100 Best universities for Education Majors in the United Kingdom

Updated: March 15, 2026

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in the United Kingdom ranked based on their research performance in Education Majors. A graph of 5.45M citations received by 189K academic papers made by 138 universities in the United Kingdom was used to calculate publications' ratings, which then were adjusted for release dates and added to final scores.

We don't distinguish between undergraduate and graduate programs nor do we adjust for current majors offered. You can find information about granted degrees on a university page but always double-check with the university website.

1. University of Cambridge

England | Cambridge

For Education Majors

#1 in Europe

#17 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Founded: 1209

2. University of Oxford

England | Oxford

For Education Majors

#2 in Europe

#23 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1096

3. University College London

England | London

For Education Majors

#3 in Europe

#24 in the World

Enrollment: 42,000
Founded: 1826

4. University of Birmingham

England | Birmingham

For Education Majors

#4 in Europe

#35 in the World

Founded: 1900

5. University of Edinburgh

Scotland | Edinburgh

For Education Majors

#5 in Europe

#57 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Founded: 1583

6. King's College London

England | London

For Education Majors

#6 in Europe

#58 in the World

Founded: 1829

7. University of London

England | London

For Education Majors

#7 in Europe

#60 in the World

Enrollment: 50,000
Founded: 1836

8. University of Manchester

England | Manchester

For Education Majors

#10 in Europe

#63 in the World

Founded: 1824

9. University of Nottingham

England | Nottingham

For Education Majors

#11 in Europe

#66 in the World

Founded: 1948

10. University of Leeds

England | Leeds

For Education Majors

#13 in Europe

#79 in the World

Founded: 1904

11. University of Sheffield

England | Sheffield

For Education Majors

#17 in Europe

#96 in the World

Founded: 1905

12. University of Warwick

England | Coventry

For Education Majors

#18 in Europe

#99 in the World

Enrollment: 27,278
Founded: 1965

13. University of Glasgow

Scotland | Glasgow

For Education Majors

#20 in Europe

#112 in the World

Founded: 1451

14. Imperial College London

England | London

For Education Majors

#21 in Europe

#113 in the World

Enrollment: 17,565
Founded: 1907

15. Lancaster University

England | Lancaster

For Education Majors

#22 in Europe

#116 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1964

16. University of Bristol

England | Bristol

For Education Majors

#24 in Europe

#118 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Enrollment: 27,513
Founded: 1909

17. University of Exeter

England | Exeter

For Education Majors

#27 in Europe

#131 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Founded: 1955

18. University of Southampton

England | Southampton

For Education Majors

#28 in Europe

#135 in the World

Enrollment: 21,335
Founded: 1952

19. University of Sussex

England | Brighton

For Education Majors

#29 in Europe

#139 in the World

Enrollment: 17,319
Male:Female: 44:56
Founded: 1961

20. Durham University

England | Durham

For Education Majors

#37 in Europe

#164 in the World

Enrollment: 19,520
Founded: 1832

21. Loughborough University

England | Loughborough

For Education Majors

#40 in Europe

#182 in the World

Enrollment: 19,449
Founded: 1966

22. University of Leicester

England | Leicester

For Education Majors

#41 in Europe

#185 in the World

Enrollment: 24,409
Male:Female: 46:54
Founded: 1957

23. University of York

England | York

For Education Majors

#42 in Europe

#188 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1963

24. University of Liverpool

England | Liverpool

For Education Majors

#44 in Europe

#196 in the World

Enrollment: 28,693
Founded: 1881

25. Newcastle University

England | Newcastle upon Tyne

For Education Majors

#50 in Europe

#215 in the World

Founded: 1963

26. Manchester Metropolitan University

England | Manchester

For Education Majors

#53 in Europe

#238 in the World

Founded: 1992

27. University of Surrey

England | Guildford

For Education Majors

#54 in Europe

#239 in the World

Enrollment: 16,900
Founded: 1966

28. University of Strathclyde

Scotland | Glasgow

For Education Majors

#56 in Europe

#246 in the World

Founded: 1964

29. University of Reading

England | Reading

For Education Majors

#57 in Europe

#247 in the World

Founded: 1892

30. Cardiff University

Wales | Cardiff

For Education Majors

#64 in Europe

#262 in the World

Founded: 1997

31. University of Plymouth

England | Plymouth

For Education Majors

#67 in Europe

#270 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1992

32. University of Bath

England | Bath

For Education Majors

#68 in Europe

#271 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 67%
Enrollment: 18,857
Male:Female: 53:47
Founded: 1966

33. University of Dundee

Scotland | Dundee

For Education Majors

#75 in Europe

#293 in the World

Founded: 1967

34. University of East Anglia

England | Norwich

For Education Majors

#76 in Europe

#294 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1963

35. University of Stirling

Scotland | Stirling

For Education Majors

#82 in Europe

#313 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Enrollment: 14,000
Founded: 1967

36. Queen's University Belfast

Northern Ireland | Belfast

For Education Majors

#86 in Europe

#320 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Founded: 1849

37. London School of Economics and Political Science

England | London

For Education Majors

#89 in Europe

#330 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Enrollment: 9,218
Founded: 1895

38. Brunel University London

England | Uxbridge

For Education Majors

#91 in Europe

#337 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 54%
Founded: 1966

39. Sheffield Hallam University

England | Sheffield

For Education Majors

#92 in Europe

#339 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Founded: 1992

40. Queen Mary University of London

England | London

For Education Majors

#94 in Europe

#342 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Founded: 1989

41. Birkbeck, University of London

England | London

For Education Majors

#96 in Europe

#352 in the World

Founded: 1823

42. Ulster University

Northern Ireland | Coleraine

For Education Majors

#100 in Europe

#366 in the World

Founded: 1968

43. Swansea University

Wales | Swansea

For Education Majors

#103 in Europe

#370 in the World

Founded: 1920

44. University of St Andrews

Scotland | St Andrews

For Education Majors

#108 in Europe

#385 in the World

Enrollment: 10,425
Founded: 1413

45. Oxford Brookes University

England | Oxford

For Education Majors

#109 in Europe

#387 in the World

Enrollment: 16,900
Founded: 1865

46. Keele University

England | Keele

For Education Majors

#115 in Europe

#408 in the World

Founded: 1962

47. University of the West of England

England | Bristol

For Education Majors

#116 in Europe

#411 in the World

Enrollment: 30,732
Founded: 1992

48. Liverpool John Moores University

England | Liverpool

For Education Majors

#120 in Europe

#417 in the World

Founded: 1992

49. University of Aberdeen

Scotland | Aberdeen

For Education Majors

#123 in Europe

#420 in the World

Founded: 1495

50. University of Huddersfield

England | Huddersfield

For Education Majors

#124 in Europe

#423 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Founded: 1992

51. Coventry University

England | Coventry

For Education Majors

#130 in Europe

#435 in the World

Enrollment: 22,980
Founded: 1992

52. University of Hull

England | Kingston upon Hull

For Education Majors

#133 in Europe

#441 in the World

Founded: 1954

53. Northumbria University

England | Newcastle upon Tyne

For Education Majors

#135 in Europe

#445 in the World

Founded: 1992

54. University of Wolverhampton

England | Wolverhampton

For Education Majors

#137 in Europe

#452 in the World

Founded: 1992

55. Leeds Beckett University

England | Leeds

For Education Majors

#138 in Europe

#454 in the World

Founded: 1992

56. University of Brighton

England | Brighton

For Education Majors

#148 in Europe

#476 in the World

Founded: 1992

57. Canterbury Christ Church University

England | Canterbury

For Education Majors

#156 in Europe

#507 in the World

Founded: 2005

58. University of Essex

England | Colchester

For Education Majors

#158 in Europe

#510 in the World

Founded: 1964

59. University of Roehampton

England | London

For Education Majors

#160 in Europe

#516 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 72%
Founded: 2004

60. Nottingham Trent University

England | Nottingham

For Education Majors

#163 in Europe

#527 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1992

61. University of Salford

England | Salford

For Education Majors

#168 in Europe

#538 in the World

Founded: 1967

62. University of Wales

Wales | Cardiff

For Education Majors

#172 in Europe

#547 in the World

Founded: 1893

63. Bournemouth University

England | Poole

For Education Majors

#178 in Europe

#560 in the World

Enrollment: 14,293
Founded: 1992

64. University of Hertfordshire

England | Hatfield

For Education Majors

#185 in Europe

#569 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1992

65. University of Kent

England | Canterbury

For Education Majors

#187 in Europe

#574 in the World

Founded: 1965

66. Goldsmiths, University of London

England | London

For Education Majors

#188 in Europe

#575 in the World

Founded: 1904

67. Glasgow Caledonian University

Scotland | Glasgow

For Education Majors

#194 in Europe

#596 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1993

68. University of Portsmouth

England | Portsmouth

For Education Majors

#205 in Europe

#624 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Founded: 1992

69. Edge Hill University

England | Ormskirk

For Education Majors

#208 in Europe

#628 in the World

Founded: 2006

70. Bangor University

Wales | Bangor

For Education Majors

#212 in Europe

#641 in the World

Enrollment: 11,270
Founded: 1884

71. Edinburgh Napier University

Scotland | Edinburgh

For Education Majors

#213 in Europe

#645 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1992

72. Aston University

England | Birmingham

For Education Majors

#216 in Europe

#649 in the World

Founded: 1895

73. University of Central Lancashire

England | Preston

For Education Majors

#219 in Europe

#656 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 72%
Founded: 1992

74. De Montfort University

England | Leicester

For Education Majors

#220 in Europe

#658 in the World

Enrollment: 29,000
Founded: 1992

75. University of Bedfordshire

England | Luton

For Education Majors

#227 in Europe

#681 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 82%
Founded: 2006

76. Anglia Ruskin University

England | Cambridge

For Education Majors

#230 in Europe

#692 in the World

Founded: 1858

77. Middlesex University

England | London

For Education Majors

#232 in Europe

#700 in the World

Founded: 1973

78. London Metropolitan University

England | London

For Education Majors

#233 in Europe

#701 in the World

Founded: 1848

79. University of East London

England | London

For Education Majors

#239 in Europe

#710 in the World

Founded: 1992

80. City, University of London

England | London

For Education Majors

#240 in Europe

#714 in the World

Founded: 1966

81. University of Greenwich

England | London

For Education Majors

#245 in Europe

#728 in the World

Founded: 1890

82. Teesside University

England | Middlesbrough

For Education Majors

#256 in Europe

#773 in the World

Enrollment: 19,290
Founded: 1992

83. University of the West of Scotland

Scotland | Paisley

For Education Majors

#262 in Europe

#786 in the World

Enrollment: 15,555
Founded: 1897

84. Heriot-Watt University

Scotland | Edinburgh

For Education Majors

#265 in Europe

#794 in the World

Founded: 1966

85. London South Bank University

England | London

For Education Majors

#270 in Europe

#816 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 83%
Founded: 1892

86. University of South Wales

Wales | Pontypridd

For Education Majors

#272 in Europe

#818 in the World

Founded: 1841

87. Royal Holloway, University of London

England | Egham

For Education Majors

#277 in Europe

#829 in the World

Founded: 1849

88. University of Sunderland

England | Sunderland

For Education Majors

#281 in Europe

#838 in the World

Enrollment: 19,090
Founded: 1992

89. Kingston University

England | Kingston upon Thames

For Education Majors

#287 in Europe

#855 in the World

Founded: 1992

90. University of Bradford

England | Bradford

For Education Majors

#292 in Europe

#872 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Founded: 1966

91. Cranfield University

England | Cranfield

For Education Majors

#297 in Europe

#880 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 59%
Enrollment: 4,825
Founded: 1993

92. University of Northampton

England | Northampton

For Education Majors

#299 in Europe

#894 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Founded: 2005

93. Staffordshire University

England | Stoke-on-Trent

For Education Majors

#300 in Europe

#897 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Founded: 1992

94. University of Lincoln

England | Lincoln

For Education Majors

#305 in Europe

#910 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Enrollment: 19,710
Founded: 1992

95. University of Westminster

England | London

For Education Majors

#310 in Europe

#925 in the World

Enrollment: 19,000
Founded: 1838

96. University of Worcester

England | Worcester

For Education Majors

#312 in Europe

#931 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 89%
Enrollment: 10,798
Founded: 2005

97. Birmingham City University

England | Birmingham

For Education Majors

#313 in Europe

#932 in the World

Founded: 1992

98. University of Derby

England | Derby

For Education Majors

#315 in Europe

#940 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 76%
Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1992

99. University of West London

England | Ealing

For Education Majors

#336 in Europe

#994 in the World

Founded: 1990

100. University of Gloucestershire

England | Cheltenham

For Education Majors

#355 in Europe

#1044 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 74%
Founded: 2001

The best cities to study Education Majors in the United Kingdom based on the number of universities and their ranks are Cambridge, Oxford, London, and Birmingham.