Spike Rankings 2027
Best Colleges for Education in America
Strong colleges that graduate at least 25 students a year in Education. How Spike ranks
How this list is ranked.
The Best Colleges score 75%, the size of the education program 25%.
115 colleges qualify from Spike’s guide of 233. At least 25 bachelor’s degrees a year in the field. Colleges without enough reported data are left out.
Guide updated . Data snapshot: . Sources and data years.
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115 colleges
Number 1: University of California-Irvine- 287 grads a year in the field
- 87% graduate
- $83k after 10 years
Number 2: University of Florida- 229 grads a year in the field
- 92% graduate
- $78k after 10 years
Number 3: Ohio State University-Main Campus- 356 grads a year in the field
- 87% graduate
- $67k after 10 years
Number 4: California State University-Fullerton- 399 grads a year in the field
- 69% graduate
- $69k after 10 years
Number 5: Florida International University- 437 grads a year in the field
- 76% graduate
- $66k after 10 years
Number 6: University of Maryland-College Park- 133 grads a year in the field
- 88% graduate
- $89k after 10 years
Number 7: University of Washington-Seattle Campus- 261 grads a year in the field
- 85% graduate
- $83k after 10 years
Number 8: University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign- 174 grads a year in the field
- 86% graduate
- $88k after 10 years
Number 9: University of California-Los Angeles- 99 grads a year in the field
- 93% graduate
- $89k after 10 years
Number 10: Texas A&M University-College Station- 308 grads a year in the field
- 84% graduate
- $78k after 10 years
Number 11: University of Georgia- 214 grads a year in the field
- 89% graduate
- $77k after 10 years
Number 12: Vanderbilt University- 60 grads a year in the field
- 93% graduate
- $99k after 10 years
Number 13: University of Wisconsin-Madison- 183 grads a year in the field
- 90% graduate
- $80k after 10 years
Number 14: University of Central Florida- 533 grads a year in the field
- 78% graduate
- $63k after 10 years
Number 15: University of Delaware- 258 grads a year in the field
- 79% graduate
- $84k after 10 years
Number 16: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill- 115 grads a year in the field
- 91% graduate
- $81k after 10 years
Number 17: CUNY Brooklyn College- 303 grads a year in the field
- 53% graduate
- $67k after 10 years
Number 18: California State University-Sacramento- 450 grads a year in the field
- 55% graduate
- $69k after 10 years
Number 19: University of Michigan-Ann Arbor- 70 grads a year in the field
- 93% graduate
- $93k after 10 years
Number 20: University of California-Riverside- 203 grads a year in the field
- 76% graduate
- $73k after 10 years
Number 21: San Jose State University- 184 grads a year in the field
- 68% graduate
- $83k after 10 years
Number 22: Michigan State University- 236 grads a year in the field
- 81% graduate
- $74k after 10 years
Number 23: Indiana University-Bloomington- 278 grads a year in the field
- 80% graduate
- $70k after 10 years
Number 24: Florida State University- 186 grads a year in the field
- 86% graduate
- $68k after 10 years
Number 25: University of California-San Diego- 60 grads a year in the field
- 86% graduate
- $96k after 10 years
Number 26: Arizona State University Campus Immersion- 703 grads a year in the field
- 68% graduate
- $69k after 10 years
Number 27: University of Virginia-Main Campus- 37 grads a year in the field
- 95% graduate
- $96k after 10 years
Number 28: North Carolina State University at Raleigh- 173 grads a year in the field
- 85% graduate
- $78k after 10 years
Number 29: California State University-Northridge- 329 grads a year in the field
- 57% graduate
- $64k after 10 years
Number 30: Illinois State University- 787 grads a year in the field
- 66% graduate
- $68k after 10 years
Number 31: University of Missouri-Columbia- 290 grads a year in the field
- 76% graduate
- $70k after 10 years
Number 32: University of Connecticut- 139 grads a year in the field
- 83% graduate
- $82k after 10 years
Number 33: University of Kentucky- 378 grads a year in the field
- 72% graduate
- $64k after 10 years
Number 34: Iowa State University- 352 grads a year in the field
- 76% graduate
- $68k after 10 years
Number 35: Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus- 346 grads a year in the field
- 86% graduate
- $72k after 10 years
Number 36: Clemson University- 196 grads a year in the field
- 87% graduate
- $79k after 10 years
Number 37: University of Iowa- 232 grads a year in the field
- 75% graduate
- $71k after 10 years
Number 38: Brown University- 25 grads a year in the field
- 96% graduate
- $100k after 10 years
Number 39: San Francisco State University- 241 grads a year in the field
- 50% graduate
- $73k after 10 years
Number 40: Miami University-Oxford- 334 grads a year in the field
- 81% graduate
- $64k after 10 years
Number 41: Virginia Commonwealth University- 377 grads a year in the field
- 64% graduate
- $64k after 10 years
Number 42: Purdue University-Main Campus- 175 grads a year in the field
- 84% graduate
- $80k after 10 years
Number 43: Boston College- 56 grads a year in the field
- 90% graduate
- $112k after 10 years
Number 44: Washington State University- 232 grads a year in the field
- 62% graduate
- $72k after 10 years
Number 45: Temple University- 200 grads a year in the field
- 74% graduate
- $71k after 10 years
Number 46: University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus- 140 grads a year in the field
- 75% graduate
- $67k after 10 years
Number 47: Kansas State University- 302 grads a year in the field
- 71% graduate
- $61k after 10 years
Number 48: University of Mississippi- 200 grads a year in the field
- 71% graduate
- $59k after 10 years
Number 49: California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo- 52 grads a year in the field
- 86% graduate
- $96k after 10 years
Number 50: University of Nebraska-Lincoln- 314 grads a year in the field
- 68% graduate
- $62k after 10 years
Number 51: George Mason University- 112 grads a year in the field
- 67% graduate
- $80k after 10 years
Number 52: San Diego State University- 139 grads a year in the field
- 77% graduate
- $73k after 10 years
Number 53: James Madison University- 169 grads a year in the field
- 80% graduate
- $75k after 10 years
Number 54: Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College- 445 grads a year in the field
- 68% graduate
- $64k after 10 years
Number 55: Texas Tech University- 300 grads a year in the field
- 69% graduate
- $67k after 10 years
Number 56: CUNY City College- 107 grads a year in the field
- 53% graduate
- $70k after 10 years
Number 57: CUNY Hunter College- 97 grads a year in the field
- 58% graduate
- $71k after 10 years
Number 58: Mississippi State University- 378 grads a year in the field
- 68% graduate
- $54k after 10 years
Number 59: University of the Pacific- 32 grads a year in the field
- 71% graduate
- $88k after 10 years
Number 60: Marquette University- 84 grads a year in the field
- 81% graduate
- $84k after 10 years
Number 61: California State University-Fresno- 85 grads a year in the field
- 58% graduate
- $63k after 10 years
Number 62: Auburn University- 236 grads a year in the field
- 82% graduate
- $73k after 10 years
Number 63: University of Portland- 31 grads a year in the field
- 80% graduate
- $86k after 10 years
Number 64: University of Wyoming- 182 grads a year in the field
- 60% graduate
- $63k after 10 years
Number 65: New York University- 87 grads a year in the field
- 88% graduate
- $91k after 10 years
Number 66: Ohio University-Main Campus- 289 grads a year in the field
- 65% graduate
- $62k after 10 years
Number 67: University of Louisville- 247 grads a year in the field
- 61% graduate
- $60k after 10 years
Number 68: Stony Brook University- 28 grads a year in the field
- 76% graduate
- $83k after 10 years
Number 69: University of Dayton- 153 grads a year in the field
- 80% graduate
- $84k after 10 years
Number 70: Wichita State University- 296 grads a year in the field
- 52% graduate
- $56k after 10 years
Number 71: Bradley University- 91 grads a year in the field
- 75% graduate
- $76k after 10 years
Number 72: University of South Carolina-Columbia- 157 grads a year in the field
- 79% graduate
- $69k after 10 years
Number 73: Florida Atlantic University- 181 grads a year in the field
- 63% graduate
- $61k after 10 years
Number 74: The University of Texas at San Antonio- 283 grads a year in the field
- 52% graduate
- $61k after 10 years
Number 75: Drexel University- 35 grads a year in the field
- 78% graduate
- $92k after 10 years
Number 76: University of Cincinnati-Main Campus- 213 grads a year in the field
- 75% graduate
- $61k after 10 years
Number 77: Old Dominion University- 261 grads a year in the field
- 45% graduate
- $60k after 10 years
Number 78: Chapman University- 60 grads a year in the field
- 82% graduate
- $81k after 10 years
Number 79: Texas Christian University- 100 grads a year in the field
- 86% graduate
- $77k after 10 years
Number 80: Boston University- 47 grads a year in the field
- 89% graduate
- $89k after 10 years
Number 81: University of Rhode Island- 122 grads a year in the field
- 73% graduate
- $73k after 10 years
Number 82: Kent State University at Kent- 416 grads a year in the field
- 57% graduate
- $51k after 10 years
Number 83: University of North Florida- 135 grads a year in the field
- 69% graduate
- $60k after 10 years
Number 84: University of Kansas- 121 grads a year in the field
- 70% graduate
- $68k after 10 years
Number 85: University of Oregon- 103 grads a year in the field
- 71% graduate
- $67k after 10 years
Number 86: University of Vermont- 108 grads a year in the field
- 80% graduate
- $68k after 10 years
Number 87: New Mexico State University-Main Campus- 133 grads a year in the field
- 54% graduate
- $44k after 10 years
Number 88: Butler University- 64 grads a year in the field
- 79% graduate
- $84k after 10 years
Number 89: Bucknell University- 27 grads a year in the field
- 86% graduate
- $110k after 10 years
Number 90: The University of Texas at Arlington- 136 grads a year in the field
- 52% graduate
- $73k after 10 years
Number 91: University of New Mexico-Main Campus- 193 grads a year in the field
- 54% graduate
- $50k after 10 years
Number 92: Elon University- 59 grads a year in the field
- 83% graduate
- $83k after 10 years
Number 93: Syracuse University- 85 grads a year in the field
- 82% graduate
- $85k after 10 years
Number 94: University of Maine- 172 grads a year in the field
- 56% graduate
- $59k after 10 years
Number 95: University of Colorado Boulder- 81 grads a year in the field
- 74% graduate
- $78k after 10 years
Number 96: Florida Gulf Coast University- 119 grads a year in the field
- 57% graduate
- $59k after 10 years
Number 97: Boise State University- 184 grads a year in the field
- 61% graduate
- $60k after 10 years
Number 98: Loyola University Chicago- 69 grads a year in the field
- 73% graduate
- $78k after 10 years
Number 99: Baylor University- 95 grads a year in the field
- 81% graduate
- $72k after 10 years
Number 100: University of Idaho- 112 grads a year in the field
- 59% graduate
- $58k after 10 years
Number 101: Cleveland State University- 94 grads a year in the field
- 51% graduate
- $57k after 10 years
Number 102: College of Charleston- 132 grads a year in the field
- 66% graduate
- $63k after 10 years
Number 103: Drake University- 30 grads a year in the field
- 72% graduate
- $79k after 10 years
Number 104: Oregon State University- 58 grads a year in the field
- 69% graduate
- $68k after 10 years
Number 105: Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University- 37 grads a year in the field
- 57% graduate
- $52k after 10 years
Number 106: West Virginia University- 80 grads a year in the field
- 65% graduate
- $63k after 10 years
Number 107: University of Utah- 55 grads a year in the field
- 66% graduate
- $73k after 10 years
Number 108: Furman University- 27 grads a year in the field
- 76% graduate
- $70k after 10 years
Number 109: Colorado State University-Fort Collins- 31 grads a year in the field
- 67% graduate
- $67k after 10 years
Number 110: Belmont University- 26 grads a year in the field
- 71% graduate
- $63k after 10 years
Number 111: Montana State University- 119 grads a year in the field
- 58% graduate
- $60k after 10 years
Number 112: Xavier University- 39 grads a year in the field
- 70% graduate
- $69k after 10 years
Number 113: North Carolina A & T State University- 32 grads a year in the field
- 57% graduate
- $50k after 10 years
Number 114: Morgan State University- 32 grads a year in the field
- 41% graduate
- $57k after 10 years
Number 115: The University of Montana- 61 grads a year in the field
- 48% graduate
- $49k after 10 years
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