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 Derby

Best unis for education in the East of England 

University of Cambridge 

University of East Anglia (UEA)

University of Suffolk

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 

Edge Hill University

Manchester Metropolitan University

Best unis for education in Scotland 

The University of Edinburgh 

University of Glasgow

University of Strathclyde

Best unis for education in South East England 

University of Sussex

University of Southampton 

University of Reading 

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 

University of Wales Trinity St. David

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 

Sheffield Hallam University

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