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2023 Most Popular Education Philosophy Schools

68 Colleges
$49,756 Avg Salary
$18,500 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Education Philosophy 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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The Most Popular Education Philosophy Schools ranking is one of many tools that Teaching Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 68 schools in the United States to see which programs were the most popular for teaching students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Education Philosophy program at each school on the list.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for education philosophy majors pursuing a .

Our analysis found University of California - Riverside to be the most popular school for education philosophy students who want to pursue a degree in the United States. Located in the city of Riverside, UCR is a public college with a very large student population.

After completing their degree, education philosophy graduates from UCR carry an average student debt load of $18,500.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Wisconsin - Madison is a great place for education philosophy students. Located in the large city of Madison, UW - Madison is a public school with a very large student population.

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#3

University of Utah

Salt Lake City, UT

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Utah. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Education Philosophy Schools list. U of U is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Salt Lake City.

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Out of the 68 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Hope International University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Hope is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Fullerton.

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#4

Northwestern University

Evanston, IL

Out of the 68 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Northwestern University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the city of Evanston, Northwestern is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

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University of California - Santa Cruz ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Education Philosophy Schools list. UC Santa Cruz is a large public school located in the small city of Santa Cruz.

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#7

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, PA

University of Pennsylvania did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for education philosophy students. It came in at #7 on the 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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#8

Dickinson College

Carlisle, PA

Dickinson College ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Education Philosophy Schools list. Dickinson is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Carlisle.

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University of New Mexico - Main Campus came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Education Philosophy Schools ranking. Located in the city of Albuquerque, UNM is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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With a ranking of #9, Teachers College at Columbia University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for education philosophy students. Teachers College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of New York.

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Additional Noteworthy Schools

Here are some additional popular schools for Education Philosophy students that almost earned our Most Popular Education Philosophy Schools award.

Rank College Location
11 Eastern Mennonite University Harrisonburg, VA
11 Rutgers University - New Brunswick New Brunswick, NJ
13 Loyola University Chicago Chicago, IL

Education Philosophy by Region

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Region
Southeast
New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
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.

  • 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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