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2023 Most Popular Online Education Schools in Pennsylvania

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

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 Most Popular Online Education Schools in Pennsylvania to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 27 schools in Pennsylvania to see which ones were the most popular online programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

Check out the online education programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in Pennsylvania.

Our 2023 rankings named California University of Pennsylvania the most popular online school in Pennsylvania for education students. Cal U is a medium-sized public school located in the small suburb of California.

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#2

Point Park University

Pittsburgh, PA

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Point Park University is a great place for education students pursuing an online degree. Point Park is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Pittsburgh.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means International Institute for Restorative Practices is a great place for education students pursuing an online degree. Located in the small city of Bethlehem, IIRP Graduate School is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

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#4

Gwynedd Mercy University

Gwynedd Valley, PA

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Gwynedd Mercy University is a great place for education students pursuing an online degree. Gwynedd - Mercy is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Gwynedd Valley.

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#5

Drexel University

Philadelphia, PA

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Drexel University is a great place for education students pursuing an online degree. Located in the city of Philadelphia, Drexel is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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#6

Wilkes University

Wilkes-Barre, PA

With a ranking of #6, Wilkes University did quite well on this year’s best schools for education students. Located in the city of Wilkes-Barre, Wilkes is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

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#7

Gannon University

Erie, PA

Gannon University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Education Schools in Pennsylvania ranking. Located in the city of Erie, Gannon is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Online Education Schools in Pennsylvania list. Pitt is a very large public school located in the city of Pittsburgh.

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#9

Gratz College

Melrose Park, PA

Gratz College landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best education programs. Located in the large suburb of Melrose Park, Gratz College is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

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Bloomsburg 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 small city of Bloomsburg, Bloomsburg is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

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Best Education Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

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State Degrees Awarded
New York 18,389
Maryland 3,634
New Jersey 3,752
District of Columbia 816
Delaware 739

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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 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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