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Teacher Education Schools Offering Doctoral Degrees

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SchoolsDoctoral degrees with specialization in humanities teacher education, general education, and secondary education and 18 other majors are offered by 535 teacher education schools in all states. The most teacher education schools providing doctoral degrees are in California (47 schools), Texas (38 schools), Pennsylvania (27 schools), and Illinois (25 schools).

The best teacher education doctoral degree programs in the United States are offered by Stanford University. That school offers an excellent teacher education doctoral degree program evaluated with five stars for curriculum and four-star rating for teaching.

The best fifty teacher education schools awarding doctoral degrees are below. To learn about all teacher education schools awarding doctoral degrees, please narrow your search by state or major.

Top 50 teacher education doctoral degree programs:

Stanford University - Teacher Education School Ranking
1. Stanford University

Stanford, CA, 1 doctoral program

University of Pennsylvania - Teacher Education School Ranking
2. University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, PA, 8 doctoral programs

Harvard University - Teacher Education School Ranking
3. Harvard University

Cambridge, MA, 10 doctoral programs

Johns Hopkins University - Teacher Education School Ranking
4. Johns Hopkins University

Baltimore, MD, 2 doctoral programs

Vanderbilt University - Teacher Education School Ranking
5. Vanderbilt University

Nashville, TN, 4 doctoral programs

Northwestern University - Teacher Education School Ranking
6. Northwestern University

Evanston, IL, 4 doctoral programs

Tufts University - Teacher Education School Ranking
7. Tufts University

Medford, MA, 1 doctoral program

University of Southern California - Teacher Education School Ranking
8. University of Southern California

Los Angeles, CA, 3 doctoral programs

University of California Los Angeles - Teacher Education School Ranking
9. University of California Los Angeles

Los Angeles, CA, 3 doctoral programs

New York University - Teacher Education School Ranking
10. New York University

New York City, NY, 7 doctoral programs

Emory University - Teacher Education School Ranking
11. Emory University

Atlanta, GA, 1 doctoral program

Boston College - Teacher Education School Ranking
12. Boston College

Chestnut Hill, MA, 4 doctoral programs

University of Virginia - Teacher Education School Ranking
13. University of Virginia

Charlottesville, VA, 6 doctoral programs

University of California Berkeley - Teacher Education School Ranking
14. University of California Berkeley

Berkeley, CA, 4 doctoral programs

University of Michigan Ann Arbor - Teacher Education School Ranking
15. University of Michigan Ann Arbor

Ann Arbor, MI, 4 doctoral programs

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill - Teacher Education School Ranking
16. University of North Carolina

Chapel Hill, NC, 4 doctoral programs

Boston University - Teacher Education School Ranking
17. Boston University

Boston, MA, 6 doctoral programs

University of Florida - Teacher Education School Ranking
18. University of Florida

Gainesville, FL, 13 doctoral programs

University of Miami - Teacher Education School Ranking
19. University of Miami

Coral Gables, FL, 4 doctoral programs

William & Mary - Teacher Education School Ranking
20. William & Mary

Williamsburg, VA, 2 doctoral programs

Florida State University - Teacher Education School Ranking
21. Florida State University

Tallahassee, FL, 10 doctoral programs

The University of Texas at Austin - Teacher Education School Ranking
22. The University of Texas

Austin, TX, 7 doctoral programs

University of Maryland College Park - Teacher Education School Ranking
23. University of Maryland College Park

College Park, MD, 9 doctoral programs

University of Rochester - Teacher Education School Ranking
24. University of Rochester

Rochester, NY, 7 doctoral programs

University of California Irvine - Teacher Education School Ranking
25. University of California Irvine

Irvine, CA, 3 doctoral programs

Loyola Marymount University - Teacher Education School Ranking
26. Loyola Marymount University

Los Angeles, CA, 1 doctoral program

University of California Santa Barbara - Teacher Education School Ranking
27. University of California Santa Barbara

Santa Barbara, CA, 2 doctoral programs

Lehigh University - Teacher Education School Ranking
28. Lehigh University

Bethlehem, PA, 6 doctoral programs

University of California San Diego - Teacher Education School Ranking
29. University of California San Diego

La Jolla, CA, 1 doctoral program

University of Georgia - Teacher Education School Ranking
30. University of Georgia

Athens, GA, 16 doctoral programs

University of Illinois Urbana Champaign - Teacher Education School Ranking
31. University of Illinois Urbana Champaign

Champaign, IL, 9 doctoral programs

University of Wisconsin Madison - Teacher Education School Ranking
32. University of Wisconsin Madison

Madison, WI, 8 doctoral programs

Texas A & M University College Station - Teacher Education School Ranking
33. Texas A & M University College Station

College Station, TX, 6 doctoral programs

North Carolina State University at Raleigh - Teacher Education School Ranking
34. North Carolina State University

Raleigh, NC, 10 doctoral programs

Pepperdine University - Teacher Education School Ranking
35. Pepperdine University

Malibu, CA, 2 doctoral programs

University of Pittsburgh - Teacher Education School Ranking
36. University of Pittsburgh

Pittsburgh, PA, 8 doctoral programs

George Washington University - Teacher Education School Ranking
37. George Washington University

Washington, DC, 7 doctoral programs

University of Washington Seattle - Teacher Education School Ranking
38. University of Washington Seattle

Seattle, WA, 9 doctoral programs

Clemson University - Teacher Education School Ranking
39. Clemson University

Clemson, SC, 7 doctoral programs

University of California Davis - Teacher Education School Ranking
40. University of California Davis

Davis, CA, 2 doctoral programs

Southern Methodist University - Teacher Education School Ranking
41. Southern Methodist University

Dallas, TX, 3 doctoral programs

American University - Teacher Education School Ranking
42. American University

Washington, DC, 1 doctoral program

Binghamton University - Teacher Education School Ranking
43. Binghamton University

Vestal, NY, 2 doctoral programs

Baylor University - Teacher Education School Ranking
44. Baylor University

Waco, TX, 4 doctoral programs

Ohio State University - Teacher Education School Ranking
45. Ohio State University

Columbus, OH, 3 doctoral programs

University of South Florida - Teacher Education School Ranking
46. University of South Florida

Tampa, FL, 3 doctoral programs

Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University - Teacher Education School Ranking
47. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Blacksburg, VA, 5 doctoral programs

Auburn University - Teacher Education School Ranking
48. Auburn University

Auburn, AL, 9 doctoral programs

University of Denver - Teacher Education School Ranking
49. University of Denver

Denver, CO, 4 doctoral programs

Purdue University - Teacher Education School Ranking
50. Purdue University

West Lafayette, IN, 3 doctoral programs


Teacher Education doctoral degrees by state:

Schools by State9 Teacher Education Doctoral Degree Schools in Alabama8 Teacher Education Doctoral Degree Schools in Arizona6 Teacher Education Doctoral Degree Schools in Arkansas47 Teacher Education Doctoral Degree Schools in California6 Teacher Education Doctoral Degree Schools in Colorado7 Teacher Education Doctoral Degree Schools in Connecticut3 Teacher Education Doctoral Degree Schools in Delaware21 Teacher Education Doctoral Degree Schools in Florida15 Teacher Education Doctoral Degree Schools in Georgia4 Teacher Education Doctoral Degree Schools in Idaho25 Teacher Education Doctoral Degree Schools in Illinois7 Teacher Education Doctoral Degree Schools in Indiana4 Teacher Education Doctoral Degree Schools in Iowa6 Teacher Education Doctoral Degree Schools in Kansas11 Teacher Education Doctoral Degree Schools in Kentucky11 Teacher Education Doctoral Degree Schools in Louisiana2 Teacher Education Doctoral Degree Schools in Maine11 Teacher Education Doctoral Degree Schools in Maryland20 Teacher Education Doctoral Degree Schools in Massachusetts13 Teacher Education Doctoral Degree Schools in Michigan13 Teacher Education Doctoral Degree Schools in Minnesota8 Teacher Education Doctoral Degree Schools in Mississippi16 Teacher Education Doctoral Degree Schools in Missouri2 Teacher Education Doctoral Degree Schools in Montana9 Teacher Education Doctoral Degree Schools in Nebraska3 Teacher Education Doctoral Degree Schools in Nevada5 Teacher Education Doctoral Degree Schools in New Hampshire12 Teacher Education Doctoral Degree Schools in New Jersey3 Teacher Education Doctoral Degree Schools in New Mexico23 Teacher Education Doctoral Degree Schools in New York12 Teacher Education Doctoral Degree Schools in North Carolina3 Teacher Education Doctoral Degree Schools in North Dakota19 Teacher Education Doctoral Degree Schools in Ohio5 Teacher Education Doctoral Degree Schools in Oklahoma7 Teacher Education Doctoral Degree Schools in Oregon27 Teacher Education Doctoral Degree Schools in Pennsylvania4 Teacher Education Doctoral Degree Schools in Rhode Island10 Teacher Education Doctoral Degree Schools in South Carolina2 Teacher Education Doctoral Degree Schools in South Dakota18 Teacher Education Doctoral Degree Schools in Tennessee38 Teacher Education Doctoral Degree Schools in Texas3 Teacher Education Doctoral Degree Schools in Utah2 Teacher Education Doctoral Degree Schools in Vermont14 Teacher Education Doctoral Degree Schools in Virginia10 Teacher Education Doctoral Degree Schools in Washington7 Teacher Education Doctoral Degree Schools in District of Columbia2 Teacher Education Doctoral Degree Schools in West Virginia13 Teacher Education Doctoral Degree Schools in Wisconsin1 Teacher Education Doctoral Degree Schools in Wyoming
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Teacher Education doctoral degrees by major:

General Education: 184 schools
Educational Administration: 433 schools
Educational Research: 123 schools
Health Education: 33 schools
Physical Education: 16 schools
Applied Science Teacher Education: 16 schools
Arts Teacher Education: 7 schools
Computer Teacher Education: 1 school
Foreign Language Teacher Education: 13 schools
Humanities Teacher Education: 43 schools
Math Teacher Education: 23 schools
Natural Science Teacher Education: 13 schools
Social Science Teacher Education: 3 schools
Student Counselling: 87 schools
Early Childhood Education: 33 schools
Elementary Education: 34 schools
Middle School Education: 2 schools
Secondary Education: 8 schools
Continuing Education: 37 schools
Alternative Education: 10 schools
Special Education: 74 schools

Other teacher education diplomas:

Certificates: 1,116 schools
Associate's Degrees: 849 schools
Bachelor's Degrees: 1,388 schools
Master's Degrees: 1,219 schools

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