Best Colleges for Education

Discover top universities for education majors training to become teachers, school counselors, and administrators. This ranking evaluates student-teaching quality, state licensure pass rates, curriculum innovation, and school district partnerships, helping future educators find programs that combine strong pedagogy with real-world classroom experience for immediate impact in schools.

346 schools ranked in this list.

RankSchool
#1Niagara UniversityNiagara University, NY, 14109
#2The College of New JerseyEwing, NJ, 08628
#3SUNY--GeneseoGeneseo, NY, 14454
#4Valley City State UniversityValley City, ND, 58072
#5Maranatha Baptist UniversityWatertown, WI, 53094
#6University of Northern IowaCedar Falls, IA, 50614
#7Taylor UniversityUpland, IN, 46989
#8SUNY OneontaOneonta, NY, 13825
#9Freed-Hardeman UniversityHenderson, TN, 38340
#10SUNY--New PaltzNew Paltz, NY, 12561
#11Dordt UniversitySioux Center, IA, 51250
#12Whitworth UniversitySpokane, WA, 99251
#13Calvin UniversityGrand Rapids, MI, 49546
#14Berry CollegeMount Berry, GA, 30149
#15Augustana UniversitySioux Falls, SD, 57197
#16Milligan UniversityMilligan, TN, 37682
#17Appalachian State UniversityBoone, NC, 28608
#18St. Mary's University of San AntonioSan Antonio, TX, 78228
#19North Central UniversityMinneapolis, MN, 55404
#20Salve Regina UniversityNewport, RI, 02840
#21College of CharlestonCharleston, SC, 29424
#22University of the OzarksClarksville, AR, 72830
#23Elmhurst UniversityElmhurst, IL, 60126
#24Blackburn CollegeCarlinville, IL, 62626
#25Keene State CollegeKeene, NH, 03435
#26Hiram CollegeHiram, OH, 44234
#27University of Valley ForgePhoenixville, PA, 19460
#28University of Wisconsin--La CrosseLa Crosse, WI, 54601
#29Barton CollegeWilson, NC, 27893
#30Simpson CollegeIndianola, IA, 50125
#31Asbury UniversityWilmore, KY, 40390
#32Blue Mountain Christian UniversityBlue Mountain, MS, 38610
#33McMurry UniversityAbilene, TX, 79697
#34SUNY OswegoOswego, NY, 13126
#35Augsburg UniversityMinneapolis, MN, 55454
#36Western Washington UniversityBellingham, WA, 98225
#37William Jewell CollegeLiberty, MO, 64068
#38University of EvansvilleEvansville, IN, 47722
#39Lees-McRae CollegeBanner Elk, NC, 28604
#40Longwood UniversityFarmville, VA, 23909
#41University of MontevalloMontevallo, AL, 35115
#42Murray State UniversityMurray, KY, 42071
#43Winthrop UniversityRock Hill, SC, 29733
#44University of North AlabamaFlorence, AL, 35632
#45University of Nebraska at KearneyKearney, NE, 68849
#46Baldwin Wallace UniversityBerea, OH, 44017
#47Manhattan UniversityRiverdale, NY, 10471
#48University of Wisconsin--Eau ClaireEau Claire, WI, 54701
#49Carroll UniversityWaukesha, WI, 53186
#50Wisconsin Lutheran CollegeMilwaukee, WI, 53226
#51Indiana Wesleyan UniversityMarion, IN, 46953
#52University of Wisconsin--WhitewaterWhitewater, WI, 53190
#53Texas Lutheran UniversitySeguin, TX, 78155
#54Catawba CollegeSalisbury, NC, 28144
#55Benedictine CollegeAtchison, KS, 66002
#56Sonoma State UniversityRohnert Park, CA, 94928
#57Winona State UniversityWinona, MN, 55987
#58University of Pittsburgh at JohnstownJohnstown, PA, 15904
#59North Central CollegeNaperville, IL, 60540
#60Millikin UniversityDecatur, IL, 62522
#61University of Maine at FarmingtonFarmington, ME, 04938
#62Anderson University (SC)Anderson, SC, 29621
#63Lee UniversityCleveland, TN, 37311
#64Howard Payne UniversityBrownwood, TX, 76801
#65University of Illinois--SpringfieldSpringfield, IL, 62703
#66Cedarville UniversityCedarville, OH, 45314
#67Lander UniversityGreenwood, SC, 29649
#68University of South Carolina--UpstateSpartanburg, SC, 29303
#69University of Pittsburgh at BradfordBradford, PA, 16701
#70Mississippi University for WomenColumbus, MS, 39701
#71Dakota Wesleyan UniversityMitchell, SD, 57301
#72LaGrange CollegeLaGrange, GA, 30240
#73The University of Tennessee at MartinMartin, TN, 38238
#74Welch CollegeGallatin, TN, 37066
#75Morehead State UniversityMorehead, KY, 40351
#76University of Arkansas--Pine BluffPine Bluff, AR, 71601
#77Wilmington CollegeWilmington, OH, 45177
#78University of Arkansas--Fort SmithFort Smith, AR, 72913
#79University of Virginia's College at WiseWise, VA, 24293
#80McPherson CollegeMcPherson, KS, 67460
#81Mercer UniversityMacon, GA, 31207
#82California State University--BakersfieldBakersfield, CA, 93311
#83St. John Fisher UniversityRochester, NY, 14618
#84Arizona Christian UniversityGlendale, AZ, 85306
#85Russell Sage CollegeTroy, NY, 12180
#86University of IowaIowa City, IA, 52242
#87Auburn UniversityAuburn, AL, 36849
#88San Diego State UniversitySan Diego, CA, 92182
#89Bethany Lutheran CollegeMankato, MN, 56001
#90Houghton UniversityHoughton, NY, 14744
#91St. Catherine UniversitySaint Paul, MN, 55105
#92Drake UniversityDes Moines, IA, 50311
#93California State University--FresnoFresno, CA, 93740
#94University of KentuckyLexington, KY, 40506
#95University of Alabama at BirminghamBirmingham, AL, 35294
#96Louisiana State University--Baton RougeBaton Rouge, LA, 70803
#97Wartburg CollegeWaverly, IA, 50677
#98Kansas State UniversityManhattan, KS, 66506
#99Illinois State UniversityNormal, IL, 61790
#100Springfield CollegeSPRINGFIELD, MA, 01109
#101University of LouisvilleLouisville, KY, 40292
#102Bethel University (MN)Paul, MN, 55112
#103West Virginia UniversityMorgantown, WV, 26506
#104West Chester University of PennsylvaniaWest Chester, PA, 19383
#105Bridgewater CollegeBridgewater, VA, 22812
#106University of La VerneLa Verne, CA, 91750
#107Samford UniversityBirmingham, AL, 35229
#108Monmouth CollegeMonmouth, IL, 61462
#109Pacific UniversityForest Grove, OR, 97116
#110University of MississippiUniversity, MS, 38677
#111Ouachita Baptist UniversityArkadelphia, AR, 71998
#112Nova Southeastern UniversityFort Lauderdale, FL, 33328
#113Northern Arizona UniversityFlagstaff, AZ, 86011
#114University of New EnglandBiddeford, ME, 04005
#115Kent State UniversityKent, OH, 44242
#116Ohio UniversityAthens, OH, 45701
#117Wichita State UniversityWichita, KS, 67260
#118University of South DakotaVermillion, SD, 57069
#119Marian University (IN)Indianapolis, IN, 46222
#120Sam Houston State UniversityHuntsville, TX, 77340
#121Maryville CollegeMaryville, TN, 37804
#122Bowling Green State UniversityBowling Green, OH, 43403
#123East Carolina UniversityGreenville, NC, 27858
#124Tennessee Tech UniversityCookeville, TN, 38505
#125University of MaineOrono, ME, 04469
#126University of WyomingLaramie, WY, 82071
#127University of Nevada--Las VegasLas Vegas, NV, 89154
#128University of New MexicoAlbuquerque, NM, 87131
#129Mississippi State UniversityMississippi State, MS, 39762
#130San Francisco State UniversitySan Francisco, CA, 94132
#131Texas State UniversitySan Marcos, TX, 78666
#132University of Missouri--St. LouisSaint Louis, MO, 63121
#133Western Carolina UniversityCullowhee, NC, 28723
#134St. Joseph's University, New YorkBrooklyn, NY, 11205
#135Fresno Pacific UniversityFresno, CA, 93727
#136College of Saint MaryOmaha, NE, 68106
#137Vanguard University of Southern CaliforniaCosta Mesa, CA, 92626
#138University of South Carolina--BeaufortBluffton, SC, 29909
#139Muskingum UniversityNew Concord, OH, 43762
#140Illinois CollegeJacksonville, IL, 62650
#141Buena Vista UniversityStorm Lake, IA, 50588
#142McDaniel CollegeWestminster, MD, 21157
#143Saint Mary-of-the-Woods CollegeWoods, IN, 47876
#144Rider UniversityLawrenceville, NJ, 08648
#145University of Minnesota-MorrisMorris, MN, 56267
#146Alverno CollegeMilwaukee, WI, 53234
#147Baptist University of FloridaGraceville, FL, 32440
#148Monroe UniversityBronx, NY, 11468
#149Dickinson State UniversityDickinson, ND, 58601
#150CUNY--Queens CollegeQueens, NY, 11367
#151Elizabethtown CollegeElizabethtown, PA, 17022
#152Marywood UniversityScranton, PA, 18509
#153Bluffton UniversityBluffton, OH, 45817
#154Salisbury UniversitySalisbury, MD, 21801
#155Emporia State UniversityEmporia, KS, 66801
#156Saint Martin's UniversityLacey, WA, 98503
#157University of Wisconsin--Stevens PointStevens Point, WI, 54481
#158Mount St. Mary's UniversityEmmitsburg, MD, 21727
#159Saint Xavier UniversityChicago, IL, 60655
#160Capital UniversityColumbus, OH, 43209
#161SUNY at FredoniaFredonia, NY, 14063
#162Central Washington UniversityEllensburg, WA, 98926
#163Slippery Rock University of PennsylvaniaSlippery Rock, PA, 16057
#164Piedmont UniversityDemorest, GA, 30535
#165CUNY--Brooklyn CollegeBrooklyn, NY, 11210
#166Nebraska Wesleyan UniversityLincoln, NE, 68504
#167Augustana CollegeRock Island, IL, 61201
#168SUNY--PlattsburghPlattsburgh, NY, 12901
#169University of Mount UnionAlliance, OH, 44601
#170SUNY PotsdamPotsdam, NY, 13676
#171Alfred UniversityAlfred, NY, 14802
#172SUNY BrockportBrockport, NY, 14420
#173Eastern Illinois UniversityCharleston, IL, 61920
#174Nazareth UniversityRochester, NY, 14618
#175Susquehanna UniversitySelinsgrove, PA, 17870
#176Quincy UniversityQuincy, IL, 62301
#177Holy Family UniversityPhiladelphia, PA, 19114
#178University of North Carolina--AshevilleAsheville, NC, 28804
#179Principia CollegeElsah, IL, 62028
#180Northern Michigan UniversityMarquette, MI, 49855
#181North Greenville UniversityTigerville, SC, 29688
#182Shippensburg University of PennsylvaniaShippensburg, PA, 17257
#183Carlow UniversityPittsburgh, PA, 15213
#184Bridgewater State UniversityBridgewater, MA, 02325
#185Kutztown University of PennsylvaniaKutztown, PA, 19530
#186CUNY--College of Staten IslandStaten Island, NY, 10314
#187Rhode Island CollegeProvidence, RI, 02908
#188Minot State UniversityMinot, ND, 58707
#189Mount Marty UniversityYankton, SD, 57078
#190University of Southern IndianaEvansville, IN, 47712
#191Salem State UniversitySalem, MA, 01970
#192Millersville University of PennsylvaniaMillersville, PA, 17551
#193Northwest Missouri State UniversityMaryville, MO, 64468
#194Spring Arbor UniversitySpring Arbor, MI, 49283
#195Commonwealth University of PennsylvaniaBloomsburg, PA, 17815
#196Concordia University ChicagoRiver Forest, IL, 60305
#197University of Wisconsin--StoutMenomonie, WI, 54751
#198Saginaw Valley State UniversityUniversity Center, MI, 48710
#199Fairmont State UniversityFairmont, WV, 26554
#200Concord UniversityAthens, WV, 24712
#201Georgia Southwestern State UniversityAmericus, GA, 31709
#202Purdue University--Fort WayneFort Wayne, IN, 46805
#203Louisiana Christian UniversityPineville, LA, 71359
#204Indiana University--KokomoKokomo, IN, 46904
#205Ohio Dominican UniversityColumbus, OH, 43219
#206University of Wisconsin--ParksideKenosha, WI, 53141
#207MidAmerica Nazarene UniversityOlathe, KS, 66062
#208Cameron UniversityLawton, OK, 73505
#209Evangel UniversitySpringfield, MO, 65802
#210Sul Ross State UniversityAlpine, TX, 79832
#211Montana State University BillingsBillings, MT, 59101
#212Keuka CollegeKeuka Park, NY, 14478
#213East Texas Baptist UniversityMarshall, TX, 75670
#214Rocky Mountain CollegeBillings, MT, 59102
#215East Central UniversityAda, OK, 74820
#216University of the District of ColumbiaWashington, DC, 20008
#217Toccoa Falls CollegeToccoa Falls, GA, 30598
#218Northern State UniversityAberdeen, SD, 57401
#219University of Wisconsin--PlattevillePlatteville, WI, 53818
#220Dakota State UniversityMadison, SD, 57042
#221Keystone CollegeLa Plume, PA, 18440
#222University of Central MissouriWarrensburg, MO, 64093
#223Midway UniversityMidway, KY, 40347
#224Hood CollegeFrederick, MD, 21701
#225Virginia State UniversityPetersburg, VA, 23806
#226Warren Wilson CollegeAsheville, NC, 28815
#227Southern Connecticut State UniversityNew Haven, CT, 06515
#228University of Tennessee SouthernPulaski, TN, 38478
#229Central Connecticut State UniversityNew Britain, CT, 06050
#230Viterbo UniversityLa Crosse, WI, 54601
#231Juniata CollegeHuntingdon, PA, 16652
#232Columbia College (SC)Columbia, SC, 29203
#233Doane UniversityCrete, NE, 68333
#234University of North GeorgiaDahlonega, GA, 30597
#235Troy UniversityTroy, AL, 36082
#236Jacksonville State UniversityJacksonville, AL, 36265
#237Oklahoma Baptist UniversityShawnee, OK, 74804
#238Anderson University (IN)Anderson, IN, 46012
#239Western Illinois UniversityMacomb, IL, 61455
#240Weber State UniversityOgden, UT, 84408
#241Jackson State UniversityJackson, MS, 39217
#242Carthage CollegeKenosha, WI, 53140
#243Ashland UniversityAshland, OH, 44805
#244University of GuamMangilao, GU, 96923
#245Georgia Gwinnett CollegeLawrenceville, GA, 30043
#246Berklee College of MusicBoston, MA, 02215
#247Eastern Oregon UniversityLa Grande, OR, 97850
#248Molloy UniversityRockville Centre, NY, 11571
#249College of Coastal GeorgiaBrunswick, GA, 31520
#250University of MobileMobile, AL, 36613
#251Hope International UniversityFullerton, CA, 92831
#252Regis CollegeWeston, MA, 02493
#253Williams Baptist UniversityWalnut Ridge, AR, 72476
#254Defiance CollegeDefiance, OH, 43512
#255Southern Arkansas UniversityMagnolia, AR, 71754
#256SUNY Buffalo State UniversityBuffalo, NY, 14222
#257University of Texas Permian BasinOdessa, TX, 79762
#258Elms CollegeChicopee, MA, 01013
#259Columbus State UniversityColumbus, GA, 31907
#260Auburn University at MontgomeryMontgomery, AL, 36124
#261University of Wisconsin--SuperiorSuperior, WI, 54880
#262Plymouth State UniversityPlymouth, NH, 03264
#263Pennsylvania Western UniversityCalifornia, PA, 15419
#264University of Houston--DowntownHouston, TX, 77002
#265Belhaven UniversityJackson, MS, 39202
#266University of Alaska AnchorageAnchorage, AK, 99508
#267Midwestern State UniversityWichita Falls, TX, 76308
#268Westminster College (PA)New Wilmington, PA, 16172
#269Eureka CollegeEureka, IL, 61530
#270University of South Carolina--AikenAiken, SC, 29801
#271University of Puerto Rico--AguadillaAguadilla, PR, 00604
#272Northeastern State UniversityTahlequah, OK, 74464
#273Indiana University--South BendSouth Bend, IN, 46634
#274Indiana University SoutheastNew Albany, IN, 47150
#275Southwestern Oklahoma State UniversityWeatherford, OK, 73096
#276Rockford UniversityRockford, IL, 61108
#277East Stroudsburg UniversityEast Stroudsburg, PA, 18301
#278Missouri Southern State UniversityJoplin, MO, 64801
#279Hope CollegeHolland, MI, 49422
#280Vermont State UniversityJohnson, VT, 05656
#281Colorado Christian UniversityLakewood, CO, 80226
#282Missouri Western State UniversitySt Joseph, MO, 64507
#283Bushnell UniversityEugene, OR, 97401
#284Oral Roberts UniversityTulsa, OK, 74171
#285Aquinas CollegeGrand Rapids, MI, 49506
#286Upper Iowa UniversityFayette, IA, 52142
#287Jessup UniversityRocklin, CA, 95765
#288St. Norbert CollegeDe Pere, WI, 54115
#289Hanover CollegeHanover, IN, 47243
#290St. Thomas Aquinas CollegeSparkill, NY, 10976
#291Ripon CollegeRipon, WI, 54971
#292Oklahoma City UniversityOklahoma City, OK, 73106
#293Liberty UniversityLynchburg, VA, 24502
#294Concordia University WisconsinMequon, WI, 53097
#295Concordia College--MoorheadMoorhead, MN, 56562
#296University of Science and Arts of OklahomaChickasha, OK, 73018
#297Eastern UniversityDavids, PA, 19087
#298Southern University at New OrleansNew Orleans, LA, 70126
#299Central CollegePella, IA, 50219
#300St. Ambrose UniversityDavenport, IA, 52803
#301Shorter UniversityRome, GA, 30165
#302Mount St. Joseph UniversityCincinnati, OH, 45233
#303Western New Mexico UniversitySilver City, NM, 88061
#304National Louis UniversityChicago, IL, 60603
#305Clarke UniversityDubuque, IA, 52001
#306University of Northern ColoradoGreeley, CO, 80639
#307Point Park UniversityPittsburgh, PA, 15222
#308University of LynchburgLynchburg, VA, 24501
#309Brenau UniversityGainesville, GA, 30501
#310Southern Illinois University--CarbondaleCarbondale, IL, 62901
#311Indiana University of PennsylvaniaIndiana, PA, 15705
#312Georgia Southern UniversityStatesboro, GA, 30460
#313Wingate UniversityWingate, NC, 28174
#314Wilson CollegeChambersburg, PA, 17201
#315Carson-Newman UniversityJefferson City, TN, 37760
#316Graceland UniversityLamoni, IA, 50140
#317Bethel University (TN)McKenzie, TN, 38201
#318SUNY Empire State UniversitySaratoga Springs, NY, 12866
#319University of the CumberlandsWilliamsburg, KY, 40769
#320University of Central ArkansasConway, AR, 72035
#321Pratt InstituteBrooklyn, NY, 11205
#322University of FindlayFindlay, OH, 45840
#323Western Michigan UniversityKalamazoo, MI, 49008
#324University of JamestownJamestown, ND, 58405
#325University of West GeorgiaCarrollton, GA, 30118
#326National UniversityLa Jolla, CA, 92037
#327Eastern Michigan UniversityYpsilanti, MI, 48197
#328Indiana State UniversityTerre Haute, IN, 47809
#329The University of ToledoToledo, OH, 43606
#330Oakland UniversityRochester, MI, 48309
#331University of Alaska--SoutheastJuneau, AK, 99801
#332University of Tennessee at ChattanoogaChattanooga, TN, 37403
#333Valdosta State UniversityValdosta, GA, 31698
#334Marshall UniversityHuntington, WV, 25755
#335Lindenwood UniversitySaint Charles, MO, 63301
#336University of Louisiana at LafayetteLafayette, LA, 70504
#337East Texas A&M UniversityCommerce, TX, 75429
#338University of Southern MississippiHattiesburg, MS, 39406
#339University of Wisconsin-OshkoshOshkosh, WI, 54901
#340Wright State UniversityDayton, OH, 45435
#341University of Pittsburgh at GreensburgGreensburg, PA, 15601
#342Northern Kentucky UniversityHighland Heights, KY, 41099
#343Wheeling UniversityWheeling, WV, 26003
#344Wayland Baptist UniversityPlainview, TX, 79072
#345Chipola CollegeMarianna, FL, 32446
#346Florida SouthWestern State CollegeFort Myers, FL, 33919