SOE ranked No. 16 Best Public Grad Program by U.S. News

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The VCU School of Education once again ranks among the top graduate schools of education in the country, according to U.S. News & World Report. The school comes in at No. 25 overall in the newly-released 2023 rankings. The school is also No. 16 among public graduate schools of education.

We are excited and proud that the School of Education is the highest U.S. News & World Report ranked college or school at VCU.

With 456 schools of education surveyed nationwide, only two Virginia schools of education ranked among this year’s top 50, and VCU is the No. 2 education school in Virginia.

“Our ranking in U.S. News & World Report is reflective of the incredible work and effort by our faculty, staff and students. What is even more impressive is that we strive for excellence through inclusion and through leaning into addressing the highest needs areas in our community through our research and service,” said Andrew Daire, Ph.D., dean and Ruth Harris Professor in the School of Education.

Now an annual tradition in academia, the U.S. News & World Report rankings have become the definitive list for assessing the nation’s top higher education programs. Each year’s rankings are compiled via a combination of quantitative measures, expert opinion and peer assessment data.

“These rankings are an outstanding achievement because they reflect the high quality as well as the depth and breadth of our graduate level offerings,” Daire said.

For the full 2023 rankings among schools of education, visit the U.S. News & World Report website or see VCU News for the rankings for other university programs.