Among 172 public universities ranked, Education at Illinois was ranked #12 for Best Overall Graduate School and #34 among the 255 public and private universities combined that submitted data for the rankings.

In its rankings release, U.S. News & World Report gave high marks to all eight of the College of Education’s on-campus graduate programs that it evaluated, with our departments of Curriculum & Instruction, Special Education, and Educational Psychology securing spots in the top 10, nationally.

Department and Program Rankings:

• #8    Curriculum & Instruction department
• #8    Special Education department
• #9    Educational Psychology department
• #14  Elementary Teacher Education program
• #14  Educational Administration program
• #16  Secondary Teacher Education program
• #18  Education Policy program
• #21  Higher Education Administration program

Additionally, the College's overall Online Master's in Education Degree Programs were ranked #7 in the nation by U.S. News & World Report in January of this year.

View the full 2024 rankings at the U.S. News website.