Best universities for education degrees in the UK 2025
Discover the Times Higher Education rankings for the best education degrees in the UK 2025. This list of universities reveals the top-ranked 72 institutions for education in the UK including education studies, teacher training and academic studies in education offering prospective students insights into the highest-ranking universities in the field.
Universities across the UK are evaluated based on teaching, research, and international outlook. Times Higher Education’s respected rankings use a robust methodology, created by the in-house data team, relied upon by students, academics, policymakers, and industry leaders worldwide.
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Top universities in the UK for education degrees 2025
| UK Education Rank 2025 | Global Education Rank 2025 | University | Overall | Teaching | Research Environment | Research Quality | Industry | International Outlook |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | University of Oxford | 93.2 | 93 | 94.9 | 93.2 | 77.5 | 95.6 |
| 2 | 4 | University of Cambridge | 91.6 | 94.5 | 93.3 | 87.5 | 83.1 | 92.5 |
| 3 | 10 | UCL | 83.9 | 82.8 | 80.9 | 89.7 | 62.2 | 90.6 |
| 4 | 27 | University of Edinburgh | 73.1 | 64.6 | 64.7 | 87.8 | 63.2 | 93.5 |
| 5 | 35 | King’s College London | 68.8 | 61.1 | 64.4 | 78.4 | 52.2 | 92.2 |
| 6 | 39 | Lancaster University | 67.4 | 57.6 | 50.9 | 89.3 | 67.5 | 92.9 |
| 7 | 43 | University of Bristol | 66.4 | 54.9 | 54 | 92 | 31.8 | 87.6 |
| 8 | =54 | University of Nottingham | 62.7 | 53 | 57 | 71.6 | 67.8 | 91.2 |
| 9 | 73 | University of Birmingham | 59.4 | 45.9 | 52.1 | 77.9 | 46.6 | 84.2 |
| 10 | =82 | University of Bath | 58.1 | 47.6 | 33.7 | 88.9 | 36.3 | 95.2 |
| 11 | 84 | University of Manchester | 57.8 | 49.9 | 42.2 | 76.1 | 57.6 | 84.7 |
| 12 | =89 | University of Leeds | 57 | 45.3 | 41.6 | 78.2 | 54.3 | 89.8 |
| 13 | 94 | Durham University | 56.6 | 46.8 | 37.5 | 84.6 | 22.5 | 87.7 |
| 14 | 96 | University of Glasgow | 56.3 | 43.8 | 43.7 | 76.3 | 43.6 | 92.2 |
| =15 | 101–125 | The Open University | 52.3–54.8 | 38.9 | 41.6 | 79.6 | 48.1 | 58.7 |
| =15 | 101–125 | University of Sheffield | 52.3–54.8 | 44.1 | 33.6 | 78.5 | 70.9 | 70.3 |
| =15 | 101–125 | University of Southampton | 52.3–54.8 | 39.7 | 34 | 84.4 | 34 | 96.2 |
| =15 | 101–125 | University of Warwick | 52.3–54.8 | 45.1 | 36.3 | 73.2 | 38.5 | 75.6 |
| =15 | 101–125 | University of York | 52.3–54.8 | 37.1 | 32.9 | 85.8 | 34.6 | 92.1 |
| =20 | 126–150 | Cardiff University | 50.1–52.2 | 39.7 | 38.7 | 69.9 | 29.9 | 82.6 |
| =20 | 126–150 | University of Exeter | 50.1–52.2 | 41.3 | 29.4 | 77.6 | 42.7 | 89.9 |
| =20 | 126–150 | University of Reading | 50.1–52.2 | 33.6 | 24.8 | 90.9 | 33 | 77.6 |
| 23 | 151–175 | University of Leicester | 48.0–49.8 | 30.7 | 21.2 | 86.8 | 49.4 | 82.1 |
| =24 | 176–200 | Queen’s University Belfast | 46.5–47.9 | 34.3 | 27.1 | 72 | 24.5 | 97.1 |
| =24 | 176–200 | Swansea University | 46.5–47.9 | 22.3 | 24.3 | 96.4 | 27.3 | 70.7 |
| =26 | 201–250 | Newcastle University | 43.1–46.4 | 36.2 | 28.5 | 72.3 | 23.7 | 75.7 |
| =26 | 201–250 | University of Dundee | 43.1–46.4 | 32.4 | 30.3 | 59.3 | 66 | 85.5 |
| =26 | 201–250 | University of East Anglia | 43.1–46.4 | 32.5 | 22.3 | 74.7 | 23.6 | 81.5 |
| =26 | 201–250 | University of Lincoln | 43.1–46.4 | 24.3 | 22 | 76.4 | 37.9 | 92.8 |
| =26 | 201–250 | University of Sussex | 43.1–46.4 | 32.4 | 31.1 | 72 | 41.3 | 66 |
| =31 | 251–300 | Brunel University of London | 39.8–42.9 | 19.2 | 18.3 | 77.3 | 42.1 | 81.4 |
| =31 | 251–300 | Edinburgh Napier University | 39.8–42.9 | 19.8 | 20 | 76.6 | 17.6 | 92.3 |
| =31 | 251–300 | Keele University | 39.8–42.9 | 20.4 | 20.3 | 70.1 | 67.6 | 76 |
| =31 | 251–300 | Manchester Metropolitan University | 39.8–42.9 | 25.5 | 21.1 | 72.7 | 25.8 | 70 |
| =31 | 251–300 | Middlesex University | 39.8–42.9 | 20.9 | 14.7 | 86.9 | 23.6 | 84.3 |
| =31 | 251–300 | University of Aberdeen | 39.8–42.9 | 24.5 | 24 | 73.4 | 28.7 | 73.6 |
| =31 | 251–300 | University of Stirling | 39.8–42.9 | 28.6 | 23.1 | 63.4 | 30.4 | 75.7 |
| =38 | 301–400 | Coventry University | 35.6–39.7 | 26.5 | 15.1 | 65.2 | 24.6 | 81.7 |
| =38 | 301–400 | Goldsmiths, University of London | 35.6–39.7 | 22.3 | 19.9 | 62.9 | 24.3 | 74.3 |
| =38 | 301–400 | Leeds Beckett University | 35.6–39.7 | 22.5 | 16 | 66.3 | 47.7 | 62.3 |
| =38 | 301–400 | Northumbria University | 35.6–39.7 | 19.2 | 22.6 | 73.1 | 25 | 60.2 |
| =38 | 301–400 | Nottingham Trent University | 35.6–39.7 | 18.9 | 15.8 | 71 | 26 | 67.4 |
| =38 | 301–400 | Oxford Brookes University | 35.6–39.7 | 37.1 | 17.5 | 54.8 | 17.6 | 51.5 |
| =38 | 301–400 | Ulster University | 35.6–39.7 | 20 | 23.6 | 63.9 | 26.3 | 73.5 |
| =38 | 301–400 | University of Hull | 35.6–39.7 | 21.3 | 15.4 | 68.9 | 17.6 | 75.6 |
| =38 | 301–400 | University of Plymouth | 35.6–39.7 | 23.7 | 18.1 | 68.8 | 21.5 | 60.9 |
| =38 | 301–400 | University of Portsmouth | 35.6–39.7 | 19.9 | 13.9 | 66.8 | 34.8 | 76.9 |
| =38 | 301–400 | University of Strathclyde | 35.6–39.7 | 19.5 | 17.8 | 63.2 | 32.2 | 86.2 |
| =48 | 401–500 | Anglia Ruskin University (ARU) | 31.2–35.5 | 19.3 | 11.9 | 57.4 | 17.6 | 71.8 |
| =48 | 401–500 | De Montfort University | 31.2–35.5 | 18.8 | 12.7 | 50.1 | 44.8 | 83.2 |
| =48 | 401–500 | Edge Hill University | 31.2–35.5 | 19.5 | 12.1 | 62.8 | 20.9 | 46.4 |
| =48 | 401–500 | Kingston University | 31.2–35.5 | 18.1 | 12.8 | 66.9 | 17.7 | 79.2 |
| =48 | 401–500 | Liverpool John Moores University | 31.2–35.5 | 19.7 | 16.3 | 67.6 | 39.4 | 55.9 |
| =48 | 401–500 | Sheffield Hallam University | 31.2–35.5 | 20.1 | 16.2 | 69.9 | 17.9 | 47 |
| =48 | 401–500 | University of Brighton | 31.2–35.5 | 19.3 | 15 | 60.5 | 58.7 | 61.5 |
| =48 | 401–500 | University of Lancashire | 31.2–35.5 | 21.9 | 13.9 | 62.1 | 29 | 64.6 |
| =48 | 401–500 | University of Derby | 31.2–35.5 | 21 | 15.8 | 56.5 | 17.7 | 50.7 |
| =48 | 401–500 | University of Huddersfield | 31.2–35.5 | 24.4 | 17.5 | 55 | 38.8 | 67.6 |
| =48 | 401–500 | UWE Bristol (University of the West of England) | 31.2–35.5 | 20.7 | 11.3 | 67.7 | 17.6 | 46 |
| =48 | 401–500 | University of the West of Scotland | 31.2–35.5 | 17.6 | 11.5 | 65.5 | 23.4 | 74.5 |
| =60 | 501–600 | Birmingham City University | 27.6–31.0 | 19.7 | 10.1 | 55.3 | 18.4 | 56.1 |
| =60 | 501–600 | Cardiff Metropolitan University | 27.6–31.0 | 15.4 | 11.4 | 50.7 | 17.6 | 65.2 |
| =60 | 501–600 | University of Bedfordshire | 27.6–31.0 | 17.4 | 13.6 | 60 | 17.6 | 55.1 |
| =60 | 501–600 | University of Chester | 27.6–31.0 | 18.8 | 12.2 | 52.5 | 22.7 | 51.6 |
| =60 | 501–600 | University of East London | 27.6–31.0 | 18.1 | 13.5 | 50.7 | 22.6 | 76.8 |
| =60 | 501–600 | University of Greenwich | 27.6–31.0 | 19.4 | 12.4 | 55.1 | 23.1 | 64.4 |
| =60 | 501–600 | University of Hertfordshire | 27.6–31.0 | 18 | 11.7 | 56.6 | 28 | 62.8 |
| =60 | 501–600 | University of Roehampton | 27.6–31.0 | 17.9 | 12.4 | 49.7 | 17.6 | 76.4 |
| =60 | 501–600 | University of Wolverhampton | 27.6–31.0 | 17.8 | 11.4 | 62.5 | 22 | 48.5 |
| =69 | 601+ | Canterbury Christ Church University | 14.4–27.5 | 20.9 | 10.7 | 36.4 | 17.6 | 48.2 |
| =69 | 601+ | University of South Wales | 14.4–27.5 | 17.8 | 10 | 39.6 | 36.7 | 57.4 |
| =69 | 601+ | University of Winchester | 14.4–27.5 | 16.4 | 12.5 | 38.1 | 17.6 | 31.8 |
| =69 | 601+ | University of Worcester | 14.4–27.5 | 18.5 | 9.9 | 52.6 | 22 | 42.7 |
Key insights into the top universities for education studies in the UK
- The University of Oxford takes the first place position as the top university for education in the UK
- A total of 72 universities in the UK are ranked for education degrees
- The University of Nottingham has climbed 14 places this year to =54 position.
- The education studies table evaluates schools and colleges across three core disciplines: education studies, teacher training and academic studies in education.
Choosing the right university for education in the UK
Choosing where to study education in UK requires considering a range of factors including teaching and research. These rankings provide critical insights based on:
· Research environment – focuses on research reputation and productivity
· Teaching quality – the student learning experience and faculty strength.
· Research quality – influence and innovation in the engineering field.
· Industry collaboration – how institutions work with businesses and apply practical knowledge.
· International outlook – global diversity of students and faculty.
The table for the best universities for education in UK was derived from data collected for the THE World University Subject Rankings: Education. The results are calculated using 18 performance indicators underlying five metrics. For more insights and a detailed breakdown of our ranking methodology, visit our methodology page. Use the ranking table above to explore the right institution for you.
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