Harvard University is a private Ivy League research university in Cambridge, Massachusetts. It was founded in 1636 as Harvard College and named after its first benefactor, the Puritan clergyman John Harvard. It is the oldest institution of higher learning in the United States and one of the most prestigious in the world.

Whether students want to teach, make policy, or conduct research, the Harvard Graduate School of Education emphasizes usable knowledge. Students can earn a master's degree in one of 13 fields, including Mind, Brain, and Education and International Education Policy, in just one year. Doctoral degrees typically take three years to complete, and doctoral students can choose to spend a semester or two studying at the University of California—Berkeley Graduate School of Education to avoid the harsh Massachusetts winters.

WIDE World, a series of online training courses for teachers, and the Change Leadership Group, which examines routes of systemic improvement for schools and districts, are two programs dedicated to assisting the nation's struggling schools. Tuition is waived for the Doctor of Education Leadership program, which prepares graduate students to spearhead reform. Students interested in extracurricular activities can participate in programs such as Project Zero, a study of the effects of art on learning, or work in research centers such as the Center on the Developing Child.

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In Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the University of Pennsylvania is a private Ivy League research university. The university, founded in 1740 as the College of Philadelphia, is one of nine colonial colleges chartered prior to the United States Declaration of Independence.

To train educators, leaders, and health professionals, the school offers a variety of degrees, including Ph.D., Ed.D., and Master of Science, Master of Science in Education, and Master of Philosophy in Education programs. Graduate students can also benefit from the University of Pennsylvania's other highly ranked departments by earning a joint or dual degree from another Penn school. Penn GSE faculty and students assist in the management of schools in West Philadelphia as well as the training of local educators. For TFA instructors working in the Philadelphia School District, there is also a Teach for America Urban Teacher certificate program.

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The University of California, Los Angeles is a land-grant research university located in Los Angeles, California. UCLA's academic roots can be traced back to 1882 when it was founded as the southern branch of the California State Normal School (now San José State University). This school was absorbed with the official founding of UCLA in 1919 as the Southern Branch of the University of California, making it the second-oldest of the University of California system's ten campuses (after UC Berkeley).

UCLA has 337 undergraduate and graduate degree programs in a variety of fields. The school is one of the country's Public Ivies and is consistently ranked among the best universities in the United States by major college and university rankings. As of October 2021, UCLA had 27 Nobel laureates, five Turing Award winners, two Chief Scientists of the United States Air Force, and one Fields Medalist on its faculty, researchers, or alumni.

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In Madison, Wisconsin, the University of Wisconsin–Madison is a public land-grant research university. UW–Madison, which was founded when Wisconsin became a state in 1848, is the official state university of Wisconsin and the flagship campus of the University of Wisconsin System. It was Wisconsin's first public university and is still the state's oldest and largest public university.

The University of Wisconsin–Madison is divided into 20 schools and colleges. It offers 136 undergraduate majors, 148 master's degree programs, and 120 doctoral programs. The single-grain experiment, the discovery of vitamins A and B by Elmer McCollum and Marguerite Davis, the development of the anticoagulant medication warfarin by Karl Paul Link, the first chemical synthesis of a gene by Har Gobind Khorana, the discovery of the retroviral enzyme reverse transcriptase by Howard Temin, and the first synthesis of human embryonic stem cells by James Thomson is among the scientific advances made at UW–Madison. The University of Wisconsin–Madison was also the home of the prestigious "Wisconsin School" of economics and diplomatic history, and UW–Madison professor Aldo Leopold was a key figure in the development of modern environmental science and conservationism.

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Vanderbilt University's Peabody College of Education and Human Development is one of ten colleges and schools. Peabody College educates students at the graduate, undergraduate, and professional levels. Peabody's faculty is divided into five departments and includes educators, psychologists, public policy analysts, human development specialists, special education teachers, educational leaders, and organizational development specialists.

Before becoming a part of Vanderbilt University in 1979, Peabody had a long history as an independent institution. In the 2021 rankings by US News & World Report, the college was ranked fourth among graduate schools of education in the United States. During 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, and 2013 editions of these rankings, it was ranked as the top graduate school of education in the country.

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The New York University Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development (commonly referred to as Steinhardt) is New York University's secondary liberal arts and education school. It is one of the world's only schools of its kind. It was the first school of pedagogy to be established at an American university, and it was founded in 1890. Prior to 2001, it was known as the New York University School of Education.

At NYU Steinhardt, there are nearly 60 areas of study to choose from. The school's disciplines include education, health, the arts, and media studies. Master's and doctoral degrees, as well as advanced certificate programs, are available in these subjects. The Consortium for Research and Evaluation of Advanced Technologies in Education and the Research Alliance for New York City Schools are just two of Steinhardt's research centers and institutes. Students can join over 15 graduate student clubs and participate in the Graduate Student Organization, the Steinhardt graduate student government.

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Stanford University is a private research university in Stanford, California, founded in 1885. Stanford University is regarded as one of the best in the world. The university is divided into seven schools: three with 40 undergraduate academic departments and four with graduate programs in law, medicine, education, and business.

Stanford University's Graduate School of Education employs 50 full-time faculty members, with a doctoral student-to-full-time faculty ratio of 3:1. Stanford ranks high, sometimes first in college ranking measures in the United States. Stanford operates on a quarter system, with the autumn quarter starting in late September and the spring quarter ending in mid-June. The full-time, four-year undergraduate program focuses on the arts and sciences, with a high level of graduate student coexistence. The Western Association of Schools and Colleges has accredited Stanford.

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Northwestern University is an Evanston, Illinois-based private research university. Northwestern University, founded in 1851, is the state's oldest chartered university and one of the world's most prestigious academic institutions.

Students seeking an intimate academic community may find it at Northwestern University's School of Education and Social Policy (SESP), the university's smallest department. There are only about 300 graduate students and about 20 faculty members. Students can earn a master of arts, a master of science, or a doctorate with one of five degree options. NU-TEACH, an accelerated program, places students in their own, supervised classrooms after a single summer of coursework. Following a successful first year, NU-TEACH students must commit to teaching in Chicago public schools for at least four more years.

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Teachers College, Columbia University has brought together visionaries who aspire to make the world a better place for all since its inception in the late nineteenth century. Morningside Heights, an uptown neighborhood, is home to TC. Morningside Heights steeped in culture and removed from the city's faster-paced and more tourist-filled areas is home to the Academic Acropolis, which includes Barnard College, Union Theological Seminary, and Columbia University's main campus. The campus of TC is made up of five residence halls and eight interconnected buildings.

Columbia University's Teachers College is the country's first, largest, and most comprehensive graduate school of education, health, and psychology. Thus, at TC, fields like educational psychology, nursing education, nutrition education, special education, conflict resolution, and spirituality and education were developed. For more than a century, they have prepared psychologists, nutritionists, health educators, speech pathologists, and other professionals, as well as teachers and school administrators, through more than 120 academic programs.

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The University of Michigan School of Education is the university's education school, located in Ann Arbor, Michigan. U.S. News & World Report (USN&WR) ranked the school ninth overall in 2011. Specific programs within the school ranked among the top ten in six other areas, including elementary education, secondary education, educational psychology (the Combined Program in Education and Psychology), higher education (the Center for the Study of Higher and Postsecondary Education), curriculum/instruction, and educational policy.

Master of science and master of arts degrees are available at the University of Michigan School of Education for current and future educators, administrators, and leaders. Students can earn dual master's degrees in higher education and public policy through a two-year program in collaboration with the Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy. The Michigan SOE also awards Ph.D. in over ten fields, including Learning Technologies and Organizational Behavior and Management.

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Website: soe.umich.edu

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