2023 Most Popular Online Education Schools
Finding the Most Popular Online 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.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Most Popular Online Education Schools to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 371 schools in the United States to see which online programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.
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2023 Most Popular Online Education Schools in the United States
Check out the online education programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the United States.
Top 25 Most Popular Online Schools in Education
Our 2023 rankings named Liberty University the most popular online school in the United States for education students. Located in the city of Lynchburg, Liberty University is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Capella University is a great place for education students pursuing an online degree. Located in the city of Minneapolis, Capella University is a private for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
The excellent online programs at Arkansas State University - Main Campus helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best education schools in the United States. Located in the small city of Jonesboro, A-State is a public college with a fairly large student population.
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Out of the 371 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Northcentral University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Northcentral University is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of San Diego.
American College of Education came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Education Schools ranking. American College of Education is a medium-sized private for-profit school located in the city of Indianapolis.
Ball State University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Education Schools ranking. Ball State is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Muncie.
University of North Carolina at Charlotte ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Online Education Schools list. UNC Charlotte is a very large public school located in the city of Charlotte.
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Nova Southeastern University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for education students. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the suburb of Fort Lauderdale, NUS Florida is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.
University of West Georgia landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best education programs. Located in the fringe town of Carrollton, University of West Georgia is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Grand Canyon University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for education students. It came in at #11 on the list. Located in the large city of Phoenix, Grand Canyon University is a private for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
With a ranking of #12, Valdosta State University did quite well on this year’s best schools for education students. VSU is a fairly large public school located in the city of Valdosta.
University of West Alabama came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Education Schools ranking. University of West Alabama is a moderately-sized public school located in the rural area of Livingston.
Minnesota State University - Mankato did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for education students. It came in at #14 on the list. Minnesota State Mankato is a fairly large public school located in the city of Mankato.
Trevecca Nazarene University ranked #15 on this year’s Most Popular Online Education Schools list. Located in the city of Nashville, TNU is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
Kennesaw State University came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Education Schools ranking. KSU Georgia is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Kennesaw.
Augusta University ranked #17 on this year’s Most Popular Online Education Schools list. Augusta University is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Augusta.
University of New England did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for education students. It came in at #18 on the list. Located in the suburb of Biddeford, UNE is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.
Western Governors University ranked #19 on this year’s Most Popular Online Education Schools list. Located in the suburb of Salt Lake City, WGU is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.
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Viterbo University came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Education Schools ranking. Viterbo is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of La Crosse.
University of Phoenix - Arizona ranked #20 on this year’s Most Popular Online Education Schools list. Located in the city of Tempe, UOPX - Arizona is a private for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
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With a ranking of #22, George Washington University did quite well on this year’s best schools for education students. Located in the city of Washington, GWU is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
Belhaven University landed the #22 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best education programs. Belhaven is a small private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Jackson.
Old Dominion University came in at #24 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Education Schools ranking. Located in the midsize city of Norfolk, Old Dominion is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Creighton University came in at #25 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Education Schools ranking. Creighton is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Omaha.
Rest of the Top Most Popular Online Education Schools
Additional Award Winners
This section represents the remainder of the colleges awarded a Most Popular Online Education Schools badge. Showing in this list means the college was ranked in the top 15% of the 371 different United States education schools we analyzed.
| Rank | College | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 53 | Kansas State University | Manhattan, KS |
| 54 | William Woods University | Fulton, MO |
| 55 | Hamline University | Saint Paul, MN |
Honorable Mentions
Here are some additional great schools for online Education students that almost earned our Most Popular Online Education Schools award.
| Rank | College | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 56 | North Carolina State University | Raleigh, NC |
| 57 | University of Arkansas | Fayetteville, AR |
| 58 | Georgia College & State University | Milledgeville, GA |
| 58 | University of Maine | Orono, ME |
| 58 | Northwestern State University of Louisiana | Natchitoches, LA |
| 61 | Harvard University | Cambridge, MA |
| 62 | International Institute for Restorative Practices | Bethlehem, PA |
| 63 | Arizona State University - Skysong | Scottsdale, AZ |
| 64 | National Louis University | Chicago, IL |
| 65 | Texas A&M University - College Station | College Station, TX |
| 66 | A T Still University of Health Sciences | Kirksville, MO |
| 66 | Northwest Nazarene University | Nampa, ID |
| 66 | Lipscomb University | Nashville, TN |
| 66 | St. Thomas University | Miami Gardens, FL |
| 66 | Johns Hopkins University | Baltimore, MD |
| 71 | Minnesota State University - Moorhead | Moorhead, MN |
| 71 | University of Missouri - St Louis | Saint Louis, MO |
| 73 | Hood College | Frederick, MD |
| 73 | Pittsburg State University | Pittsburg, KS |
Most Popular Online Education by Region
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| Region |
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| Southeast |
| New England |
| Rocky Mountains |
| Plains States |
| Middle Atlantic |
| Far Western US |
| Southwest |
| Great Lakes |
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Majors Related to Education
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| 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 27 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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