Best unis for education across the UK

Education is a broad and highly vocational subject area which can lead to a number of immensely fulfilling career options. If you have good communication abilities and enjoy explaining things, telling stories, or helping people to learn knowledge and skills, then you might be interested in pursuing the subject at degree level. 

An education degree is excellent preparation for a career in teaching. You could end up teaching children how to write, or teaching adults how to use specialist technology. You might take a job teaching at your local secondary school, or in a different country or continent. The opportunities are endless. However, there are also many other things relating to education that you can do in the fields of research, consulting, psychology and management. 

There are many different types of education degree, and courses are found everywhere around the UK. You may already know where you want to study, or you might be looking for inspiration. Well, look no further! This article uses rankings from Complete University Guide subject league tables to show you a breakdown of the top-rated unis offering education degrees in each UK region. 

Best unis for education in the East Midlands 

• University of Nottingham

• Nottingham Trent University

• University of Northampton

Best unis for education in the East of England 

• University of Cambridge

• University of Suffolk

• University of East Anglia (UEA)

Best unis for education in London 

• UCL (University College London)

• St Mary’s University, Twickenham

• University of Roehampton

Best unis for education in North East England 

• Durham University

• Northumbria University, Newcastle

• Newcastle University

Best unis for education in North West England 

• University of Manchester

• Liverpool Hope University

• Manchester Metropolitan University

Best unis for education in Scotland 

• The University of Edinburgh

• University of Glasgow

• Royal Conservatoire of Scotland

Best unis for education in South East England 

• University of Southampton

• University of Reading

• University of Winchester

Best unis for education in South West England 

• University of Bristol

• University of Bath

• University of Plymouth

Best unis for education in Wales 

• Cardiff University

• Bangor University

• Swansea University

Best unis for education in the West Midlands 

• University of Warwick

• University of Birmingham

• Keele University

Best unis for education in Yorkshire and the Humber 

• University of Leeds

• University of York

• University of Hull

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