Best Online Graduate Education Programs

These are the best online master's in education degree programs, based on factors such as level of accreditation, admissions selectivity, and academic and career support services offered to students. See the methodology »

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Rank School Faculty Credentials & Training Student Services & Technology Student Engagement Admissions Selectivity
#14 Overall Score: 61.0 Indiana University–​Bloomington

Bloomington, IN

84.3 36.0 88.6 34.4
#7 Overall Score: 65.8 George Washington University

Washington, DC

68.9 53.7 88.5 49.2
#3 Overall Score: 68.5 South Dakota State University

Brookings, SD

85.2 51.0 87.7 50.0
#4 Overall Score: 68.0 Northern Illinois University

Dekalb, IL

86.1 48.0 87.0 50.3
#5 Overall Score: 67.6 University of South Carolina

Columbia, SC

78.1 42.4 86.2 58.7
#9 Overall Score: 64.4 University of Northern Colorado

Greeley, CO

85.5 38.0 86.1 46.3
#29 Overall Score: 55.3 Gardner-​Webb University

Boiling Springs, NC

84.2 34.0 85.7 20.0
#6 Overall Score: 66.6 University of Scranton

Scranton, PA

92.2 44.0 85.1 46.0
#16 Overall Score: 59.9 Campbellsville University

Campbellsville, KY

80.0 62.9 84.5 20.0
#1 Overall Score: 70.0 St. John's University

Queens, NY

93.0 64.0 83.5 45.0
#24 Overall Score: 56.7 California State University–​Fullerton

Fullerton, CA

77.2 46.0 83.2 23.7
#57 Overall Score: 49.7 University of Missouri–​St. Louis

Saint Louis, MO

68.6 40.0 83.2 10.2
#2 Overall Score: 68.8 Auburn University

Auburn, AL

82.6 50.1 82.9 58.1
#26 Overall Score: 56.0 West Virginia University

Morgantown, WV

77.0 46.0 82.4 22.3
#12 Overall Score: 63.1 Central Michigan University

Mount Pleasant, MI

86.0 44.0 82.0 41.8
#78 Overall Score: 45.6 Loyola Marymount University

Los Angeles, CA

17.6 32.0 81.5 37.6
#91 Overall Score: 42.8 Brenau University

Gainesville, GA

20.0 30.0 81.3 28.2
#11 Overall Score: 64.1 Graceland University

Lamoni, IA

85.0 46.8 81.1 44.7
#40 Overall Score: 53.4 Black Hills State University

Spearfish, SD

67.0 40.0 80.7 25.9
#23 Overall Score: 57.0 Michigan State University

East Lansing, MI

82.6 38.0 79.7 30.1
#32 Overall Score: 54.9 Edinboro University of Pennsylvania

Edinboro, PA

59.4 39.1 78.6 38.7
#37 Overall Score: 54.2 Sam Houston State University

Huntsville, TX

78.7 44.0 77.9 21.0
#33 Overall Score: 54.8 University of Cincinnati

Cincinnati, OH

75.3 40.0 77.0 29.0
#8 Overall Score: 65.1 University of Nebraska–​Kearney

Kearney, NE

98.3 38.0 76.9 49.1
#51 Overall Score: 50.8 Stony Brook University–​SUNY

Stony Brook, NY

66.2 34.0 76.6 25.9

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