If you’re thinking about earning a graduate degree in education, there are several things you should consider. However, the most important thing to evaluate is the quality of the school and program where you’ll be earning your education degree. The 50 graduate education schools presented below are ranked based on many of the criteria (such as admissions selectivity, quality of students and faculty, graduation rates, accreditation, etc.) that are reflective of a good graduate school. However, rankings should not be construed as the “end all” to your academic search, rather a starting point. When evaluating graduate education program you’ll want to make sure a program is regionally accredited; has a well respected, high-quality faculty; and a good graduation and placement rate–but ultimately you’ll want to find a program that meets your personal and career aspirations.
Education College Rankings |
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| Rank | Name | Annual Tuition | Enrollment | |||
| 1 | Vanderbilt University (Peabody) – Nashville, TN | $1,500 per credit | 780 | |||
| 2 | Columbia University – New York, NY | $1,100 per credit | 5,100 | |||
| 3 | Harvard University – Cambridge, MA | $34,000 | 990 | |||
| 4 | University of Oregon – Eugene, OR | $12,500 In-state, $18,000 Out-of-state |
800 | |||
| 5 | Stanford University – Stanford, CA | $380 | $37,400 | |||
| 6 | University of California–Los Angeles – Los Angeles, CA | N/A In-state, $14,500 Out-of-state |
840 | |||
| 7 | Northwestern University – Evanston, IL | $38,000 | 380 | |||
| 8 | University of Wisconsin–Madison – Madison, WI | $10,500 In-state, $25,000 Out-of-state |
1,030 | |||
| 9 | University of California–Berkeley – Berkeley, CA | N/A In-state, $14,600 Out-of-state |
400 | |||
| 10 | University of Texas–Austin – Austin, TX | $7,400 In-state, $14,500 Out-of-state |
1,580 | |||
| 11 | University of Washington – Seattle, WA | $10,700 In-state, $24,000 Out-of-state |
1,100 | |||
| 12 | Ohio State University – Columbus, OH | $11,000 In-state, $26,500 Out-of-state |
1,350 | |||
| 13 | University of Pennsylvania – Philadelphia, PA | $38,800 | 1,150 | |||
| 14 | University of Michigan–Ann Arbor – Ann Arbor, MI | $17,624 In-state, $35,600 Out-of-state |
490 | |||
| 15 | New York University (Steinhardt) – New York, NY | $29,000 | 3,780 | |||
| 16 | Michigan State University – East Lansing, MI | $511/credit In-state $1,000/credit Out-of-state |
1,780 | |||
| 17 | Boston College (Lynch) – Chestnut Hill, MA | $1,050 per credit | 905 | |||
| 18 | University of Kansas – Lawrence, KS | $270/credit In-state $650/credit Out-of-state |
1,150 | |||
| 19 | Indiana University–Bloomington – Bloomington, IN | $330/credit In-state, $970/credit Out-of-state |
1,020 | |||
| 20 | University of Virginia (Curry) – Charlottesville, VA | $10,450 In-state, $20,010 Out-of-state |
730 | |||
| 21 | Pennsylvania State University–University Park – University Park, PA | $15,400 In-state, $28,200 Out-of-state |
1,165 | |||
| 22 | University of Pittsburgh – Pittsburgh, PA | $11,200 In-state, $18,310 Out-of-state |
1,250 | |||
| 23 | University of Minnesota–Twin Cities – Minneapolis, MN | $11,200 In-state, $18,300 Out-of-state |
2,500 | |||
| 24 | University of Illinois–Urbana-Champaign – Champaign, IL | $9,300 In-state, $22,500 Out-of-state |
1,270 | |||
| 25 | University of Maryland–College Park – College Park, MD | $470/credit In-state, $1,020/credit Out-ofstate |
1,240 | |||
| 26 | University of Southern California (Rossier) – Los Angeles, CA | $1,300/credit | 1,270 | |||
| 27 | Virginia Commonwealth University – Richmond, VA | $7,200 In-state, $15,900 Out-of-state |
1,800 | |||
| 28 | University of Delaware – Newark, DE | $8,550 In-state, $22,250 Out-of-state |
510 | |||
| 29 | University of North Carolina–Chapel Hill – Chapel Hill, NC | $5,400 In-state, $19,800 Out-of-state |
630 | |||
| 30 | George Washington University – Washington, DC | $1,120 per credit | 1,990 | |||
| 31 | Texas A&M University–College Station – College State, TX | $222/credit In-state, $500/credit Out-of-state |
1,330 | |||
| 32 | University of Iowa – Iowa City, IA | $6,850 In-state, $20,440 Out-of-state |
700 | |||
| 33 | Utah State University – Logan, UT | $3,460 In-state, $12,100 Out-of-state |
1,040 | |||
| 34 | University of Connecticut (Neag) – Storrs, CT | $9,450 In-state, $24,500 Out-of-state |
850 | |||
| 35 | Arizona State University (Fulton) – Tempe, AZ | $7,975 In-state, $20,320 Out-of-state |
1,230 | |||
| 36 | Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey–New Brunswick – New Brunswick, NJ | $13,840 In-state, $21,200 Out-of-state |
980 | |||
| 37 | Cornell University – Ithaca, NY | $20,800 | 75 | |||
| 38 | College of William and Mary – Williamsburg, VA | $10,500 In-state, $24,200 Out-of-state |
350 | |||
| 39 | University of Georgia – Athens, GA | $6,000 In-state, $20,900 Out-of-state |
3,424 | |||
| 40 | Florida State University – Tallahassee, FL | $260/credit In-state, $900/credit Out-of-state |
1,140 | |||
| 41 | University of Missouri – Columbia, MO | $300/credit In-state, $770/credit Out-of-state |
2,300 | |||
| 42 | Purdue University–West Lafayette – West Lafayette, IN | $8,200 In-state, $24,700 Out-of-state |
430 | |||
| 43 | University of Colorado–Boulder – Boulder, CO | $8,200 In-state, $23,300 Out-of-state |
460 | |||
| 44 | Lehigh University – Bethlehem, PA | $500 per credit | 650 | |||
| 45 | Washington University in St. Louis – St. Louis, MO | $38,000 | 30 | |||
| 46 | Temple University – Philadelphia, PA | $590/credit In-state, $860/credit Out-of-state |
700 | |||
| 47 | University of Tennessee–Knoxville – Knoxville, TN | $6,800 In-state, $20,600 Out-of-state |
550 | |||
| 48 | University of Massachusetts–Amherst – Amherst, MA | $2,600 In-state, $9,900 Out-of-state |
763 | |||
| 49 | University of Hawaii–Manoa – Honolulu, HI | $8,900 In-state, $21,500 Out-of-state |
1,206 | |||
| 50 | University of Illinois–Chicago – Chicago, IL | $8,800 In-state, $20,800 Out-of-state |
920 | |||
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* College rankings based on editor generated composite of major ranking indices. |
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