Bachelor’s Degrees in Education
Make a meaningful impact through a career in education.
Build Your Education Career
If you want to become a teacher or work with students in education settings, a great first step is to earn a bachelor’s degree in education. It will provide you with essential foundational information about the field and also help you satisfy job requirements for many educational roles.
We’ve designed our bachelor’s-completion degrees to maximize your previous academic credits so you can finish your bachelor’s quickly and affordably. Our fully online coursework allows you to learn on your schedule, so you don’t need to put your life on pause. And our low-cost tuition lets you do it all without financial stress.
Transfer Your Credits to ACE
Our bachelor’s-completion programs are designed for students with an associate degree or a minimum of 60 credits, but we welcome you to bring up to 90 credits for transfer consideration. Our programs can then help you reach the 120 total credits you need to earn a bachelor’s degree. If any additional credits are needed, we’ll help you cross the finish line through trusted academic providers whose courses seamlessly transfer into ACE.
Skills and Knowledge Gained
A bachelor’s degree shows employers that you’re prepared and qualified for roles in your field because you’ll gain both subject-specific knowledge and valuable soft skills throughout the course of your program. You’ll find success thanks to the strategies you’ll learn in areas such as:
- Critical thinking
- Problem solving
- Communication
- Time management
- Effective collaboration
- Data-informed decision-making
Education Career Alignment
For many jobs in education, employers require or prefer applicants to have a bachelor’s degree. You can strengthen your resume by finishing your bachelor’s, especially for jobs like academic advisor, paraeducator, program coordinator, instructional support specialist, community engagement coordinator, educational assistant and more.
Bachelor’s Degree in Education Admission
Along with ACE’s general admission requirements, prospective bachelor’s degree students must hold an associate degree or at least 60 undergraduate credits from an accredited institution, with a minimum GPA of 2.0 on a 4.0 scale. We may grant provisional admission for a GPA of 1.75. Find detailed admission requirements for your program of interest on the program’s page.
We can quickly review your prior academic credits before you apply so that you’ll know exactly how many credits you can transfer into our degree completion programs. Start your free credit review today.
*Source: Student Right to Know
Bachelor’s Degree in Education FAQs
What can you do with a bachelor’s degree in education?
A bachelor’s degree in education is key to obtaining many jobs in the field of education, such as academic advisor, program coordinator, instructional support specialist, community engagement coordinator, educational assistant and more. Even for roles that may not technically require a bachelor’s degree, like paraeducator, employers may prefer one.
How long does it take to earn a bachelor’s in education online?
Bachelor’s degrees typically take four years to complete. Some online bachelor’s programs may offer acceleration pathways that allow you to complete the degree faster. If you already have some undergraduate academic credits, such as from an associate degree, you can reduce the time it takes for you to finish your bachelor’s. ACE’s bachelor’s degree completion programs can be completed in as little as 12 months.1
Is a bachelor’s in education required to become a teacher?
To become a teacher, you must have a bachelor’s-level education but your bachelor’s degree does not necessarily have to be in education (although it is helpful). If you have a bachelor’s degree in another area and want to become a teacher, your next step is typically to pursue a master’s in education so you have the necessary knowledge, skills and prerequisites needed to earn your teaching license.
How much does a bachelor’s in education cost?
Based on 2025-2026 data, the average annual in-state tuition and fees for a bachelor’s degree at a public, four-year university is $11,950,2 putting the average total cost at $47,800. The same numbers for out-of-state tuition and fees come to $31,880,2 for an average total cost of $127,520.
For a more affordable path to a bachelor’s degree in education, many students elect to first earn academic credits or an associate degree through a two-year college. They then transfer those credits into a bachelor’s-completion program. ACE’s bachelor’s degree completion programs have a total cost of $8,370.3
Does a bachelor’s in education guarantee teacher licensure?
No, it does not. A bachelor’s in education can help you become eligible for licensure, but there are often other state-specific requirements you must meet before you can get teacher licensure. This includes things like passing exams and background checks. Your state’s department of education is the best resource for finding complete information on teacher licensure requirements.
1This is an estimated time to completion. Actual completion time may vary depending on the number of transfer credits applied, availability of courses, satisfactory pace, multiple course requests, successful course completion, and meeting program milestones as required.
2College Board. Accessed Nov. 21, 2025.
3This is an estimated value of the cost for tuition and fees. Amounts may vary depending on number of transfer credits applied to the selected program hours, the pace and satisfactory completion of the selected program, receipt of institutional scholarship and/or grant amounts, or adjustments to tuition or fees as described in the Catalog Right to Modify Tuition section. State sales and use tax will apply where required by law.