In 2010, the graduate program at Vanderbilt's Peabody College ranked at the summit of the Best Education Schools by U.S. News and World Report. Based in Nashville, Tennessee, Vanderbilt is a private university that offers degrees in education at undergraduate, graduate, doctoral and professional levels. The college offers undergraduate and graduate degree programs in elementary and secondary education. Peabody is best known for its highly rated educational psychology, special education, education policy and administrative leadership programs.
Based in New York, the Teacher's College at Columbia University offers more than 60 academic programs in education. It admits 5,000 students, out of which one-third take teacher education programs. You can pursue a master's or a doctor's of education. About 70 percent of the students at the college--ranked second on U.S. News and World's 2010 Best Education Schools--opt to do their placement at conveniently located schools within New York City. About three quarters of the student body is female, according the U.S. News and World Report.
The Harvard Graduate School of Education ranked third on the U.S. News and World Report in 2010. The program allows a student to graduate with a master's degree in one of 13 areas, including Mind, Brain and Education and International Educational Policy. The doctoral program lasts three years. A student can opt to spend a semester, or two, at the University of California-Berkeley Graduate School of Education. The Harvard University program also helps the nation's struggling schools such as WIDE, a number of online training courses for teachers and the the Change Leadership Group, which examines routes of systemic improvement for schools and districts.
The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, is a public research university with nationally ranked degrees. It came in 14th on U.S. News And World Report Best Education schools in 2010. The school offers bachelor's and master's degrees in elementary and second education education. It also offers master's and doctoral degrees in education administration, instructional technologies, higher education, literacy and English, math and science education. The undergraduate program consists of professional study and hands-on training with students in secondary and elementary classrooms.