IPEDS 2023 completions · bachelor's degrees · Pennsylvania

Education colleges in Pennsylvania, ranked by graduates

44 colleges in Pennsylvania awarded at least 10 bachelor's degrees in education in 2023: 4,154 degrees, 7.4% of all bachelor's degrees at those colleges (4.4% across every college CollegeCalcAI tracks). Penn State University graduated the most (399, 3.7% of its class). 16 of the 44 are public universities. The median acceptance rate among them is 80%; the most selective is Swarthmore College at 7%.

Colleges

in Pennsylvania, 10+ degrees

Degrees awarded

4,154

2023, bachelor's

Share of degrees

7.4%

at these colleges

Median acceptance

80%

16 public, 28 private

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Education colleges in Pennsylvania

Every Pennsylvania college awarding at least 10 bachelor's degrees in education, ranked by 2023 graduates. Click a college for its education page.

#	College	Type	Degrees (2023)	Share of grads	Acceptance rate	SAT 75th
1	Penn State University	Public	399	3.7%	55%	1370
2	West Chester University	Public	311	10.2%	78%	1220
3	Commonwealth U Bloomsburg	Public	252	11.9%	93%	1120
4	Commonwealth U Lock Haven	Public	252	11.9%	93%	1120
5	Commonwealth U Mansfield	Public	252	11.9%	93%	1120
6	Kutztown University	Public	247	18%	91%	1100
7	California University of PA	Public	223	11.3%	94%	1120
8	Clarion University	Public	223	11.3%	94%	1120
9	Edinboro University	Public	223	11.3%	94%	1120
10	Slippery Rock University	Public	181	10.8%	71%	1130
11	Temple University	Public	173	3.2%	80%	1250
12	Millersville University	Public	156	13.8%	86%	1130
13	Shippensburg University	Public	121	14%	87%	1100
14	East Stroudsburg University	Public	114	12%	92%	1070
15	Duquesne University	Private	96	7.7%	84%	1210
16	Messiah University	Private	81	14.1%	79%	1230
17	Indiana U of Pennsylvania	Public	72	5.1%	91%	1120
18	Pitt-Johnstown	Public	54	13.4%	95%	1120
19	Saint Joseph's University	Private	51	4.8%	89%	1260
20	Grove City College	Private	49	10.1%	72%	1230
21	Holy Family University	Private	47	8%	71%	1150
22	Susquehanna University	Private	40	7.6%	81%	1230
23	York College (PA)	Private	38	5.5%	74%	1230
24	Drexel University	Private	35	1.2%	79%	1340
25	Elizabethtown College	Private	32	8.1%	78%	1230
26	Lebanon Valley College	Private	32	8.3%	84%	1230
27	Seton Hill University	Private	32	8.1%	80%	1150
28	Arcadia University	Private	30	8.1%	80%	1230
29	Chestnut Hill College	Private	29	12.7%	74%	1150
30	University of Scranton	Private	28	3.7%	81%	1230
31	Lancaster Bible College	Private	28	10.3%	56%	1120
32	Bucknell University	Private	25	2.9%	29%	1410
33	Robert Morris University	Private	24	3.9%	90%	1140
34	Cairn University	Private	24	16.2%	88%	1120
35	DeSales University	Private	23	4.6%	77%	1230
36	Geneva College	Private	23	9.5%	79%	1230
37	La Salle University	Private	21	3.8%	97%	1170
38	Alvernia University	Private	21	5.7%	58%	1230
39	Gannon University	Private	20	3.6%	74%	1170
40	Juniata College	Private	17	6.2%	79%	1230
41	Moravian University	Private	17	3.6%	54%	1230
42	Widener University	Private	14	2.3%	71%	1230
43	Swarthmore College	Private	13	3.1%	7%	1530
44	Dickinson College	Private	11	2.4%	42%	1380

Questions about education colleges in Pennsylvania

What is the best college for education in Pennsylvania?

By bachelor's degrees awarded in 2023, the largest education programs in Pennsylvania are Penn State University (399), West Chester University (311), Commonwealth U Bloomsburg (252). "Best" depends on your profile: this page ranks every Pennsylvania college in the field by output and shows each one's acceptance rate and admitted SAT so you can match it to your own numbers.

How many colleges in Pennsylvania offer education?

44 four-year colleges in Pennsylvania awarded 10 or more bachelor's degrees in education in 2023, 16 public and 28 private, for 4,154 graduates in total.

Is in-state status an advantage for education in Pennsylvania?

At the 16 public universities on this list, Pennsylvania residents are usually admitted at a higher rate than out-of-state applicants and pay in-state tuition. CollegeCalcAI applies the residency effect when you set your home state, and the per-major adjustment when you set the major.

Education elsewhere

The same field in other states, and the national ranking.

All education colleges, nationally →TX · 37 AL · 18 NC · 30 AZ · 5 AR · 14 TN · 25 IN · 30 KY · 20 ID · 5 MA · 16 OH · 35 IL · 32 UT · 6 RI · 6 CA · 29 NY · 37 MI · 23 SC · 22 CO · 7 MD · 11 All colleges in Pennsylvania →

Source: U.S. Department of Education, IPEDS 2023 Completions (bachelor's degrees, first majors, CIP 2-digit series), joined to CollegeCalcAI's admissions dataset. Built 2026-09-19. Estimates from CollegeCalcAI are not predictions or guarantees.