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2023 Most Popular Education Schools in Indiana

32 Colleges
$42,983 Avg Salary
$25,518 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Education School for You

Education is the most popular major in Indiana with 8,353 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. 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 Education Schools in Indiana to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 32 schools in Indiana to see which ones were the most popular programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Education program at each school on the list.

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

#1

American College of Education

Indianapolis, IN

Our analysis found American College of Education to be the most popular school for education students who want to pursue a degree in Indiana. Located in the city of Indianapolis, American College of Education is a private for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

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#2

Ball State University

Muncie, IN

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Ball State University is a great place for education students. Located in the city of Muncie, Ball State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#3

Purdue University - Main Campus

West Lafayette, IN

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Purdue University - Main Campus. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Education Schools in Indiana list. Located in the city of West Lafayette, Purdue is a public college with a very large student population.

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The excellent programs at Indiana University - Bloomington helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best education schools in Indiana. IU Bloomington is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Bloomington.

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#5

Purdue University Global

Indianapolis, IN

The excellent programs at Purdue University Global helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best education schools in Indiana. Purdue University Global is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Indianapolis.

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With a ranking of #6, Indiana Wesleyan University - National & Global did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for education students. Located in the rural area of Marion, IWU is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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#7

Indiana State University

Terre Haute, IN

Indiana State University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Education Schools in Indiana ranking. Indiana State is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Terre Haute.

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#8

Butler University

Indianapolis, IN

Butler University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Education Schools in Indiana ranking. Butler is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Indianapolis.

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#9

University of Notre Dame

Notre Dame, IN

University of Notre Dame landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular education programs. Located in the suburb of Notre Dame, Notre Dame is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

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#10

Marian University

Indianapolis, IN

Marian University ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Education Schools in Indiana list. Located in the large city of Indianapolis, Marian is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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Best Education Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

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State Degrees Awarded
Illinois 6,636
Ohio 3,830
Wisconsin 2,679
Michigan 2,978

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 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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