University of California--Los Angeles

Education School Overview

U.S. News Rankings

Ranking score and category

Rank Category Name #8 Best Education Schools

Specialties Locked in Education administration and supervision #9 in Education policy #11 in Educational psychology Locked in Elementary teacher education #3 in Higher education administration Locked in Secondary teacher education

Education School Overview

The education school at University of California--Los Angeles has an application deadline of December 2. The application fee for the Education program at the University of California--Los Angeles is $80. Its tuition is full-time: $11,220 per year (in-state) and full-time: $15,102 per year (out-of-state). The University of California--Los Angeles graduate Education program has 46 full-time faculty on staff with a 9.1:1 ratio of full-time equivalent doctoral students to full-time faculty.

Research is an integral part of the graduate education at UCLA’s Graduate School of Education & Information Studies, known as GSE&IS for short. The campus in Los Angeles is home to well-regarded centers like the National Center for Research on Evaluation, Standards, and Student Testing; the Higher Education Research Institute; and the Center for International and Development Education.

Students can get experience in the UCLA Lab School, an on-campus test school that experiments with innovative education techniques for students in pre-kindergarten through sixth grade. The school also operates the UCLA Community School, where faculty members can research and demonstrate new education practices for kindergarteners through high school seniors. The GSE&IS is especially known for its training programs for education administrators, policymakers, and psychologists.

As the school’s name suggests, there are also degree programs in Information Studies, including master’s degrees in Moving Image Archive Studies and Library and Information Science. Faculty and staff are active in community engagement, including projects through the school’s Center for Improving Child Care Quality, and students can get involved, too.

Graduate students can live in university-owned apartments, and for study breaks, the Pacific Ocean and its beaches are a quick five-mile trip away.

Admissions

Application deadline	December 2
Application fee	$80
Director of admissions	Amy Gershon

Academics

Full-time faculty	46
Student-faculty ratio	9.1:1

Student Body

Total enrollment (full-time)	795
Gender distribution (full-time)

Cost

Tuition
Full-time: $11,220 per year (in-state) Full-time: $15,102 per year (out-of-state)
Required fees	$3,589 per year

Teacher Preparation

Students who took an assessment to become a certified or licensed teacher during 2011-2012

131

* Education School Overview details based on 2012 data