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Best Colleges for Education

Top education and teacher training programs ranked by graduate earnings, completion rates, and actual cost. Federal data. No paid rankings.

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How We Rank Education Schools

These rankings filter to schools with education programs, then rank by our 5-component composite score using verified federal data. Rankings use a composite score: graduate earnings (28%), graduation rate (25%), social mobility via Pell Grant share (20%), debt burden (15%), and net cost for low-income students (12%). Where a school has not reported one of these, that component is dropped and the remaining weights are rescaled rather than filled in with an estimate. Only 4-year non-profit schools with sufficient data qualify.

→Earnings: Median annual earnings 10 years after enrollment. Source: College Scorecard.
→Graduation rate: Full-time first-time students completing within 150% of normal time. Source: IPEDS.
→Net price: Average annual cost after all grants and scholarships. Source: IPEDS.
→Social mobility: Share of students receiving Pell Grants, a direct measure of access for low-income students. Source: IPEDS.
→Debt burden: Median federal loan debt at graduation. Source: College Scorecard.

Top 10 Education Schools (2026)

Ranked by composite: earnings, graduation rate, social mobility, debt, affordability.

#	School	Accept	Net Price/yr	Grad Rate	Earnings (10yr)
1	CUNY Bernard M Baruch College New York, NY	47.5%	$4,326	72%	$75,971
2	Harvard University Cambridge, MA	3.6%	$17,525	98%	$101,817
3	Brown University Providence, RI	5.4%	$26,256	96%	$93,487
4	CUNY City College New York, NY	60%	$4,664	57%	$66,039
5	Middlebury College Middlebury, VT	10.7%	$26,233	91%	$76,310
6	California State University-Fullerton Fullerton, CA	90.5%	$7,064	70%	$62,951
7	Boston College Chestnut Hill, MA	16.4%	$32,519	91%	$103,937
8	University of California-Riverside Riverside, CA	76.4%	$14,562	76%	$67,699
9	California State Polytechnic University-Pomona Pomona, CA	75.2%	$11,940	68%	$71,902
10	CUNY Brooklyn College Brooklyn, NY	58.4%	$4,512	54%	$60,752

500 schools with Education programs in dataset. Top 10 shown. Data: IPEDS + College Scorecard. Updated annually.

All 500 Colleges in the Dataset

The ranking above shows the top 10 by composite score. Every school in the full dataset is listed here so you can explore beyond the top results.

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California State University-San Marcos California State University-Stanislaus Calumet College of Saint Joseph Calvary University Cambridge College Cameron University Campbellsville University Canisius University Carolina University Carthage College Case Western Reserve University Centenary College of Louisiana Centenary University Central Baptist College Central Christian College of Kansas Central Methodist University-College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Central Ohio Technical College Central Wyoming College Centre College Chadron State College Chaminade University of Honolulu Chapman University Charleston Southern University Charter Oak State College Chatham University Cheyney University of Pennsylvania Chipola College Chowan University Christopher Newport University Citadel Military College of South Carolina Claflin University Clark College Clarke University Clarkson College Clarkson University Coe College Coker University College of Central Florida College of Coastal Georgia College of Saint Mary College of Staten Island CUNY College of the Ozarks Colorado Christian University Colorado State University Pueblo Concord University Concordia College at Moorhead Concordia University Ann Arbor Concordia University-Nebraska Concordia University-Saint Paul Concordia University-Wisconsin Connecticut College Converse University Coppin State University Covenant College Crafton Hills College Creighton University Crowley's Ridge College Cumberland University CUNY Bernard M Baruch College CUNY Brooklyn College CUNY City College CUNY Lehman College CUNY Medgar Evers College CUNY New York City College of Technology CUNY York College D'Youville University Dallas Christian College Davis & Elkins College Daytona State College Delaware State University Delaware Valley University Dewey University-Manati Dominican University Dominican University New York Dordt University Drake University Drury University-College of Continuing Professional Studies East Tennessee State University East Texas Baptist University Eastern Arizona College Eastern Connecticut State University Eastern Illinois University Eastern Kentucky University Eastern New Mexico University-Main Campus Eastern University Elizabethtown College Elmhurst University Elon University Emmanuel College Empire State University Emporia State University Erskine College Escuela de Artes Plasticas y Diseno de Puerto Rico Fairfield University Fairleigh Dickinson University-Metropolitan Campus Faith International University Faulkner University Ferris State University Fisher College Fitchburg State University Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University Florida Gulf Coast University Florida Southern College Florida State University Framingham State University Francis Marion University Furman University Gallaudet University George Washington University Georgetown College Georgia College & State University Georgia Gwinnett College Georgian Court University Gordon College Gordon State College Goucher College Grace College and Theological Seminary Graceland University-Lamoni Grand Valley State University Grays Harbor College Great Basin College Hampton University Hanover College Harvard University Haskell Indian Nations University Hawaii Pacific University Heritage University Highline College Hollins University Hope College Huntingdon College Huntington University Husson University Illinois State University Illinois Wesleyan University Immaculata University Indian River State College Indiana State University Indiana University-East Indiana University-Indianapolis Indiana University-Northwest Indiana University-South Bend Indiana Wesleyan University-National & Global Inter American University of Puerto Rico-Fajardo Inter American University of Puerto Rico-Ponce Iowa State University Ithaca College Jackson State University Jacksonville State University James Madison University Jarvis Christian University Judson University Juniata College Kansas State University Kean University Keene State College 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University Mount Saint Mary College Naropa University Nazareth University Nebraska Methodist College of Nursing & Allied Health Nevada State University New Jersey City University New York Institute of Technology Newberry College Niagara University North Carolina A & T State University North Central College Northern Kentucky University Northern Marianas College Northern New Mexico College Northland Pioneer College Northwest Florida State College Nova Southeastern University Ohio State University-Marion Campus Ohio University-Zanesville Campus Oklahoma City University Oklahoma State University-Main Campus Ottawa University-Surprise Park University Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Harrisburg Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Wilkes-Barre Pennsylvania State University-Penn State York Pennsylvania Western University Pepperdine University Plymouth State University Point Loma Nazarene University Point University Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico-Ponce Prairie View A & M University Prescott College Purdue University Northwest Purdue University-Main Campus Quincy University Quinnipiac University Ramapo College of New Jersey Regis College Roberts Wesleyan University Rollins College Saint Anselm College Saint Cloud State University Saint Johns River State College Salem State University Salish Kootenai College San Jose State University Santa Clara University Santa Fe College Seattle University Shepherd University Siena College Sinte Gleska University South Florida State College Southeastern Louisiana University Southeastern Oklahoma State University Southern Adventist University Southern Arkansas University Main Campus Southern University at New Orleans Southern Utah University Southwest Baptist University Southwestern Adventist University St Bonaventure University St Petersburg College St Philip's College St. John Fisher University St. John's University-New York State University of New York at Plattsburgh Stephen F Austin State University Stevenson University SUNY at Fredonia SUNY Buffalo State University SUNY College at Geneseo SUNY Oneonta Syracuse University Tabor College Tallahassee State College Tennessee Wesleyan University Texas A & M University-Corpus Christi Texas A&M University-San Antonio Texas Christian University Texas Lutheran University The Evergreen State College The Master's University and Seminary The University of Tennessee-Knoxville The University of Texas at Arlington The University of Texas at San Antonio The University of Texas at Tyler Thiel College Thomas College Troy University Union Adventist University Union University Universidad Ana G. Mendez-Carolina Campus University of Akron Wayne College University of Alaska Anchorage University of Alaska Fairbanks University of Arkansas University of California-Riverside University of Central Arkansas University of Central Florida University of Central Missouri University of Colorado Colorado Springs University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus University of Connecticut University of Connecticut-Avery Point University of Connecticut-Hartford Campus University of Connecticut-Stamford University of Connecticut-Waterbury Campus University of Dayton University of Delaware University of Denver University of Evansville University of Florida-Online University of Hartford University of Hawaii at Hilo University of Hawaii-West Oahu University of Houston-Clear Lake University of Houston-Downtown University of Illinois Springfield University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign University of Iowa University of Kentucky University of Louisville University of Mary Washington University of Maryland Eastern Shore University of Maryland-Baltimore County University of Massachusetts-Boston University of Massachusetts-Lowell University of Michigan-Dearborn University of Michigan-Flint University of Minnesota-Duluth University of Minnesota-Morris University of Mississippi University of Missouri-Columbia University of Missouri-Kansas City University of Missouri-St Louis University of Montevallo University of Mount Olive University of Mount Union University of Nebraska at Kearney University of Nebraska at Omaha University of Nebraska-Lincoln University of New Orleans University of North Alabama University of North Carolina Wilmington University of North Florida University of Northern Colorado University of Oregon University of Portland University of Puerto Rico at Cayey University of Puerto Rico at Ponce University of Puerto Rico-Aguadilla University of Puerto Rico-Arecibo University of Puerto Rico-Carolina University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez University of Puerto Rico-Rio Piedras University of Puerto Rico-Utuado University of Redlands University of Rochester University of Saint Mary University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma University of South Alabama University of Southern California University of Southern Indiana University of Southern Maine University of St Francis University of St Thomas University of the Ozarks University of Valley Forge University of Vermont University of Washington-Bothell Campus University of Washington-Seattle Campus University of West Florida University of Wisconsin-La Crosse University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh University of Wisconsin-River Falls University of Wisconsin-Stout University of Wyoming Utah State University Utah Tech University Utah Valley University Utica University Vanguard University of Southern California Virginia Commonwealth University Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Virginia State University Wagner College Walla Walla University Warner University Wartburg College Washburn University Washington State University Wayland Baptist University Waynesburg University Weber State University Wenatchee Valley College West Virginia State University West Virginia University West Virginia University at Parkersburg West Virginia Wesleyan College Western Colorado University Western Michigan University Westminster University Wheaton College (Massachusetts)Whitworth University Wichita State University Wilkes University William & Mary William Carey University William Penn University Williams Baptist University Wilmington College Wingate University Winona State University Winston-Salem State University Wisconsin Lutheran College Wright State University-Lake Campus Xavier University Yeshiva University

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