Schools of Education - How to Choose

It is important to note when looking at professional schools, that most offer special programs to distinguish themselves from the competition. While all will offer some variation on a masters and/or doctoral degree, many programs will be sufficiently unique to render the rankings below somewhat irrelevant.

In other words, a careful examination of individual degree programs will give you a better feel for which is the best for you. Of course, consulting with your faculty mentors, Susan Engel, and John Noble will provide guidance to suit your particular interests.

2008 Ranking of Education Graduate Programs

Rank School
1 Stanford University (CA)
2 Vanderbilt University (Peabody) (TN)
3 University of California - Los Angeles
4 Teachers College, Columbia University (NY)
5 University of Oregon
6 Harvard University (MA)
7 University of California - Berkeley
7 University of Washington (Seattle)
9 University of Michigan - Ann Arbor
10 University of Pennsylvania (Philadelphia)
10 University of Texas - Austin
12 Northwestern University (IL)
12 University of Wisconsin - Madison
14 Michigan State University
14 New York University (Steinhardt)
16 Ohio State University (Columbus)
17 University of Minnesota - Twin Cities
18 Boston College (Lynch)
19 Indiana University - Bloomington
20 Johns Hopkins University (Columbia, MD)
21 University of Connecticut (Neag)
22 University of Kansas (Lawrence)
22 University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill
24 Utah State University (Logan)
25 Arizona State University (Tempe)

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