World University Rankings 2024 by subject: education

The education subject table uses the same trusted and rigorous performance indicators as the Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2024, but the methodology has been recalibrated to suit the individual fields.

It highlights the universities that are leading across the following disciplines: education, teacher training, and academic studies in education.

This year’s table includes 703 universities, up from 655 last year.

View the World University Rankings 2024 by subject: education methodology

The University of California, Berkeley tops the table, breaking Stanford University’s six-year streak.

China’s Tsinghua University rejoins the ranking in seventh place. Canada’s University of Toronto and the US’ University of California, Los Angeles also join the top 10.

Meanwhile, the UK’s University of Oxford moves up from sixth to third place this year.

Institutions from the US, UK and Australia are most-represented in the top 100 of this table.

The highest-ranking newcomer is China’s Tianjin University, which places in the 201-250 band.

Read our analysis of the subject rankings 2024 results

View the full results of the overall World University Rankings 2024

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