29 Best universities for Education Majors in the Netherlands

Updated: March 15, 2026

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in the Netherlands ranked based on their research performance in Education Majors. A graph of 1.29M citations received by 35.6K academic papers made by 29 universities in the Netherlands 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. Utrecht University

Netherlands | Utrecht

For Education Majors

#12 in Europe

#72 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Enrollment: 40,000
Founded: 1636

2. University of Amsterdam

Netherlands | Amsterdam

For Education Majors

#14 in Europe

#80 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Enrollment: 41,000
Founded: 1632

3. University of Groningen

Netherlands | Groningen

For Education Majors

#16 in Europe

#92 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 34,000
Founded: 1614

4. University of Twente

Netherlands | Enschede

For Education Majors

#25 in Europe

#119 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Founded: 1961

5. Radboud University

Netherlands | Nijmegen

For Education Majors

#30 in Europe

#148 in the World

Founded: 1923

6. Maastricht University

Netherlands | Maastricht

For Education Majors

#32 in Europe

#155 in the World

Enrollment: 18,000
Founded: 1976

7. Leiden University

Netherlands | Leiden

For Education Majors

#43 in Europe

#191 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 33,474
Founded: 1575

8. Delft University of Technology

Netherlands | Delft

For Education Majors

#55 in Europe

#244 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 24,703
Founded: 1842

9. Free University Amsterdam

Netherlands | Amsterdam

For Education Majors

#63 in Europe

#261 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 45%
Founded: 1880

10. Eindhoven University of Technology

Netherlands | Eindhoven

For Education Majors

#72 in Europe

#288 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 13,069
Founded: 1956

11. Erasmus University Rotterdam

Netherlands | Rotterdam

For Education Majors

#73 in Europe

#291 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 53%
Founded: 1913

12. Wageningen University

Netherlands | Wageningen

For Education Majors

#114 in Europe

#403 in the World

Enrollment: 12,819
Founded: 1918

13. Tilburg University

Netherlands | Tilburg

For Education Majors

#152 in Europe

#492 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 57%
Enrollment: 19,178
Founded: 1927

14. Fontys University of Applied Sciences

Netherlands | Venlo

For Education Majors

#456 in Europe

#1448 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1996

15. HU University of Applied Sciences Utrecht

Netherlands | Utrecht

For Education Majors

#457 in Europe

#1450 in the World

Founded: 1993

16. Hogeschool van Amsterdam, University of Professional Education

Netherlands | Amsterdam

For Education Majors

#462 in Europe

#1486 in the World

Founded: 1619

17. Windesheim University of Applied Sciences

Netherlands | Zwolle

For Education Majors

#487 in Europe

#1600 in the World

Founded: 1986

18. University of Humanistic Studies

Netherlands | Utrecht

For Education Majors

#562 in Europe

#1950 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Enrollment: 550
Male:Female: 30:70
Founded: 1989

19. Hague University of Applied Sciences

Netherlands | The Hague

For Education Majors

#564 in Europe

#1954 in the World

Enrollment: 2,331
Founded: 1987

20. HAN University of Applied Sciences

Netherlands | Arnhem

For Education Majors

#572 in Europe

#1994 in the World

Founded: 1996

21. Rotterdam University

Netherlands | Rotterdam

For Education Majors

#635 in Europe

#2298 in the World

Enrollment: 36,000
Founded: 1988

22. Hanze University of Applied Sciences, Groningen

Netherlands | Groningen

For Education Majors

#653 in Europe

#2407 in the World

Founded: 1986

23. Zuyd University

Netherlands | Heerlen

For Education Majors

#686 in Europe

#2617 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 49%
Founded: 2001

24. Saxion University

Netherlands | Enschede

For Education Majors

#697 in Europe

#2665 in the World

Enrollment: 27,000
Founded: 1989

25. INHolland University of Applied Sciences

Netherlands | Haarlem

For Education Majors

#821 in Europe

#3257 in the World

Founded: 2002

26. NHL Stenden University of Applied Sciences

Netherlands | Leeuwarden

For Education Majors

#874 in Europe

#3565 in the World

Founded: 2008

27. Breda University of Applied Sciences

Netherlands | Breda

For Education Majors

#918 in Europe

#3780 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 57%
Founded: 1966

28. Nyenrode Business University

Netherlands | Breukelen

For Education Majors

#931 in Europe

#3841 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1946

29. AVANS University of Applied Sciences

Netherlands | Breda

For Education Majors

#987 in Europe

#4138 in the World

Enrollment: 29,000
Founded: 2004

The best cities to study Education Majors in the Netherlands based on the number of universities and their ranks are Utrecht, Amsterdam, Groningen, and Enschede.