Best Education Schools

Ranked in 2011

Best Education Schools Rankings Methodology

A teacher must be a student, and the U.S. News education program rankings can help you find the right classroom. With U.S. News's rankings, narrow your search by location, tuition, school size, and test scores. Plus, see the top education schools listed by specialty.

Rank	College name	Tuition	Enrollment	Average GRE verbal score, entering doctoral students	Average GRE quantitative score, entering doctoral students	Average amount of externally funded research expenditure per faculty member (in thousands)	Total amount of externally funded research conducted by the school (in millions)	Doctoral programs acceptance rate
#1	Vanderbilt University (Peabody) Nashville, TN	Full-time: $1,623 per credit	845	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked
#2	Harvard University Cambridge, MA	Full-time: $35,568 per year	972	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked
#2	University of Texas--Austin Austin, TX	In-state, full-time: $7,798 per year, Out-of-state, full-time: $15,166 per year	1,317	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked
#4	Stanford University Stanford, CA	Full-time: $38,700 per year	415	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked
#4	Teachers College, Columbia University New York, NY	Full-time: $1,178 per credit	5,103	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked
#6	University of California--Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA	In-state, full-time: $0 per year, Out-of-state, full-time: $14,694 per year	818	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked
#7	Northwestern University Evanston, IL	Full-time: $39,840 per year	393	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked
#8	University of Oregon Eugene, OR	In-state, full-time: $14,628 per year, Out-of-state, full-time: $20,325 per year	715	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked
#9	University of Michigan--Ann Arbor Ann Arbor, MI	In-state, full-time: $18,130 per year, Out-of-state, full-time: $36,670 per year	447	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked
#9	University of Washington Seattle, WA	In-state, full-time: $11,449 per year, Out-of-state, full-time: $24,789 per year	1,082	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked
#9	University of Wisconsin--Madison Madison, WI	In-state, full-time: $10,941 per year, Out-of-state, full-time: $25,108 per year	1,046	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked
#12	University of California--Berkeley Berkeley, CA	In-state, full-time: $0 per year, Out-of-state, full-time: $14,694 per year	348	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked
#12	University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, PA	Full-time: $41,032 per year	1,247	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked
#14	University of Southern California (Rossier) Los Angeles, CA	Full-time: $1,360 per credit	2,006	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked
#15	Boston College (Lynch) Chestnut Hill, MA	Full-time: $1,084 per credit	926	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked
#15	New York University (Steinhardt) New York, NY	Full-time: $32,391 per year	3,825	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked
#17	Michigan State University East Lansing, MI	In-state, full-time: $565 per credit, Out-of-state, full-time: $1,078 per credit	1,764	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked
#18	Johns Hopkins University Baltimore, MD	Full-time: $30,000 per year	1,899	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked
#18	University of Kansas Lawrence, KS	In-state, full-time: $296 per credit, Out-of-state, full-time: $691 per credit	1,122	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked
#20	Ohio State University Columbus, OH	In-state, full-time: $11,676 per year, Out-of-state, full-time: $27,606 per year	1,264	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked
#21	Indiana University--Bloomington Bloomington, IN	In-state, full-time: $354 per credit, Out-of-state, full-time: $1,032 per credit	1,020	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked
#22	University of Virginia (Curry) Charlottesville, VA	In-state, full-time: $11,598 per year, Out-of-state, full-time: $20,922 per year	674	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked
#23	University of Illinois--Urbana-Champaign Champaign, IL	In-state, full-time: $10,204 per year, Out-of-state, full-time: $23,470 per year	1,163	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked
#23	University of Maryland--College Park College Park, MD	In-state, full-time: $500 per credit, Out-of-state, full-time: $1,077 per credit	1,186	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked
#23	University of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh, PA	In-state, full-time: $17,304 per year, Out-of-state, full-time: $29,554 per year	1,196	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked	Locked

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Rank

College name

Tuition

Enrollment

Average GRE verbal score, entering doctoral students

Average GRE quantitative score, entering doctoral students

Average amount of externally funded research expenditure per faculty member (in thousands)

Total amount of externally funded research conducted by the school (in millions)

Doctoral programs acceptance rate

Vanderbilt University (Peabody)

Nashville, TN

Full-time: $1,623 per credit

845

Locked

Harvard University

Cambridge, MA

Full-time: $35,568 per year

972

Locked

University of Texas--Austin

Austin, TX

In-state, full-time: $7,798 per year, Out-of-state, full-time: $15,166 per year

1,317

Locked

Stanford University

Stanford, CA

Full-time: $38,700 per year

415

Locked

Teachers College, Columbia University

New York, NY

Full-time: $1,178 per credit

5,103

Locked

University of California--Los Angeles

Los Angeles, CA

In-state, full-time: $0 per year, Out-of-state, full-time: $14,694 per year

818

Locked

Northwestern University

Evanston, IL

Full-time: $39,840 per year

393

Locked

University of Oregon

Eugene, OR

In-state, full-time: $14,628 per year, Out-of-state, full-time: $20,325 per year

715

Locked

University of Michigan--Ann Arbor

Ann Arbor, MI

In-state, full-time: $18,130 per year, Out-of-state, full-time: $36,670 per year

447

Locked

University of Washington

Seattle, WA

In-state, full-time: $11,449 per year, Out-of-state, full-time: $24,789 per year

1,082

Locked

University of Wisconsin--Madison

Madison, WI

In-state, full-time: $10,941 per year, Out-of-state, full-time: $25,108 per year

1,046

Locked

#12

University of California--Berkeley

Berkeley, CA

In-state, full-time: $0 per year, Out-of-state, full-time: $14,694 per year

348

Locked

#12

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, PA

Full-time: $41,032 per year

1,247

Locked

#14

University of Southern California (Rossier)

Los Angeles, CA

Full-time: $1,360 per credit

2,006

Locked

#15

Boston College (Lynch)

Chestnut Hill, MA

Full-time: $1,084 per credit

926

Locked

#15

New York University (Steinhardt)

New York, NY

Full-time: $32,391 per year

3,825

Locked

#17

Michigan State University

East Lansing, MI

In-state, full-time: $565 per credit, Out-of-state, full-time: $1,078 per credit

1,764

Locked

#18

Johns Hopkins University

Baltimore, MD

Full-time: $30,000 per year

1,899

Locked

#18

University of Kansas

Lawrence, KS

In-state, full-time: $296 per credit, Out-of-state, full-time: $691 per credit

1,122

Locked

#20

Ohio State University

Columbus, OH

In-state, full-time: $11,676 per year, Out-of-state, full-time: $27,606 per year

1,264

Locked

#21

Indiana University--Bloomington

Bloomington, IN

In-state, full-time: $354 per credit, Out-of-state, full-time: $1,032 per credit

1,020

Locked

#22

University of Virginia (Curry)

Charlottesville, VA

In-state, full-time: $11,598 per year, Out-of-state, full-time: $20,922 per year

674

Locked

#23

University of Illinois--Urbana-Champaign

Champaign, IL

In-state, full-time: $10,204 per year, Out-of-state, full-time: $23,470 per year

1,163

Locked

#23

University of Maryland--College Park

College Park, MD

In-state, full-time: $500 per credit, Out-of-state, full-time: $1,077 per credit

1,186

Locked

#23

University of Pittsburgh

Pittsburgh, PA

In-state, full-time: $17,304 per year, Out-of-state, full-time: $29,554 per year

1,196

Locked