Best Education Schools

Ranked in 2013 | Best Education Schools Rankings Methodology

A teacher must first be a student, and education program rankings can help you find the right classroom. With U.S. News's rankings of the top education schools, narrow your search by location, tuition, school size, and test scores.

For full rankings, GRE scores, and student debt data, sign up for the U.S. News Education School Compass!

Rank School name Tuition Total enrollment Additional data
Rank Not Published Nova Southeastern University (Fischler)

Fort Lauderdale, FL

$730 per credit (full-time) 7,223

U.S. News Education School Compass

Get the U.S. News Education School Compass to unlock more data columns. Access the complete rankings data and more to find the right education school for you.

Expanded profiles for all schools

All entering class stats, including average GRE scores

Amounts of externally funded research

All college data included (access good for one year)

Get Access

Already a member? Login here

Rank Not Published Liberty University

Lynchburg, VA

$465 per credit (full-time) 6,084
#6 Teachers College, Columbia University

New York, NY

$1,286 per credit (full-time) 5,034
Rank Not Published Lamar University

Beaumont, TX

$5,364 per year (in-state, full-time); $12,582 per year (out-of-state, full-time) 3,473
#17 New York University (Steinhardt)

New York, NY

$32,808 per year (full-time) 3,451
#81 Ball State University

Muncie, IN

$354 per credit (in-state, full-time); $990 per credit (out-of-state, full-time) 2,728
#24 Arizona State University

Phoenix, AZ

$10,002 per year (in-state, full-time); $24,550 per year (out-of-state, full-time) 2,462
#63 George Mason University

Fairfax, VA

$378 per credit (in-state, full-time); $1,042 per credit (out-of-state, full-time) 2,317
#108 Northern Arizona University

Flagstaff, AZ

$8,346 per year (in-state, full-time); $19,440 per year (out-of-state, full-time) 2,238
#15 Michigan State University

East Lansing, MI

$630 per credit (in-state, full-time); $1,206 per credit (out-of-state, full-time) 2,051
#17 University of Southern California (Rossier)

Los Angeles, CA

$1,473 per credit (full-time) 1,993
#103 Kent State University

Kent, OH

$8,424 per year (in-state, full-time); $14,580 per year (out-of-state, full-time) 1,982
#91 University of Central Florida

Orlando, FL

$357 per credit (in-state, full-time); $1,182 per credit (out-of-state, full-time) 1,928
#149 Montclair State University

Upper Montclair, NJ

$532 per credit (in-state, full-time); $821 per credit (out-of-state, full-time) 1,881
#26 University of Minnesota​‒​Twin Cities

Minneapolis, MN

$14,570 per year (in-state, full-time); $22,320 per year (out-of-state, full-time) 1,880
#43 University of Georgia

Athens, GA

$7,400 per year (in-state, full-time); $22,400 per year (out-of-state, full-time) 1,857
Unranked Cardinal Stritch University

Milwaukee, WI

N/A 1,789
#141 Towson University

Towson, MD

$351 per credit (in-state, full-time); $737 per credit (out-of-state, full-time) 1,730
#44 George Washington University

Washington, DC

$1,310 per credit (full-time) 1,699
Rank Not Published American International College

Springfield, MA

$419 per credit (full-time) 1,693
#161 Cleveland State University

Cleveland, OH

$6,640 per year (in-state, full-time); $12,490 per year (out-of-state, full-time) 1,688
#103 University of North Carolina​‒​Charlotte

Charlotte, NC

$3,929 per year (in-state, full-time); $16,216 per year (out-of-state, full-time) 1,681
#111 University of Texas​‒​San Antonio

San Antonio, TX

$259 per credit (in-state, full-time); $961 per credit (out-of-state, full-time) 1,660
#161 Wayne State University

Detroit, MI

$533 per credit (in-state, full-time); $1,177 per credit (out-of-state, full-time) 1,649
#127 Western Michigan University

Kalamazoo, MI

$480 per credit (in-state, full-time); $1,016 per credit (out-of-state, full-time) 1,624

1 2 3 .. 12>