265 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, American College of Education landed the # 3 spot on the list. American College of Education is a moderately-sized private for-profit school located in the large city of Indianapolis.
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The excellent programs at Liberty University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best education schools in the United States. Located in the small city of Lynchburg, Liberty University is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Lamar University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Most Popular Education Schools list. Lamar University is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Beaumont.
Ball State University ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Education Schools list. Ball State is a very large public school located in the small city of Muncie.
National University ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Education Schools list. Located in the large city of La Jolla, National University is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.
Arkansas State University - Main Campus did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for education students. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the small city of Jonesboro, A-State is a public school with a large student population.
With a ranking of #10, Relay Graduate School of Education did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for education students. Located in the large city of New York, Relay Graduate School of Education is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
Arizona State University - Skysong came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Education Schools ranking. ASU - Skysong is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Scottsdale.
Capella University ranked #12 on this year’s Most Popular Education Schools list. Located in the large city of Minneapolis, Capella University is a private for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
University of the Cumberlands came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Education Schools ranking. Cumberlands is a large private not-for-profit school located in the town of Williamsburg.
University of Phoenix - Arizona came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Education Schools ranking. Located in the large city of Tempe, UOPX - Arizona is a private for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
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University of West Alabama landed the #15 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular education programs. University of West Alabama is a medium-sized public school located in the remote area of Livingston.
George Mason University ranked #16 on this year’s Most Popular Education Schools list. Located in the large suburb of Fairfax, GMU is a public school with a fairly large student population.
The College of Saint Rose ranked #17 on this year’s Most Popular Education Schools list. Saint Rose is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Albany.
Hunter College came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Education Schools ranking. Hunter is a very large public school located in the city of New York.
University of Southern California ranked #19 on this year’s Most Popular Education Schools list. Located in the city of Los Angeles, USC is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
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Teachers College at Columbia University came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Education Schools ranking. Located in the large city of New York, Teachers College is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
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National Louis University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for education students. It came in at #21 on the list. Located in the city of Chicago, NLU is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.
Touro College landed the #22 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular education programs. Touro is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of New York.
Concordia University, Chicago came in at #23 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Education Schools ranking. Located in the suburb of River Forest, Concordia University, Chicago is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.
Concordia University, Nebraska did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for education students. It came in at #24 on the list. Located in the town of Seward, Concordia University, Nebraska is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
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Johns Hopkins University came in at #25 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Education Schools ranking. Located in the city of Baltimore, Johns Hopkins is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.
Rest of the Top 50 Most Popular Education Schools
Additional Award Winners
This list shows the rest of the schools awarded a Most Popular Education Schools badge. Showing in this list means the school was ranked in the top 15% of the 1265 different United States education schools we analyzed.
Honorable Mentions
These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also popular but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Most Popular Education Schools award.
Education by Region
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| Great Lakes |
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.
- 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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