Top Ten Education Colleges

Vanderbilt University

• Ranked as the top education college in the country, Vanderbilt University features departments in teaching, special education, and educational leadership and policy. The university's Peabody College offers education doctorates, master's studies and bachelor's degrees, as well as a summer program for education professionals--the Peabody Professional Institutes.

  Vanderbilt University
  Peabody College
  230 Appleton Place
  Nashville, TN 37203
  615-322-7444
  vanderbilt.edu

Columbia University

• Focused on graduating future teachers, Columbia University's Teachers College provides 10 different departments where students specialize their studies in a variety of areas including arts, communications, elementary education, special education and mathematics. The school also offers intensive programs where students graduate in two to three years rather than the standard four years.

  Columbia University
  Teachers College
  525 W 120th Street
  New York, NY 10027
  212-678-3880
  columbia.edu

Harvard University

• Havard's highly regarded education school provides two doctorate options and 13 master's programs. These master's programs include teacher education, arts in education, higher learning, education policy and management, and special studies. The doctorate degrees offered are in education--suitable for future faculty members or senior administrators--or in educational leadership, which graduates future education organization leaders.

  Harvard University
  Appian Way
  Cambridge, MA 02138
  617-495-3414
  harvard.edu

Stanford University

• Stanford University offers both master's and doctorate degrees to students of its renowned School of Education. The university houses a specialized teachers education program, which provides focuses in either elementary or secondary education. Students taking the program receive classroom experience and upon graduation, certification in California.

  Stanford University
  School of Education
  485 Lasuen Mall
  Stanford, CA 94305
  650-723-4794
  stanford.edu

University of Oregon

• The education college at the University of Oregon graduates future teachers, school administrators, educational researchers and students interested in social services. The college houses four departments that offer both bachelor's and master's degrees and focus on various education areas, including teaching, special education and counseling.

  University of Oregon
  College of Education
  5261 University of Oregon
  Eugene, OR 97403
  541-346-5521
  uoregon.edu

Johns Hopkins University

• Johns Hopkins University's School of Education focuses on preparing students for future careers as teachers, principals, guidance counselors and educational administrators. Students have the opportunity to specialize in areas such as special education, interdisciplinary studies, and human services, or to take coursework in the teacher preparation program.

  Johns Hopkins University
  School of Education
  2800 N. Charles Street
  Baltimore, MD 21218
  877-548-7631
  jhu.edu

University of California--Los Angeles

• UCLA offers two separate schools for education, one provides undergraduate studies, while the other is dedicated to graduate studies. The graduate school offers a teacher education program as well as a variety of degree specializations, including educational leadership, student affairs and urban schooling.

  University of California--Los Angeles
  1009 Moore Hall
  Los Angeles, CA 90095
  310-825-8326
  ucla.edu

Northwestern University

• Northwestern University's education school presents students with a wide range of graduate and undergraduate programs of study including learning sciences, education, teaching policy and human development. The school also features an accelerated teacher certification program which works with Chicago's public school system and the Chicago Teaching Fellows.

  Northwestern University
  School of Education and Social Policy
  2120 Campus Drive
  Evanston, IL 60208
  847-467-2789
  northwestern.edu

University of Wisconsin--Madison

• Eight different departments make up the School of Education at the University of Wisconsin. Students study in departments dedicated to educational policy, counseling psychology, and art education, among others. Students also have the opportunity to work toward their teacher certification through the university's teacher preparation program.

  University of Wisconsin--Madison
  School of Education
  123 Education Building
  Madison, WI 53706
  608-262-2433
  wisc.edu

University of California--Berkeley

• The Graduate School of Education at the University of California features a wide variety of master's and doctorate programs of study, including development in math and science, quantitative methods and evaluation, and school psychology. The school also offers an undergraduate minor in education and summer study programs.

  University of California--Berkeley
  Graduate School of Education
  1600 Tolman Hall
  Berkeley, CA 94720
  510-642-0841
  berkeley.edu