2023 Most Popular Education Master's Degree Schools
Finding the Best Education Master's Degree 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.
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Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Most Popular Education Master's Degree Schools to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 1,234 schools in the United States to see which ones were the most popular master's degree programs 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 Master’s Degree Schools in the United States
The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Education Master's Degree Colleges.
Top 25 Most Popular Schools for a Master's in Education
Our 2023 rankings named Western Governors University the most popular school in the United States for education students working on their master’s degree. Located in the suburb of Salt Lake City, WGU is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
About 82% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 18% are male.
A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Grand Canyon University is a great place for education students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Phoenix, Grand Canyon University is a private for-profit college with a very large student population.
Of the 7,134 students majoring in education at Grand Canyon University, 18% are male and 82% are female.
The in-demand master’s degree programs at American College of Education helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular education schools in the United States. American College of Education is a moderately-sized private for-profit school located in the city of Indianapolis.
About 75% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 25% are male.
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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means National University is a great place for education students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of La Jolla, National University is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.
Of the 1,925 students majoring in education at National University, 28% are male and 72% are female.
The in-demand master’s degree programs at Liberty University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular 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.
Of the 1,881 students majoring in education at Liberty University, 20% are male and 80% are female.
Relay Graduate School of Education landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree education programs. 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.
Of the 1,713 students majoring in education at Relay Graduate School of Education, 23% are male and 77% are female.
With a ranking of #7, Ball State University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for education students working on their master’s degree. Ball State is a very large public school located in the small city of Muncie.
Women make up 87% of the education majors at the school.
Arizona State University - Skysong ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Education Master’s Degree Schools list. ASU - Skysong is a fairly large public school located in the city of Scottsdale.
Women make up 86% of the education majors at the school.
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Lamar University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Education Master’s Degree Schools ranking. Lamar University is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Beaumont.
About 75% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 25% are male.
University of the Cumberlands ranked #11 on this year’s Most Popular Education Master’s Degree Schools list. Cumberlands is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the town of Williamsburg.
About 75% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 25% are male.
University of Phoenix - Arizona landed the #12 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree education programs. Located in the city of Tempe, UOPX - Arizona is a private for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
Women make up 80% of the education majors at the school.
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University of West Alabama did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for education students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #13 on the list. University of West Alabama is a medium-sized public school located in the rural area of Livingston.
Women make up 82% of the education majors at the school.
Arkansas State University - Main Campus came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Education Master’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the small city of Jonesboro, A-State is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Women make up 80% of the education majors at the school.
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Hunter College came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Education Master’s Degree Schools ranking. Hunter is a fairly large public school located in the city of New York.
Of the 980 students majoring in education at Hunter, 18% are male and 82% are female.
With a ranking of #16, George Mason University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for education students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large suburb of Fairfax, GMU is a public school with a very large student population.
Of the 945 students majoring in education at GMU, 14% are male and 86% are female.
Concordia University, Nebraska came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Education Master’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the distant town of Seward, Concordia University, Nebraska is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
Women make up 82% of the education majors at the school.
Teachers College at Columbia University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for education students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #18 on the list. Located in the large city of New York, Teachers College is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
Of the 882 students majoring in education at Teachers College, 22% are male and 78% are female.
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With a ranking of #19, Touro College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for education students working on their master’s degree. Touro is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of New York.
Women make up 83% of the education majors at the school.
Concordia University, Chicago landed the #20 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree education programs. Located in the large suburb of River Forest, Concordia University, Chicago is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.
Of the 811 students majoring in education at Concordia University, Chicago, 24% are male and 76% are female.
National Louis University landed the #21 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree education programs. Located in the city of Chicago, NLU is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.
Women make up 82% of the education majors at the school.
The University of Texas at Arlington did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for education students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #22 on the list. UT Arlington is a very large public school located in the large city of Arlington.
Women make up 83% of the education majors at the school.
Brandman University came in at #23 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Education Master’s Degree Schools ranking. Brandman is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Irvine.
Of the 784 students majoring in education at Brandman, 18% are male and 82% are female.
Capella University ranked #24 on this year’s Most Popular Education Master’s Degree Schools list. Located in the large city of Minneapolis, Capella University is a private for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
About 87% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 13% are male.
Johns Hopkins University landed the #25 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree education programs. Located in the large city of Baltimore, Johns Hopkins is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.
Women make up 75% of the education majors at the school.
Rest of the Top 50 Most Popular Education Master's Degree Schools
Additional Award Winners
This list shows the rest of the schools awarded a Most Popular Education Master's Degree Schools badge. Showing in this list means the school was ranked in the top 15% of the 1234 different United States education schools we analyzed.
Honorable Mentions
Here are some additional popular schools for Education students that almost earned our Most Popular Education Master's Degree Schools award.
Education by Region
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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.
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