Grad Schools
Best Education Schools
A teacher must first be a student, and graduate education program rankings can help you find the right classroom. The 2021 U.S. News rankings of the top education schools along with the DIVERSITY in Ed diversity and equity rating may help tailor your search in identifying a good program fit for you.
Virtual Recruitment Event
April 14, 2021 from 11am to 4pm, CST
As a partner with DIVERSITY in Ed, Graduate Schools of Education have the unique opportunity to reach an audience of credentialed and certified teachers nationwide who are seriously considering their career options.
Grad School Partners
College & University Recruitment Partners
Graduate Schools of Education Participating at APRIL 15, 2021 Virtual Teacher Recruitment Fair
STATE-BY-STATE LISTING
Top 50 Newsweek Ranking (in Blue) and Diversity & Equity Rating based on:
Startegic Plan for Diversity & Inclusion ♦
Program Partnerships with Area Schools ♦
Diversity Fellowships and/or Scholarships ♦
Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Initiatives
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ALABAMA
Alabama A&M University
Alabama State University
Auburn University
Samford University
University of Alabama
University of Alabama-Birmingham
University of Alabama – Huntsville ♦♦
ALASKA
University of Alaska-Fairbanks
University of Alaska-Southeast
ARIZONA
Arizona State University #13
Northcentral University
Northern Arizona University
University of Arizona
ARKANSAS
Arkansas State University-Jonesboro
Arkansas Tech University
Harding University
University of Arkansas-Fayetteville #50
CALIFORNIA
Alliant International University
Azusa Pacific University
Brandman University
California State University ♦♦
Chapman University ♦♦♦
Claremont Graduate University
Loyola Marymount University
Mills College ♦♦♦
Pepperdine University ♦♦♦
San Diego State University #50
San José State University ♦♦♦
Stanford University #3 ♦♦♦
University of Southern California
University of California-Berkeley #21
University of California-Davis #39
University of California-Irvine #20
University of California-Los Angeles #4
University of California-Riverside
University of California-San Diego
University of California-Santa Barbara
University of California-Santa Cruz ♦♦♦
University of Southern California #11 ♦♦♦
University of La Verne
University of Redlands
University of San Diego
University of San Francisco
COLORADO
Colorado State University
University of Colorado-Boulder #29
University of Colorado-Colorado Springs
University of Colorado-Denver
University of Denver
University of Northern Colorado
CONNECTICUT
Central Connecticut State University
University of Connecticut #37♦♦
Western Connecticut State University
DELAWARE
University of Delaware #47 ♦♦♦
FLORIDA
Florida A & M University
Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University ♦♦♦
Florida Atlantic University ♦♦
Florida International University
Florida State University #47
University of Central Florida
University of Florida #22
University of Miami ♦♦♦
University of South Florida
GEORGIA
Clark Atlanta University
Columbus State University
Georgia State University #50
Georgia Southern University
University of Georgia #37
University of West Georgia
Valdosta State University ♦♦♦
HAWAII
University of Hawaii at Manoa
IDAHO
Boise State University #50
Idaho State College ♦♦
ILLINOIS
Chicago State University ♦♦♦
DePaul University ♦♦♦
Illinois State University
Loyola University Chicago ♦
National-Louis University
Northern Illinois University McKendree University
Northwestern University #7
University of Illinois at Chicago
University of Illinois-Urbana-Champaign #31
University of St. Francis
Western Illinois University
INDIANA
Ball State University
Indiana State University ♦♦♦
Indiana University-Bloomington #34 ♦♦♦
Indiana University South Bend ♦♦♦
Purdue University-West Lafayette #50 ♦♦♦
IOWA
Drake University
Iowa State University
University of Iowa #47
University of Northern Iowa
KANSAS
Kansas State University
University of Kansas #18 ♦♦♦
KENTUCKY
Bellarmine University
University of the Cumberlands
University of Kentucky #43
University of Louisville
Western Kentucky University
LOUISISANA
Louisiana State University
Louisiana Tech University
Southeastern Louisiana University
University of Louisiana-Lafayette
University of Louisiana-Monroe
MAINE
University of Maine-Orono
MARYLAND
Bowie State University
Frostburg State University ♦
Johns Hopkins University #15
Loyola University of Maryland ♦♦
Salisbury University ♦♦♦
University of Maryland-College Park #27
MASSACHUSETTS
Boston College #19
Boston University ♦♦♦
Harvard University #1♦♦♦
University of Massachusetts-Amherst
University of Massachusetts-Boston #39
University of Massachusetts-Lowell
MICHIGAN
Andrews University
Eastern Michigan University
Ferris State University
Michigan State University #24
Oakland University
University of Michigan-Ann Arbor #8 ♦♦♦
Wayne State University
Western Michigan University
MINNESOTA
Hamline University
St. Cloud State University ♦♦
University of Minnesota-Duluth
University of Minnesota-Twin Cities #22 ♦♦♦
University of St.Thomas ♦♦♦
MISSISSIPPI
Mississippi College
Mississippi State University
University of Mississippi
William Carey University
MISSOURI
Maryville University of St. Louis
Saint Louis University
Southwest Baptist University
University of Missouri #43
University of Missouri-Kansas City
University of Missouri-St. Louis
Washington University in St. Louis #31
William Woods University
MONTANA
NEBRASKA
College of St. Mary
University of Nebraska-Lincoln
NEW HAMPSHIRE
University of New Hampshire
NEW JERSEY
Montclair State University
Rowan University ♦♦♦
Rutgers University-New Brunswick #43
The College of New Jersey ♦
Saint Peter’s University ♦♦
Seton Hall ♦♦
NEW MEXICO
New Mexico State University
University of New Mexico
NEW YORK
Binghamton University
Columbia University, Teachers College, #8 ♦♦♦
D’Youville College
Fordham University #39 ♦♦♦
Hofstra University
LIU Post
Manhattanville College ♦♦♦
New York University #10
Queens College ♦♦♦
St. John’s University
SUNY Oswego ♦♦♦
SUNY Geneseo ♦♦♦
Syracuse University ♦♦♦
The City College of New York ♦♦♦
University at Albany
University at Buffalo
NORTH CAROLINA
Appalachian State University
East Carolina University
Gardner-Webb University
North Carolina State University-Raleigh #31
University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill #24 ♦♦
University of North Carolina-Charlotte
University of North Carolina-Greensboro
University of North Carolina-Wilmington
Western Carolina University
NORTH DAKOTA
North Dakota State University
University of North Dakota
OHIO
Ashland University
Bowling Green State University ♦♦♦
Cleveland State University
Kent State University
Miami University ♦♦♦
Ohio State University #27 ♦♦♦
Ohio University
University of Cincinnati
University of Dayton
University of Toledo
OKLAHOMA
Oklahoma State University
Oral Roberts University
University of Oklahoma
OREGON
Lewis & Clark College
Oregon State University
Pacific University ♦♦♦
Portland State University ♦♦♦
University of Oregon #11
PENNSYLVANIA
Arcadia University ♦♦
Drexel University
Duquesne University
East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania
Holy Family University
Indiana University of Pennsylvania
Lehigh University
Pennsylvania State University-University Park #36
Robert Morris University
Temple University #43
University of Pennsylvania #2
University of Pittsburgh #39
RHODE ISLAND
Johnson & Wales University
University of Rhode Island-Rhode Island College
SOUTH CAROLINA
Clemson University
South Carolina State University
University of South Carolina
SOUTH DAKOTA
University of South Dakota
TENNESSEE
East Tennessee State University
Lipscomb University
Middle Tennessee State University ♦♦♦
Tennessee Tech
Union University
University of Memphis
University of Tennessee-Chattanooga
University of Tennessee-Knoxville
Vanderbilt University #4 ♦♦♦
TEXAS
Baylor University
Dallas Baptist University
Lamar University
Sam Houston State University
Southern Methodist University
Stephen F. Austin State University
Tarleton State University
Texas A&M University-College Station #34
Texas A&M University-Commerce
Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi
Texas A&M University-Kingsville
Texas Christian University
Texas State University
Texas Tech University
University of Houston
University of North Texas
University of Texas-Arlington
University of Texas-Austin #15 ♦♦♦
University of Texas-Rio Grande Valley
University of Texas-San Antonio
University of the Incarnate Word
UTAH
Brigham Young University-Provo ♦
University of Utah #29 ♦♦♦
Utah State University
VERMONT
University of Vermont
VIRGINIA
College of William and Mary
George Mason University ♦♦♦
Liberty University
Old Dominion University
Regent University
Shenandoah University
University of Virginia #15 ♦♦♦
Virginia Commonwealth University #26
Virginia Tech
WASHINGTON
University of Washington #14 ♦♦♦
Western Washington University ♦♦♦
WASHINGTON DC
American University ♦♦♦
Catholic University of America
Gallaudet University
George Washington University
Howard University
WEST VIRGINIA
Marshall University
West Virginia University
WISCONSIN
Cardinal Stritch University
Edgewood College
Marquette University
University of Wisconsin-Madison #4
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
University of Wisconsin-Stout
WYOMING
University of Wyoming