by our College Data Analytics TeamIn 2024, College Factual analyzed 408 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Education Doctor's Degree Schools ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 13,937 doctor's degrees in education during the 2020-2021 academic year.
What's on this page: * Our Methodology
Your choice of education for getting your doctor's degree school matters. Important measures of a quality education program can vary widely even among the top schools. To make it into this list, a school must excel in the following areas.
A school that excels in educating for a particular major and degree level must be a great school overall as well. To take this into account we include a school's overall Best Colleges for a Doctor's Degree ranking which itself looks at a collection of different factors like degree completion, educational resources, student body caliber and post-graduation earnings for the school as a whole.
One measure we use to determine the quality of a school is to look at the average salary of doctorate graduates during the early years of their career. This is because one of the main reasons people pursue their doctor's degree is to enable themselves to find better-paying positions.
The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.
Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for education students working on their doctor's degree.
The education school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Education Doctor's Degree Schools.
The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing a doctor's degree in education. Only those schools that rank in the top 15% of all the schools we analyze get awarded with a place on this list.
It is hard to beat University of Southern California if you wish to pursue a doctor's degree in education. Located in the large city of Los Angeles, USC is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population.More information about a doctorate in education from University of Southern California
Every student who is interested in a doctor's degree in education needs to check out Teachers College at Columbia University. Teachers College is a small private not-for-profit university located in the city of New York.More information about a doctorate in education from Teachers College at Columbia University
University of Pennsylvania is a great decision for individuals pursuing a doctor's degree in education. UPenn is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Philadelphia.More information about a doctorate in education from University of Pennsylvania
It is hard to beat Northwestern University if you wish to pursue a doctor's degree in education. Located in the city of Evanston, Northwestern is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population.More information about a doctorate in education from Northwestern University
Located in the midsize city of Cambridge, Harvard is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population.More information about a doctorate in education from Harvard University
NYU is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of New York.More information about a doctorate in education from New York University
A T Still University of Health Sciences is a small private not-for-profit university located in the town of Kirksville.More information about a doctorate in education from A T Still University of Health Sciences
Claremont Graduate University is a small private not-for-profit university located in the suburb of Claremont.More information about a doctorate in education from Claremont Graduate University
Located in the large city of Baltimore, Johns Hopkins is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population.More information about a doctorate in education from Johns Hopkins University
Located in the city of Waco, Baylor is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population.More information about a doctorate in education from Baylor University
Located in the city of Nashville, Vanderbilt is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population.More information about a doctorate in education from Vanderbilt University
Located in the suburb of Stanford, Stanford is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population.More information about a doctorate in education from Stanford University
UGA is a fairly large public university located in the medium-sized city of Athens.More information about a doctorate in education from University of Georgia
Located in the large suburb of College Park, UMCP is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a doctorate in education from University of Maryland - College Park
Located in the small city of West Lafayette, Purdue is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a doctorate in education from Purdue University - Main Campus
UF is a very large public university located in the medium-sized city of Gainesville.More information about a doctorate in education from University of Florida
UIUC is a very large public university located in the small city of Champaign.More information about a doctorate in education from University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Located in the large city of Boston, Boston U is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population.More information about a doctorate in education from Boston University
UW Seattle is a very large public university located in the city of Seattle.More information about a doctorate in education from University of Washington - Seattle Campus
Located in the medium-sized suburb of Biddeford, UNE is a private not-for-profit university with a medium-sized student population.More information about a doctorate in education from University of New England
Located in the suburb of River Forest, Concordia University, Chicago is a private not-for-profit university with a medium-sized student population.More information about a doctorate in education from Concordia University, Chicago
Located in the city of Washington, GWU is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population.More information about a doctorate in education from George Washington University
Located in the city of Los Angeles, Loyola Marymount is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population.More information about a doctorate in education from Loyola Marymount University
Located in the city of Lexington, UK is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a doctorate in education from University of Kentucky
Located in the large city of Omaha, Creighton is a private not-for-profit university with a medium-sized student population.More information about a doctorate in education from Creighton University
This section represents the remainder of the colleges awarded a Best Education Doctor's Degree Schools badge. Showing in this list means the school was ranked in the top 15% of the 408 different United States education schools we analyzed.
| Rank | College | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 50 | University of St Thomas Minnesota | Saint Paul, MN |
| 51 | Oregon State University | Corvallis, OR |
| 52 | Washington State University | Pullman, WA |
| 53 | University of California - Irvine | Irvine, CA |
| 54 | William & Mary | Williamsburg, VA |
| 55 | University of California - Santa Cruz | Santa Cruz, CA |
| 56 | University of North Dakota | Grand Forks, ND |
| 57 | Seattle University | Seattle, WA |
| 58 | University of California - San Diego | La Jolla, CA |
| 59 | University of Miami | Coral Gables, FL |
| 60 | Rutgers University - New Brunswick | New Brunswick, NJ |
| 61 | Ohio State University - Main Campus | Columbus, OH |
Here are some additional great schools for Education students that almost earned our Best Education Doctor's Degree Schools award.
| Rank | College | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 62 | University of Missouri - Columbia | Columbia, MO |
| 63 | University of Arkansas | Fayetteville, AR |
| 64 | Samford University | Birmingham, AL |
| 65 | University of Wisconsin - Madison | Madison, WI |
| 66 | Michigan State University | East Lansing, MI |
| 67 | University of California - Los Angeles | Los Angeles, CA |
| 68 | Duquesne University | Pittsburgh, PA |
| 69 | California Lutheran University | Thousand Oaks, CA |
| 70 | National Louis University | Chicago, IL |
| 71 | Rowan University | Glassboro, NJ |
| 71 | Gonzaga University | Spokane, WA |
| 73 | University of Nebraska - Lincoln | Lincoln, NE |
| 74 | Syracuse University | Syracuse, NY |
| 75 | Florida State University | Tallahassee, FL |
| 76 | Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania | Slippery Rock, PA |
| 77 | Bradley University | Peoria, IL |
| 78 | Biola University | La Mirada, CA |
| 79 | California State University - San Bernardino | San Bernardino, CA |
| 80 | Texas Christian University | Fort Worth, TX |
| 81 | Illinois State University | Normal, IL |
View the Best Education Doctor's Degree Schools for a specific region near you.
| Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Educational Administration | 7,684 |
| General Education | 2,177 |
| Curriculum & Instruction | 1,434 |
| Teacher Education Subject Specific | 495 |
| Teacher Education Grade Specific | 431 |
| Other Education | 426 |
| Student Counseling | 418 |
| Educational Assessment | 270 |
| Instructional Media Design | 205 |
| Special Education | 204 |
