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.

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2011 Ranking of Education Graduate Programs

Rank School
1 Vanderbilt University - Peabody (Nashville, TN)
2 Harvard University (Cambridge, MA)
2 University of Texas - Austin
4 Stanford University (CA)
4 Teachers College, Columbia University (NY)
6 University of California - Los Angeles
7 Northwestern University (Evanston, IL)
8 University of Oregon (Eugene)
9 University of Michigan - Ann Arbor
9 University of Washington (Seattle)
9 University of Wisconsin - Madison
12 University of California - Berkeley
12 University of Pennsylvania (Philadelphia)
14 University of Southern California - Rossier (Los Angeles)
15 Boston College - Lynch
15 New York University - Steinhardt
17 Michigan State University (East Lansing)
18 Johns Hopkins University (Baltimore, MD)
18 University of Kansas (Lawrence)
20 Ohio State University (Columbus)
21 Indiana University - Bloomington
22 University of Virginia - Curry (Charlottesville)
23 University of Illinois - Urbana-Champaign
23 University of Maryland - College Park
23 University of Pittsburgh

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