Education Studies World University Rankings 2026

The Times Higher Education World University Rankings by Subject 2026 reveal the world’s top universities for education studies.

The 2026 Education Studies ranking assesses performance across three core disciplines: education studies, teacher training and academic studies in education.

Education Studies rankings 2026: highlights

  • Stanford holds on to first place, demonstrating exceptional performance in research environment and industry links

  • University of Michigan-Ann Arbor re-joins top 10, excelling in teaching and research environment

This year, we have evaluated 830 universities from 88 countries and territories, using the same 18 trusted and rigorous performance indicators as the Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2026, recalibrated to suit the education studies fields.

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