COLLEGE PARK, MD (March, 2015) U.S. News & World Report has released its new set of rankings, “2016 Best Graduate Schools,” in which the College of Education at the University of Maryland again places at #26 among the nation’s graduate schools of education.
The College of Education remains the home of the nation’s foremost counseling and personnel services program – a distinction this program now holds for the sixteenth consecutive year. In the field of educational psychology, our program has advanced to the #7 spot from #8, and our education policy program also gained in the rankings, moving to #16. Our program in higher education administration has broken into the top 10 nationwide. The special education program has maintained its ranking – #11 – for the third year in a row.
“Our constant drive for excellence in everything that we do is recognized by our peers,” said Dean Donna Wiseman.
Here are the complete U.S. News rankings for the College:
- #1: Counseling and Personnel Services
- #7: Educational Psychology
- #10: Higher Education Administration
- #11: Special Education
- #16: Curriculum and Instruction
- #16: Education Policy
U.S. News did not rank programs in elementary education this year. Last year, the College of Education held the #16 spot in elementary education.
Visit www.usnews.com to see the “2016 Best Graduate Schools” rankings and learn about the survey methodology.
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