Colleges that graduate the most education majors

Largest education programs

The 50 largest education programs by bachelor's degrees awarded in 2023. Click a college for its education page: share of campus, rank among its majors, gender split, and the admissions bar.

Most concentrated in education

Where education is the biggest part of campus: share of all graduates, among colleges awarding at least 50 degrees in the field.

How to get in for education

What readers look for from applicants who declare this field, at any selectivity.

1. Steady academics and a record of working with kids: tutoring, coaching, camps
2. State certification paths shape the curriculum; know whether the program is direct-entry
3. Essays that show why teaching, specifically
4. Run your odds with the major set: your estimate for education →

Most selective colleges for education

Lowest acceptance rates among colleges awarding at least 25 education degrees.

Most accessible colleges for education

Colleges admitting 60% or more of applicants that still award at least 50 education degrees a year.

Education by state

States with the most education graduates at tracked colleges.

Every college for education

All 776 colleges awarding 10 or more bachelor's degrees in education in 2023, alphabetically. Each link opens that college's education page.

• Abilene Christian University 35
• Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College 51
• Adelphi University 46
• Adrian College 41
• Alabama A&M University 25
• Alabama State University 35
• Alabama-Huntsville 33
• Alaska Fairbanks 20
• Albany State University 158
• Albion College 13
• Alfred University 16
• Alice Lloyd College 16
• Alma College 31
• Alvernia University 21
• Anderson University (IN) 20
• Anderson University (SC) 109
• Appalachian State University 372
• Aquinas College 29
• Arcadia University 30
• Arizona Christian University 19
• Arizona State University 667
• Arkansas State University 130
• Arkansas Tech University 148
• Ashland University 88
• Auburn Montgomery 45
• Auburn University 238
• Augsburg University 37
• Augusta University 47
• Augustana College 47
• Augustana University 32
• Aurora University 65
• Austin Peay State University 68
• Ave Maria University 10
• Avila University 10
• Baldwin Wallace University 51
• Ball State University 360
• Barton College 11
• Baylor University 122
• Bellarmine University 20
• Bellevue University 15
• Belmont Abbey College 17
• Belmont University 41
• Bemidji State University 95
• Benedictine College 40
• Benedictine University 10
• Berea College 15
• Berry College 22
• Bethany College (WV) 15
• Bethany Lutheran College 15
• Bethel University (IN) 15
• Bethel University (MN) 62
• Bethel University (TN) 20
• Biola University 48
• Black Hills State University 53
• Blue Mountain Christian University 35
• Bluefield State University 16
• Bluefield University 10
• Bluffton University 20
• Bob Jones University 48
• Boise State University 203
• Boston College 22
• Boston University 62
• Bowie State University 30
• Bowling Green State University 439
• Bradley University 47
• Brenau University 36
• Brescia University 11
• Briar Cliff University 15
• Bridgewater State University 238
• Brigham Young University 416
• Brooklyn College 269
• Brown University 14
• Bryan College 19
• Bucknell University 25
• Buffalo State University 178
• Bushnell University 13
• Butler University 77
• Cairn University 24
• Cal Poly Pomona 138
• Cal Poly San Luis Obispo 50
• Cal State Chico 66
• Cal State Dominguez Hills 228
• Cal State Fullerton 504
• Cal State Long Beach 49
• Cal State Los Angeles 358
• Cal State Northridge 376
• Cal State San Marcos 89
• Cal State Stanislaus 62
• Caldwell University 11
• California Baptist University 84
• California University of PA 223
• Calvin University 63
• Cameron University 41
• Campbell University 40
• Campbellsville University 50
• Canisius University 23
• Capital University 61
• Carroll College (MT) 16
• Carroll University 44
• Carson-Newman University 23
• Carthage College 27
• Catawba College 13
• Catholic University 13
• Cedarville University 84
• Central Methodist University 31
• Central Michigan University 302
• Central Missouri 198
• Central Oklahoma 179
• Central State University 357
• Central Washington University 310
• Chadron State College 104
• Chaminade University 31
• Chapman University 47
• Charleston Southern University 49
• Chestnut Hill College 29
• Chicago State University 15
• Chowan University 12
• Claflin University 23
• Clarion University 223
• Clark University 10
• Clarke University 25
• Clayton State University 21
• Clemson University 226
• Cleveland State University 80
• Coastal Carolina University 113
• Coe College 12
• Colgate University 12
• College of Charleston 96
• College of Coastal Georgia 34
• College of the Ozarks 28
• Colorado Christian University 108
• Colorado State University 26
• Columbia College (SC) 51
• Columbus State University 89
• Commonwealth U Bloomsburg 252
• Commonwealth U Lock Haven 252
• Commonwealth U Mansfield 252
• Concord University 39
• Concordia University Ann Arbor 11
• Concordia University Chicago 46
• Concordia University Nebraska 54
• Concordia University St. Paul 31
• Concordia University Wisconsin 56
• Connecticut College 11
• Converse University 19
• Coppin State University 12
• Corban University 14
• Cornell College 10
• Cornerstone University 41
• Creighton University 13
• Crown College 10
• CUNY Staten Island 94
• Daemen University 20
• Dakota State University 58
• Dakota Wesleyan University 25
• Dallas Baptist University 41
• Dalton State College 79
• Defiance College 14
• Delaware State University 22
• Delta State University 85
• DePaul University 91
• DeSales University 23
• Dickinson College 11
• Dickinson State University 43
• District of Columbia 16
• Doane University 26
• Dominican University (NY) 13
• Dordt University 36
• Drake University 61
• Drexel University 35
• Drury University 15
• Duke University 13
• Duquesne University 96
• East Carolina University 296
• East Central University 41
• East Stroudsburg University 114
• East Tennessee State University 85
• East Texas A&M University 125
• Eastern Connecticut State 39
• Eastern Illinois University 133
• Eastern Kentucky University 107
• Eastern Michigan University 237
• Eastern New Mexico University 79
• Eastern Oregon University 66
• Eastern Washington University 187
• Edinboro University 223
• Elizabeth City State University 13
• Elizabethtown College 32
• Elmhurst University 76
• Elon University 46
• Emerson College 14
• Emmanuel College (MA) 39
• Emmanuel University (GA) 22
• Emporia State University 178
• Endicott College 27
• Erskine College 11
• Evangel University 48
• Fairmont State University 41
• Fayetteville State University 33
• Ferris State University 75
• Findlay University 37
• Fisher College 15
• Flagler College 46
• Florida A&M University 51
• Florida Atlantic University 166
• Florida College 10
• Florida Gulf Coast University 143
• Florida International University 433
• Florida Southern College 34
• Florida State University 174
• Fort Hays State University 288
• Fort Lewis College 18
• Francis Marion University 28
• Franciscan University of Steubenville 23
• Franklin College 14
• Franklin Pierce University 16
• Freed-Hardeman University 33
• Fresno State University 92
• Friends University 16
• Frostburg State University 57
• Furman University 13
• Gannon University 20
• Gardner-Webb University 43
• Geneva College 23
• George Fox University 44
• George Mason University 115
• Georgetown College (KY) 14
• Georgia College 67
• Georgia Gwinnett College 111
• Georgia Southern University 310
• Georgia Southwestern State 65
• Georgia State University 217
• Glenville State University 18
• Gonzaga University 17
• Gordon College 26
• Governors State University 39
• Grace College 39
• Graceland University 16
• Grambling State University 41
• Grand Canyon University 1,623
• Grand Valley State University 146
• Grand View University 16
• Grove City College 49
• Guilford College 12
• Gustavus Adolphus College 31
• Hannibal-LaGrange University 17
• Hanover College 14
• Harding University 94
• Harris-Stowe State University 16
• Hastings College 33
• Hawaii Pacific University 20
• Henderson State University 55
• High Point University 47
• Hofstra University 42
• Holy Family University 47
• Hood College 20
• Hope College 80
• Hope International University 14
• Houston Christian University 19
• Howard University 19
• Huntington University 19
• Huston-Tillotson University 18
• Idaho State University 110
• Illinois College 14
• Illinois Springfield 38
• Illinois State University 818
• Indiana State University 129
• Indiana U of Pennsylvania 72
• Indiana University 266
• Indiana University Indianapolis 150
• Indiana Wesleyan University 60
• Iona University 24
• Iowa State University 213
• Ithaca College 37
• IU East 29
• IU Kokomo 45
• IU Northwest 21
• IU South Bend 49
• IU Southeast 65
• Jackson State University 122
• Jacksonville State University 175
• James Madison University 226
• Jarvis Christian University 12
• Jessup University 17
• John Brown University 16
• John Carroll University 21
• Johnson University 19
• Judson University 13
• Juniata College 17
• Kansas State University 292
• Kean University 170
• Keene State College 68
• Kennesaw State University 343
• Kent State University 379
• Kentucky Wesleyan College 10
• King University 15
• Knox College 24
• Kutztown University 247
• La Salle University 21
• Lake Erie College 22
• Lake Superior State University 24
• Lancaster Bible College 28
• Lander University 56
• Langston University 36
• Lawrence University 11
• Lebanon Valley College 32
• Lee University 56
• Lees-McRae College 21
• Lenoir-Rhyne University 22
• Lewis University 87
• Lewis-Clark State College 57
• Liberty University 666
• Lincoln University (MO) 34
• Lindenwood University 69
• Lindsey Wilson University 25
• Linfield University 12
• Lipscomb University 21
• Long Island University 63
• Longwood University 73
• Loras College 10
• Louisiana Christian University 14
• Louisiana State University 483
• Louisiana Tech University 39
• Loyola University Chicago 49
• LSU Alexandria 10
• LSU Shreveport 13
• Lubbock Christian University 30
• Luther College 14
• Lynn University 21
• Madonna University 11
• Malone University 26
• Marian University (IN) 23
• Marist University 49
• Marquette University 49
• Mars Hill University 10
• Marshall University 107
• Martin Luther College 107
• Mary University 49
• Maryville University 20
• Mayville State University 65
• McDaniel College 14
• McKendree University 24
• McNeese State University 23
• McPherson College 19
• Mercer University 91
• Mercy University 42
• Messiah University 81
• Metro State Denver 130
• Miami University (Ohio) 262
• Michigan State University 157
• Mid-America Christian University 11
• MidAmerica Nazarene University 20
• Middle Tennessee State University 98
• Midland University 66
• Midway University 29
• Midwestern State University 93
• Millersville University 156
• Milligan University 10
• Millikin University 51
• Minnesota Duluth 105
• Minnesota State Mankato 185
• Minnesota State Moorhead 127
• Minot State University 79
• Mississippi College 37
• Mississippi State University 323
• Mississippi Valley State University 32
• Missouri Baptist University 66
• Missouri Southern State 86
• Missouri State University 462
• Missouri Valley College 22
• Missouri Western State 49
• Missouri-St. Louis 122
• Mobile University 21
• Molloy University 59
• Monmouth University 33
• Montana State Billings 43
• Montana State Northern 16
• Montana State University 86
• Montana Western 110
• Montclair State University 180
• Montevallo 45
• Moravian University 17
• Morehead State University 80
• Morgan State University 44
• Morningside University 68
• Mount Holyoke College 17
• Mount Marty University 37
• Mount Mercy University 40
• Mount Olive University 57
• Mount Vernon Nazarene University 53
• Murray State University 149
• Muskingum University 27
• NC State University 142
• Nebraska-Kearney 177
• New Mexico Highlands 122
• New Mexico State University 142
• New York University 62
• Newberry College 13
• Newman University 52
• Nicholls State University 52
• Norfolk State University 19
• North American University 13
• North Carolina A&T State University 44
• North Carolina Central University 49
• North Central College 37
• North Central University 18
• North Dakota State University 59
• North Georgia 175
• North Greenville University 76
• North Park University 18
• Northeastern State University 136
• Northern Arizona University 466
• Northern Illinois University 241
• Northern Kentucky University 123
• Northern Michigan University 115
• Northern New Mexico College 15
• Northern State University 56
• Northwest Missouri State 198
• Northwest Nazarene University 21
• Northwest University 15
• Northwestern College (IA) 49
• Northwestern Oklahoma State 36
• Northwestern State University 35
• Northwestern University 13
• Norwich University 10
• Nova Southeastern University 68
• Oakland City University 17
• Oakland University 187
• Ohio Dominican University 13
• Ohio Northern University 22
• Ohio State University 428
• Ohio University 261
• Ohio Wesleyan University 22
• Oklahoma Baptist University 35
• Oklahoma Christian University 18
• Oklahoma City University 29
• Oklahoma Panhandle State University 12
• Oklahoma State University 181
• Oklahoma Wesleyan University 10
• Old Dominion University 209
• Olivet Nazarene University 48
• Oral Roberts University 39
• Oregon State University 63
• Ottawa University 16
• Otterbein University 26
• Ouachita Baptist University 28
• Our Lady of the Lake University 16
• Pace University 40
• Pacific Lutheran University 35
• Palm Beach Atlantic University 16
• Park University 30
• Parkside University (WI) 34
• Penn State University 399
• Peru State College 42
• Pitt-Johnstown 54
• Pittsburg State University 105
• Plymouth State University 54
• Point Loma Nazarene University 53
• Prairie View A&M University 12
• Providence College 48
• Purdue Northwest 39
• Purdue University 198
• Purdue University Fort Wayne 114
• Queens College (NY) 293
• Quincy University 23
• Radford University 31
• Ramapo College 61
• Randolph-Macon College 10
• Regent University 31
• Reinhardt University 25
• Rhode Island College 105
• Rider University 74
• Ripon College 14
• Roanoke College 39
• Robert Morris University 24
• Roberts Wesleyan University 61
• Rocky Mountain College 18
• Roger Williams University 48
• Rollins College 20
• Rowan University 283
• Sacramento State University 362
• Saginaw Valley State University 138
• Saint Anselm College 20
• Saint Joseph's University 51
• Saint Leo University 87
• Saint Louis University 28
• Saint Martin's University 35
• Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College 29
• Saint Xavier University 65
• Salisbury University 138
• Salve Regina University 46
• Sam Houston State University 320
• Samford University 48
• San Diego State University 140
• San Francisco State University 208
• San Jose State University 159
• Savannah State University 16
• Science and Arts of Oklahoma 22
• SE Oklahoma State 33
• Seattle Pacific University 30
• Seton Hall University 53
• Seton Hill University 32
• Shawnee State University 45
• Shepherd University 39
• Shippensburg University 121
• Shorter University 41
• Sioux Falls University 25
• Skidmore College 10
• Slippery Rock University 181
• Smith College 19
• South Carolina State University 24
• South Dakota State University 122
• Southeast Missouri State University 164
• Southeastern Louisiana University 80
• Southeastern University 55
• Southern Arkansas University 113
• Southern Connecticut State 119
• Southern Illinois University 181
• Southern Illinois University Edwardsville 109
• Southern Methodist University 22
• Southern Nazarene University 57
• Southern New Hampshire University 44
• Southern Oregon University 56
• Southern University 16
• Southern University New Orleans 16
• Southern Utah University 176
• Southern Wesleyan University 24
• Southwest Baptist University 46
• Southwestern College (KS) 20
• Spring Arbor University 26
• Spring Hill College 12
• Springfield College 29
• St. Ambrose University 41
• St. Bonaventure University 42
• St. Cloud State University 92
• St. John Fisher University 40
• St. John's University 85
• St. Norbert College 60
• St. Olaf College 20
• St. Thomas Aquinas College 34
• Stephens College 14
• Sterling College 16
• Stetson University 21
• Stevenson University 31
• Stillman College 13
• Stockton University 14
• Stonehill College 57
• SUNY Brockport 162
• SUNY Fredonia 151
• SUNY Geneseo 220
• SUNY New Paltz 187
• SUNY Oneonta 259
• SUNY Oswego 179
• SUNY Plattsburgh 62
• SUNY Potsdam 137
• Susquehanna University 40
• SW Minnesota State 87
• SW Oklahoma State 85
• Swarthmore College 13
• Syracuse University 63
• Tabor College 10
• Talladega College 19
• TAMU Texarkana 27
• Tarleton State University 99
• Taylor University 67
• Temple University 173
• Tennessee State University 35
• Tennessee Tech University 197
• Tennessee Wesleyan University 21
• Texas A&M International 155
• Texas A&M Kingsville 35
• Texas A&M University 308
• Texas A&M-Corpus Christi 71
• Texas Christian University 112
• Texas Southern University 23
• Texas State University 324
• Texas Tech University 304
• Texas Wesleyan University 30
• Texas Woman's University 131
• The College of New Jersey 179
• Thomas More University 23
• Thomas University 13
• Tougaloo College 10
• Towson University 319
• Trevecca Nazarene University 17
• Trine University 28
• Trinity Christian College 74
• Trinity College 11
• Troy University 145
• Truett McConnell University 15
• Tulane University 15
• Tusculum University 22
• U of Arkansas Fort Smith 71
• U of Arkansas Monticello 46
• U of Indianapolis 24
• UC Colorado Springs 58
• UC Irvine 259
• UC Riverside 160
• UC San Diego 59
• UC Santa Cruz 76
• UCLA 102
• UM Dearborn 43
• UMass Lowell 30
• UNC Charlotte 152
• UNC Greensboro 139
• UNC Pembroke 55
• UNC Wilmington 129
• Union College (KY) 12
• Union University (TN) 13
• University at Albany 91
• University of Akron 144
• University of Alabama 165
• University of Alabama at Birmingham 166
• University of Arizona 270
• University of Arkansas 208
• University of Arkansas at Little Rock 39
• University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff 31
• University of Central Arkansas 111
• University of Central Florida 507
• University of Cincinnati 199
• University of Colorado 69
• University of Connecticut 163
• University of Dayton 163
• University of Delaware 235
• University of Evansville 30
• University of Florida 182
• University of Georgia 246
• University of Hawaiʻi 131
• University of Idaho 92
• University of Illinois 254
• University of Iowa 153
• University of Kansas 124
• University of Kentucky 386
• University of Louisiana at Lafayette 242
• University of Louisiana at Monroe 58
• University of Louisville 214
• University of Maine 161
• University of Maryland 109
• University of Massachusetts Amherst 64
• University of Memphis 114
• University of Miami 34
• University of Michigan 51
• University of Minnesota 306
• University of Mississippi 212
• University of Missouri 282
• University of Missouri-Kansas City 43
• University of Montana 42
• University of Nebraska 248
• University of Nebraska Omaha 246
• University of Nevada, Las Vegas 384
• University of Nevada, Reno 93
• University of New Mexico 190
• University of New Orleans 26
• University of North Alabama 104
• University of North Carolina 115
• University of North Dakota 57
• University of North Florida 138
• University of North Texas 315
• University of Northern Colorado 188
• University of Northern Iowa 536
• University of Northwestern St. Paul 38
• University of Oklahoma 137
• University of Oregon 96
• University of Pikeville 24
• University of Portland 26
• University of Rhode Island 124
• University of Rio Grande 28
• University of Saint Francis (IN) 21
• University of Scranton 28
• University of South Alabama 86
• University of South Carolina 165
• University of South Dakota 72
• University of South Florida 289
• University of Southern Indiana 63
• University of Southern Mississippi 200
• University of St. Thomas 30
• University of Tampa 53
• University of Tennessee 69
• University of Tennessee at Chattanooga 148
• University of Texas at Arlington 121
• University of Texas at Austin 24
• University of Texas at El Paso 273
• University of Texas at San Antonio 270
• University of Texas Rio Grande Valley 17
• University of the Cumberlands 143
• University of the Incarnate Word 28
• University of the Pacific 23
• University of the Southwest 10
• University of Toledo 105
• University of Utah 41
• University of Vermont 136
• University of Virginia 33
• University of Washington 213
• University of Wisconsin 184
• University of Wisconsin-Green Bay 79
• University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee 219
• University of Wyoming 146
• Upper Iowa University 72
• USC Aiken 48
• USC Beaufort 11
• USC Upstate 95
• UT Martin 62
• UT Permian Basin 86
• UT Southern 10
• UT Tyler 63
• Utah State University 427
• Utah Valley University 297
• Utica University 27
• UW-Eau Claire 181
• UW-Green Bay 79
• UW-La Crosse 146
• UW-Oshkosh 178
• UW-Platteville 80
• UW-River Falls 159
• UW-Stevens Point 216
• UW-Stout 112
• UW-Whitewater 245
• Valdosta State University 137
• Valley City State University 126
• Valparaiso University 26
• Vanderbilt University 63
• Vanguard University 53
• Virginia Commonwealth University 345
• Virginia State University 50
• Viterbo University 39
• Wagner College 14
• Wake Forest University 11
• Waldorf University 17
• Walla Walla University 16
• Walsh University 38
• Warner University 17
• Washburn University 33
• Washington Adventist University 10
• Washington State University 198
• Wayland Baptist University 64
• Wayne State College (NE) 159
• Wayne State University (MI) 164
• Weber State University 149
• Wesleyan University 13
• West Alabama 104
• West Chester University 311
• West Florida 92
• West Liberty University 57
• West Texas A&M 62
• West Virginia University 88
• Western Carolina University 195
• Western Illinois University 71
• Western Kentucky University 186
• Western Michigan University 197
• Western New Mexico University 71
• Western Oregon University 139
• Western Washington University 208
• Wheaton College (IL) 24
• Wheaton College (MA) 15
• Whitworth University 61
• Wichita State University 300
• Widener University 14
• William Carey University 158
• William Jessup University 17
• William Paterson University 74
• William Penn University 78
• William Woods University 19
• Williams Baptist University 22
• Wilmington University (DE) 80
• Wingate University 36
• Winona State University 204
• Winston-Salem State University 20
• Winthrop University 103
• Wittenberg University 19
• Wright State University 124
• WV State University 29
• WV Wesleyan College 11
• Xavier University 37
• York College (PA) 38
• Young Harris College 15
• Youngstown State University 120

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