The University of Cambridge Faculty of Education is the oldest and one of the most prestigious Education departments in the country. According to the Times Good University Guide, it is ranked No. 1 nationally for Education in the 2010 League Table, with UEA at second position and Stirling at third place.

Top UK universities and colleges for Education:
League Table 2010 (top 10 list):
1 Cambridge
2 East Anglia
3 Stirling
4 Exeter
5 Aberdeen
6 Dundee
7 Edinburgh
8 Brighton
9 Reading
10 Durham
Source: The Times

League Table 2004:
Rank, Institutions, Guardian teaching score /100
1 Cambridge 89
2 King's Col, London 84
3 Manchester 84
4 Warwick 84
5 Exeter 84
6 Wales Institute, Cardiff 81
7 Northumbria Uni at Newcastle 79
8 Durham 79
9 York 79
10 Brunel 78
11 Bath 77
12 Bath Spa Uni Col 76
13 Aberdeen 76
14 Keele 76
15 Central England 75
16 Leeds Metropolitan 75
17 Bolton Institute of HE 75
18 Hertfordshire 74
19 Glasgow 74
20 Kingston 74
21 Wolverhampton 73
22 Middlesex 73
23 West of England 73
24 Gloucestershire 72
25 Plymouth 71
26 Strathclyde 71
27 Reading 70
28 Uni Col Worcester 70
29 Wales, Newport 70
30 Goldsmiths Col 70
31 King Alfred's Col 69
32 Leeds 69
33 Paisley 69
34 Wales, Bangor 69
35 Derby 69
36 Nottingham Trent 69
37 Sunderland 69
38 Stranmillis 68
39 De Montfort 68
40 Edge Hill Col of HE 68
41 Central Lancashire 67
42 Edinburgh 67
43 Newcastle 67
44 Uni Col Northampton 67
45 Liverpool Hope Col 67
46 Sheffield Hallam 67
47 Bishop Grosseteste Col 66
48 Hull 66
49 Huddersfield 66
50 Liverpool John Moores 66
51 Roehampton 66
52 Brighton 66
53 Lancaster 65
54 Manchester Metropolitan 65
55 Oxford Brookes 65
56 East London 65
57 Chester Col of HE 64
58 Wales, Aberystwyth 64
59 Trinity & All Saints College 63
60 Trinity Col, Carmarthen 63
61 Uni Col Chichester 63
62 Greenwich 62
63 St Mary's Col 62
64 St Martin's Col 61
65 Stirling 60
66 APU 59
67 Swansea Institute of HE 59
68 Canterbury Christ Church Uni Col 58
69 Col of St Mark & St John 54
70 Dundee 54
71 Birmingham 54
72 York St John Col 54
73 Cardiff 52
74 Luton 37
Source: Guardian

* Suggested Reading:

Top Universities for Teaching Degree

Community Studies and Social Work Ranking

Author

Kelvin Wong Loke Yuen is a top academician with extensive years of teaching experience. He holds an MBA and a Postgraduate Diploma from Heriot-Watt (UK's World-Class University) and a BCom degree from Adelaide (Australia's Group of Eight University), as well as many other internationally recognized certifications. Check out his profile on: LinkedIn

Search

University Rankings