The Best Schools for Education Majors

Vanderbilt University Peabody College of Education and Human Development

• The Peabody College of Education at Vanderbilt University was ranked first overall for graduate education programs by U.S. News and World Report in 2009. The college offers graduate degrees at the masters and doctoral levels in a number of specialty areas, including child studies, education administration, special education, and human development counseling.

  Vanderbilt University
  Peabody College of Education and Human Development
  Peabody #329
  230 Appleton Place
  Nashville, TN 37203
  615-322-7444
  peabody.vanderbilt.edu

Stanford University School of Education

• Stanford University's School of Education ranked second overall in 2009 in the U.S. News and World Report rankings and offers education degrees at the masters and doctoral level. Students have their choice of six areas of concentration, including elementary and secondary education, leadership studies, education administration, and comparative education. Students also have the option of pursuing joint degrees in business or law.

  Stanford University School of Education
  485 Lasuen Mall
  Stanford, CA 94305
  650-723-2109
  ed.stanford.edu

Columbia University Teachers College

• The Teachers College at Columbia University is one of the oldest education colleges in the U.S. and is consistently ranked among the best. The Teachers College is unique in that it takes an interdisciplinary approach to teaching and the curriculum is based on aspects of psychology, health studies, and education. Students may pursue graduate degrees in several areas of study, such as conflict resolution, education policy, family and community education, and urban education.

  Columbia University Teachers College
  525 West 120th Street
  New York, NY 10027
  212-678-3000
  tc.columbia.edu

University of Oregon

• The University of Oregon's College of Education is also among the top-ranked programs and its offerings include both masters and doctoral degree programs in several specialized areas including special education, education leadership, music education, and secondary school education. Research is a significant component of the education curriculum and students are required to participate in community outreach projects as part of their degree program.

  University of Oregon
  College of Education
  1215 University of Oregon
  Eugene, OR 97403
  541-346-3201
  education.uoregon.edu

University of California--Los Angeles Graduate School of Education and Information Studies

• UCLA's Graduate School of Education and Information Studies offers masters degree programs in education as well as the Doctor of Education and the Doctor of Philosophy degrees. Students may choose from thirteen areas of study including urban schooling, learning sciences, teacher education, and psychological studies in education.

  UCLA GSE&IS
  Moore Hall, Box 951521
  405 Hilgard Avenue
  Los Angeles, CA 90095
  888-473-4734
  gseis.ucla.edu

Harvard University Graduate School of Education

• Harvard University's Graduate School of Education offers thirteen masters degree programs and two doctoral degree programs in areas such as arts in education, school leadership, language and literacy, international education policy, and teacher education. Research is centered on these and other areas, including child development and racism and tolerance studies.

  Harvard Graduate School of Education
  Appian Way
  Cambridge, MA 02138
  617-495-3414
  gse.harvard.edu