71 Best colleges for Education Majors in Pennsylvania

Updated: February 29, 2024

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Pennsylvania ranked based on their research performance in Education Majors. A graph of 929K citations received by 44.4K academic papers made by 71 universities in Pennsylvania 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. Pennsylvania State University

University Park

For Education Majors

#3 in the United States

#4 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 55%
Average SAT: 1300
Average ACT: 29
Receiving Aid: 68%

2. University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia

For Education Majors

#22 in the United States

#24 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 7%
Average SAT: 1535
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $26,123

3. University of Pittsburgh

Pittsburgh

For Education Majors

#23 in the United States

#25 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 49%
Average SAT: 1375
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 87%

4. Carnegie Mellon University

Pittsburgh

For Education Majors

#28 in the United States

#32 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Average SAT: 1530
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $33,499

5. Temple University

Philadelphia

For Education Majors

#75 in the United States

#85 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Receiving Aid: 93%
Average Aid: $11,575
Enrollment: 33,196

6. California University of Pennsylvania

California

For Education Majors

#121 in the United States

#134 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 83%
Receiving Aid: 95%
Average Aid: $6,250
Enrollment: 6,885

7. Drexel University

Philadelphia

For Education Majors

#139 in the United States

#156 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Average SAT: 1330
Average ACT: 30
Net Price: $39,267

8. Lehigh University

Bethlehem

For Education Majors

#160 in the United States

#181 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 37%
Average SAT: 1415
Average ACT: 32
Net Price: $30,453

9. Indiana University of Pennsylvania

Indiana

For Education Majors

#194 in the United States

#217 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 92%
Average SAT: 1045
Average ACT: 21
Receiving Aid: 100%

10. Duquesne University

Pittsburgh

For Education Majors

#199 in the United States

#223 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 87%
Average SAT: 1245
Average ACT: 28
Net Price: $33,919

11. Villanova University

Villanova

For Education Majors

#220 in the United States

#247 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 23%
Average SAT: 1439
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $34,837

12. West Chester University of Pennsylvania

West Chester

For Education Majors

#242 in the United States

#270 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 88%
Average SAT: 1170
Average ACT: 27
Receiving Aid: 86%

13. Thomas Jefferson University

Philadelphia

For Education Majors

#255 in the United States

#283 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 89%
Average SAT: 1240
Average ACT: 29
Net Price: $28,110

14. Bucknell University

Lewisburg

For Education Majors

#270 in the United States

#300 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Average SAT: 1390
Average ACT: 32
Net Price: $39,965

15. Bryn Mawr College

Bryn Mawr

For Education Majors

#278 in the United States

#309 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Average SAT: 1388
Average ACT: 31
Net Price: $39,072

16. Pennsylvania State University - College of Medicine

Hershey

For Education Majors

#333 in the United States

#368 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1967

17. Widener University

Chester

For Education Majors

#340 in the United States

#376 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 88%
Average SAT: 1198
Average ACT: 26
Net Price: $32,185

18. Swarthmore College

Swarthmore

For Education Majors

#345 in the United States

#381 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 7%
Average SAT: 1500
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $20,715

19. Robert Morris University

Moon Township

For Education Majors

#389 in the United States

#427 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 94%
Net Price: $23,572
Receiving Aid: 98%
Average Aid: $24,512

20. Millersville University of Pennsylvania

Millersville

For Education Majors

#410 in the United States

#450 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 92%
Average SAT: 1155
Receiving Aid: 91%
Average Aid: $5,902

21. La Salle University

Philadelphia

For Education Majors

#415 in the United States

#456 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 94%
Average SAT: 1159
Net Price: $17,552
Receiving Aid: 100%

22. Saint Joseph's University

Philadelphia

For Education Majors

#428 in the United States

#470 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 89%
Average SAT: 1240
Average ACT: 29
Net Price: $33,777

23. Lafayette College

Easton

For Education Majors

#455 in the United States

#501 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Average SAT: 1405
Average ACT: 32
Net Price: $37,186

24. Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania

Slippery Rock

For Education Majors

#468 in the United States

#515 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 74%
Average SAT: 1060
Average ACT: 22
Receiving Aid: 98%

25. Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania

Bloomsburg

For Education Majors

#469 in the United States

#516 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Receiving Aid: 89%
Average Aid: $6,347
Enrollment: 7,500

26. Dickinson College

Carlisle

For Education Majors

#482 in the United States

#530 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Net Price: $37,610
Receiving Aid: 94%
Average Aid: $39,554

27. University of Scranton

Scranton

For Education Majors

#495 in the United States

#544 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Average SAT: 1235
Average ACT: 28
Net Price: $35,526

28. Gettysburg College

Gettysburg

For Education Majors

#538 in the United States

#588 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 56%
Average SAT: 1395
Average ACT: 30
Net Price: $33,882

29. Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania

Shippensburg

For Education Majors

#547 in the United States

#598 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 88%
Average SAT: 1095
Receiving Aid: 98%
Average Aid: $7,593

30. Arcadia University

Glenside

For Education Majors

#564 in the United States

#615 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Average SAT: 1204
Average ACT: 27
Net Price: $29,692

31. Kutztown University of Pennsylvania

Kutztown

For Education Majors

#566 in the United States

#617 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 96%
Average SAT: 1150
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $7,563

32. Chatham University

Pittsburgh

For Education Majors

#577 in the United States

#628 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 66%
Average SAT: 1165
Average ACT: 25
Net Price: $28,322

33. Haverford College

Haverford

For Education Majors

#585 in the United States

#637 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Average SAT: 1485
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $23,476

34. Franklin and Marshall College

Lancaster

For Education Majors

#591 in the United States

#643 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Average SAT: 1375
Average ACT: 32
Net Price: $31,135

35. University of the Sciences

Philadelphia

For Education Majors

#609 in the United States

#662 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Net Price: $29,948
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $14,493

36. York College of Pennsylvania

York

For Education Majors

#632 in the United States

#687 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 96%
Average SAT: 1125
Average ACT: 25
Net Price: $20,916

37. Moravian College

Bethlehem

For Education Majors

#637 in the United States

#692 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 67%
Average SAT: 1157
Average ACT: 24
Net Price: $31,168

38. East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania

East Stroudsburg

For Education Majors

#642 in the United States

#698 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 94%
Average SAT: 1050
Average ACT: 22
Receiving Aid: 95%

39. Westminster College

New Wilmington

For Education Majors

#662 in the United States

#718 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 75%
Net Price: $22,645
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $30,252

40. Wilkes University

Wilkes-Barre

For Education Majors

#664 in the United States

#720 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 94%
Average SAT: 1160
Average ACT: 24
Net Price: $27,918

41. Allegheny College

Meadville

For Education Majors

#665 in the United States

#721 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Average SAT: 1243
Average ACT: 27
Net Price: $26,719

42. Gannon University

Erie

For Education Majors

#667 in the United States

#723 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Net Price: $22,200
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $26,172

43. Clarion University of Pennsylvania

Clarion

For Education Majors

#669 in the United States

#725 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 83%
Receiving Aid: 98%
Average Aid: $8,127
Enrollment: 3,070

44. Lock Haven University

Lock Haven

For Education Majors

#675 in the United States

#732 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 87%
Receiving Aid: 99%
Average Aid: $4,862
Founded: 1870

45. King's College - Pennsylvania

Wilkes-Barre

For Education Majors

#704 in the United States

#762 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 96%
Average SAT: 1165
Average ACT: 24
Net Price: $25,869

46. Messiah College

Mechanicsburg

For Education Majors

#706 in the United States

#764 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Average SAT: 1215
Average ACT: 28
Net Price: $24,120

47. Chestnut Hill College

Philadelphia

For Education Majors

#744 in the United States

#807 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 98%
Net Price: $25,357
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $29,288

48. American College of Financial Services

Bryn Mawr

For Education Majors

#745 in the United States

#808 in North America

Founded: 1927

49. Elizabethtown College

Elizabethtown

For Education Majors

#753 in the United States

#816 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Average SAT: 1175
Average ACT: 28
Net Price: $26,723

50. Muhlenberg College

Allentown

For Education Majors

#763 in the United States

#826 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 66%
Average SAT: 1300
Average ACT: 31
Net Price: $32,926

51. Edinboro University of Pennsylvania

Edinboro

For Education Majors

#809 in the United States

#873 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 83%
Receiving Aid: 96%
Average Aid: $5,524
Enrollment: 4,319

52. Eastern University

Saint Davids

For Education Majors

#811 in the United States

#875 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Net Price: $26,669
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $25,542

53. Mansfield University of Pennsylvania

Mansfield

For Education Majors

#815 in the United States

#879 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 87%
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $8,863
Enrollment: 1,784

54. Lycoming College

Williamsport

For Education Majors

#816 in the United States

#880 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 75%
Average SAT: 1146
Average ACT: 23
Net Price: $19,697

55. Marywood University

Scranton

For Education Majors

#828 in the United States

#893 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Average SAT: 1115
Average ACT: 22
Net Price: $22,504

56. Susquehanna University

Selinsgrove

For Education Majors

#831 in the United States

#897 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Average SAT: 1184
Average ACT: 27
Net Price: $28,605

57. Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine

Philadelphia

For Education Majors

#842 in the United States

#908 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Enrollment: 3,036
Male:Female: 37:63

58. Lincoln University

Lincoln University

For Education Majors

#856 in the United States

#923 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Average SAT: 940
Average ACT: 18
Receiving Aid: 99%

59. Seton Hill University

Greensburg

For Education Majors

#859 in the United States

#926 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Average SAT: 1140
Average ACT: 25
Net Price: $24,576

60. Saint Vincent College

Latrobe

For Education Majors

#868 in the United States

#935 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Average SAT: 1140
Average ACT: 26
Net Price: $23,121

61. Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine

Erie

For Education Majors

#878 in the United States

#945 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Enrollment: 4,307
Male:Female: 43:57

62. Harrisburg University of Science and Technology

Harrisburg

For Education Majors

#903 in the United States

#970 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Net Price: $10,022
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $23,589

63. Cabrini University

Radnor

For Education Majors

#907 in the United States

#974 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Average SAT: 1115
Net Price: $21,981
Receiving Aid: 100%

64. Immaculata University

Immaculata

For Education Majors

#937 in the United States

#1005 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Average SAT: 1175
Net Price: $29,188
Receiving Aid: 100%

65. Carlow University

Pittsburgh

For Education Majors

#940 in the United States

#1008 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 93%
Average SAT: 975
Net Price: $17,437
Receiving Aid: 99%

66. Ursinus College

Collegeville

For Education Majors

#943 in the United States

#1011 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 82%
Average SAT: 1280
Average ACT: 30
Net Price: $33,546

67. Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine

Scranton

For Education Majors

#947 in the United States

#1015 in North America

Enrollment: 708
Male:Female: 40:60
Founded: 2008

68. Misericordia University

Dallas

For Education Majors

#956 in the United States

#1024 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 89%
Net Price: $27,033
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $23,008

69. Mercyhurst University

Erie

For Education Majors

#980 in the United States

#1050 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Net Price: $24,935
Receiving Aid: 95%
Average Aid: $32,418

70. Juniata College

Huntingdon

For Education Majors

#987 in the United States

#1057 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 76%
Average SAT: 1230
Average ACT: 28
Net Price: $29,926

71. Saint Francis University

Loretto

For Education Majors

#1013 in the United States

#1084 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Average SAT: 1135
Average ACT: 23
Net Price: $27,459

Closest to Pennsylvania states to learn Education Majors

State	Universities Unis	Best university country rank Best uni rank
Maryland	21	14
District of Columbia	7	85
New Jersey	22	34
New York	98	10
West Virginia	8	117
Connecticut	17	46
Virginia	29	24
Ohio	44	5
Massachusetts	51	11
Rhode Island	8	122
Vermont	6	159
New Hampshire	8	164
North Carolina	27	19
Indiana	22	38
Kentucky	15	55
Michigan	21	1
South Carolina	17	66
Maine	7	196
Tennessee	20	25
Illinois	45	8
Georgia	29	27
Wisconsin	27	7
Alabama	16	80
Iowa	12	20
Missouri	22	39
Mississippi	7	169
Minnesota	22	15
Arkansas	9	162
Florida	32	21
Louisiana	16	78
Kansas	8	51
South Dakota	7	303
Nebraska	7	45
Oklahoma	11	90
North Dakota	4	202
Texas	59	13
Colorado	16	36
New Mexico	6	92
Montana	4	208
Puerto Rico	3	559
Utah	8	49
Idaho	5	166
Arizona	6	9
Nevada	4	104
Washington	18	6
Oregon	16	95
California	86	2
Hawaii	5	86