Education General

A program that focuses on the general theory and practice of learning and teaching, the basic principles of educational psychology, the art of teaching, the planning and administration of educational activities, school safety and health issues, and the social foundations of education.

Degree Statistics

This program is offered at 707 institutions across the United States, with a total of 84216 degrees awarded annually.

Certificates Below Bachelor's

1,107

certificates awarded

Associate Degrees

1,987

degrees awarded

Bachelor's Degrees

6,922

degrees awarded

Post-Baccalaureate Certificates

638

certificates awarded

Master's Degrees

14,076

degrees awarded

Doctoral Degrees

2,855

degrees awarded

Other Awards

56,631

awards given

Top Schools for Education General

These institutions offer the most degrees in this program, ranked by total annual completions.

Rank	Institution	Degrees
1	Walden University Minneapolis, MN	3,105
2	Teachers College of San Joaquin Stockton, CA	2,224
3	Johns Hopkins University Baltimore, MD	1,989
4	National University San Diego, CA	1,959
5	Northcentral University San Diego, CA	1,758
6	University of North Texas Denton, TX	1,017
7	Texas A & M University-College Station College Station, TX	924
8	Eastern Washington University Cheney, WA	897
9	University of California-Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA	879
10	The University of Texas at El Paso El Paso, TX	867
11	Ohio State University-Main Campus Columbus, OH	846
12	Purdue University-Main Campus West Lafayette, IN	831
13	Northeastern University Professional Programs Boston, MA	822
14	University of California-Irvine Irvine, CA	816
15	Ashford University San Diego, CA	795
16	Texas Tech University Lubbock, TX	789
17	The University of Texas at San Antonio San Antonio, TX	777
18	University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Champaign, IL	765
19	Grand Valley State University Allendale, MI	741
20	Nova Southeastern University Fort Lauderdale, FL	735
21	James Madison University Harrisonburg, VA	720
22	Belhaven University Jackson, MS	699
23	Liberty University Lynchburg, VA	663
24	California Baptist University Riverside, CA	633
25	Texas Woman's University Denton, TX	591
26	Fort Hays State University Hays, KS	576
27	University of California-Santa Barbara Santa Barbara, CA	549
28	Montclair State University Montclair, NJ	546
29	Michigan State University East Lansing, MI	534
30	San Diego State University San Diego, CA	516
31	Niagara University Niagara University, NY	510
32	University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, PA	501
33	University of California-Riverside Riverside, CA	489
34	Ivy Tech Community College Indianapolis, IN	483
35	Southern Utah University Cedar City, UT	468
36	Portland State University Portland, OR	465
37	Southern New Hampshire University Manchester, NH	456
38	Stanford University Stanford, CA	447
39	Central State University Wilberforce, OH	441
40	University of Michigan-Ann Arbor Ann Arbor, MI	441
41	Western Oregon University Monmouth, OR	438
42	California State University-Fullerton Fullerton, CA	438
43	Saint Mary's University of Minnesota Winona, MN	438
44	University of California-San Diego La Jolla, CA	432
45	The University of Texas at Arlington Arlington, TX	424
46	Point Loma Nazarene University San Diego, CA	414
47	Pennsylvania Western University California, PA	414
48	University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Milwaukee, WI	396
49	California State University-Sacramento Sacramento, CA	393
50	Sacred Heart University Fairfield, CT	387
51	Notre Dame of Maryland University Baltimore, MD	372
52	San Francisco State University San Francisco, CA	369
53	Goucher College Baltimore, MD	366
54	University of Washington-Seattle Campus Seattle, WA	366
55	University of California-Berkeley Berkeley, CA	360
56	Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College Perkinston, MS	348
57	University of Houston-Downtown Houston, TX	345
58	Southwest Minnesota State University Marshall, MN	342
59	University of Virginia-Main Campus Charlottesville, VA	339
60	California State University-Bakersfield Bakersfield, CA	333
61	University of Oregon Eugene, OR	333
62	CUNY LaGuardia Community College Long Island City, NY	327
63	California State University-Long Beach Long Beach, CA	327
64	La Salle University Philadelphia, PA	324
65	Concordia University Texas Austin, TX	318
66	Monmouth University West Long Branch, NJ	315
67	University of Wisconsin-Green Bay Green Bay, WI	306
68	University of Wisconsin-Madison Madison, WI	304
69	Empire State University Saratoga Springs, NY	303
70	University of San Francisco San Francisco, CA	303
71	Clemson University Clemson, SC	300
72	Southern Oregon University Ashland, OR	294
73	Augustana University Sioux Falls, SD	294
74	University of Massachusetts Global Irvine, CA	288
75	University of Central Florida Orlando, FL	285
76	University of Washington-Bothell Campus Bothell, WA	282
77	University of California-Davis Davis, CA	279
78	Virginia Commonwealth University Richmond, VA	276
79	University of the District of Columbia Washington, DC	273
80	Wilmington University New Castle, DE	273
81	Eastern New Mexico University-Main Campus Portales, NM	264
82	University of Missouri-St Louis Saint Louis, MO	261
83	Oregon State University Corvallis, OR	258
84	Passaic County Community College Paterson, NJ	256
85	Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College Baton Rouge, LA	252
86	University of Portland Portland, OR	252
87	Salem State University Salem, MA	252
88	Capella University Minneapolis, MN	252
89	Brookdale Community College Lincroft, NJ	249
90	Azusa Pacific University Azusa, CA	249
91	Texas A & M University-Commerce Commerce, TX	249
92	University of La Verne La Verne, CA	240
93	California State University-Dominguez Hills Carson, CA	237
94	York University York, NE	231
95	Central Washington University Ellensburg, WA	231
96	Jackson State University Jackson, MS	228
97	University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus Denver, CO	228
98	Colorado State University Pueblo Pueblo, CO	225
99	University of Northern Colorado Greeley, CO	225
100	Marshall University Huntington, WV	225