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2023 Best Education Philosophy Master's Degree Schools

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Finding the Best Education Philosophy Master's Degree School for You

Education Philosophy is the #14 most popular major in the country with 737 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

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Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Teaching Degree Search has created the Best Education Philosophy Master's Degree Schools to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 30 schools in the United States to see which master's degree programs offered the best educational experiences for teaching students. To come up with a school's ranking, we analyzed numerous factors related to post-graduation wages, the quality of education offered by the school, average accumulated student debt, and more.

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2023 Best Education Philosophy Master’s Degree Schools in the United States

The colleges and universities below are the best for education philosophy majors pursuing a master's degree.

Top 10 Best Education Philosophy Master's Degree Schools

#1

Northwestern University

Evanston, IL

Our analysis found Northwestern University to be the best school for education philosophy students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the United States. Located in the city of Evanston, Northwestern is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

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#2

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, PA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Pennsylvania. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Education Philosophy Master’s Degree Schools list. Located in the city of Philadelphia, UPenn is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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Out of the 30 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Teachers College at Columbia University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Teachers College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of New York.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Education Philosophy Master’s Degree Schools list. Located in the small city of Champaign, UIUC is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#5

Syracuse University

Syracuse, NY

The excellent master’s degree programs at Syracuse University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best education philosophy schools in the United States. Located in the midsize city of Syracuse, Syracuse is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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Loyola University Chicago ranked #6 on this year’s Best Education Philosophy Master’s Degree Schools list. Located in the city of Chicago, Loyola Chicago is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

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With a ranking of #7, West Chester University of Pennsylvania did quite well on this year’s best schools for education philosophy students working on their master’s degree. WCUPA is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of West Chester.

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University of Wisconsin - Madison landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree education philosophy programs. Located in the city of Madison, UW - Madison is a public school with a very large student population.

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With a ranking of #9, Rutgers University - New Brunswick did quite well on this year’s best schools for education philosophy students working on their master’s degree. Rutgers New Brunswick is a very large public school located in the small city of New Brunswick.

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#10

University of Utah

Salt Lake City, UT

University of Utah came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Education Philosophy Master’s Degree Schools ranking. U of U is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Salt Lake City.

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New England
Rocky Mountains
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Far Western US
Southwest
Great Lakes

One of 14 majors within the teaching area of study, education philosophy has other similar majors worth exploring.

Education Philosophy Focus Areas

Major Annual Graduates
Social & Philosophical Foundations of Education 737

Related Major Annual Graduates
Teacher Education Grade Specific 110,226
Educational Administration 46,469
Teacher Education Subject Specific 43,297
Special Education 36,792
General Education 29,810

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 25 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Nick Youngson.

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