A master's degree in Education can lead to more career options.
A master's degree in education gives students a wide variety of career choices. Master's and doctorate graduates can go on to teach on all education levels, become counselors, work for education policy or work within school leadership, according to the Harvard University School of Education website. "U.S. News and World Report" magazine's 2010 rankings placed Vanderbilt University, Columbia University and Harvard University as the country's top-three graduate education programs.
Vanderbilt University: Peabody College of Education and Human Development
Vanderbilt University, a private school located in Nashville, Tennessee, offers an excellent education graduate program. The Peabody College of Education and Human Development was ranked first in the nation on the "U.S. News & World Report" magazine's 2010 list. Peabody has been a top-ranked program for the past 15 years, according to the school's website. The college offers students a diverse education with world-class professors and research facilities. Within the graduate program, students can pursue a master's degree full-time in programs such as child studies, education policy and learning, diversity and urban studies. Students can also work toward Ed.D. programs in K-12 educational leadership and policy or higher education leadership and policy.
Vanderbilt University
2201 West End Ave.
Nashville, TN 37240
615-322-7311
peabody.vanderbilt.edu
Columbia University: Teacher's College
Columbia University is located on Manhattan's Upper West Side.
Columbia University, a private school in New York City, has the second-best graduate education school in the country, according to "U.S. News & World Report" magazine's 2010 rankings. The Teacher's College was founded in 1887 and has since been a competitive, top-ranked program. The college is divided into nine departments, including counseling and clinical psychology, curriculum and teaching and human development. The Teacher's College offers students many master's and doctorate degree programs to choose from, such as early childhood education, family and community education and administration of special education.
Columbia University
535 West 116th St.
New York, NY 10025
212-404-5893
tc.columbia.edu
Harvard University: Graduate School of Education
Harvard University is located across the Charles River Basin from Boston.
Located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, Harvard University is an ivy league school with an excellent education graduate program. The Graduate School of Education ranked third in the nation in 2010 on "U.S. News & World Report" magazine's annual list and is home to more than 900 graduate students. Students can pursue one of 13 master's degree programs and two doctoral programs, including arts in education, human development and psychology, and learning and teaching. Doctorate degrees include a Doctor and Education and Doctor of Education Leadership.
Harvard University
Massachusetts Hall
Cambridge, MA 02138
617-495-1000
gse.harvard.edu
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