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2023 Most Popular Online Education Schools in Virginia

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

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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Most Popular Online Education Schools in Virginia ranking. This report analyzed 15 schools in Virginia 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.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for education majors pursuing an online .

#1

Liberty University

Lynchburg, VA

Our 2023 rankings named Liberty University the most popular online school in Virginia for education students. Liberty University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Lynchburg.

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#2

Old Dominion University

Norfolk, VA

The excellent online programs at Old Dominion University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best education schools in Virginia. Old Dominion is a very large public school located in the city of Norfolk.

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#3

George Mason University

Fairfax, VA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend George Mason University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Education Schools in Virginia list. GMU is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Fairfax.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of Virginia - Main Campus is a great place for education students pursuing an online degree. University of Virginia is a very large public school located in the small suburb of Charlottesville.

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#5

Eastern Mennonite University

Harrisonburg, VA

Out of the 15 schools in Virginia that were part of this year’s ranking, Eastern Mennonite University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Eastern Mennonite is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Harrisonburg.

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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 small city of Harrisonburg, JMU is a public college with a very large student population.

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#7

Hampton University

Hampton, VA

Hampton University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for education students. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Hampton, Hampton is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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#8

Radford University

Radford, VA

Radford University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best education programs. Located in the small suburb of Radford, Radford is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

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#9

Virginia State University

Petersburg, VA

Virginia State University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best education programs. Virginia State is a small public school located in the suburb of Petersburg.

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#10

Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, VA

Virginia Tech landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best education programs. Virginia Tech is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Blacksburg.

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Best Education Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Most Popular Education Colleges 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

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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

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 15 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.

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