<p>Well, now that my Senior in HS is almost done....time to start on the next one. What schools have reputations for having good departments for Education majors - possibly a 5 yr combined Masters program ? I've heard Vanderbilt is good, but don't know much about other schools.</p>
<p>Perhaps she should go to a school in the state where she hopes to teach.</p>
<p>national universities-proportion of education graduates </p>
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<p>Here is a list of top national universities sorted by the proportion of bachelors graduates in education. IPEDS 2004</p>
<p>university, SAT 75th percentile, total bachelors graduates, number of bachelors graduates in education, proportion of bachelors graduates in education</p>
<p>INDIANA UNIVERSITY-BLOOMINGTON 1220 6172 1006 0.163
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY 1290 2296 309 0.135
BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY 1320 6829 789 0.116
MIAMI UNIVERSITY-OXFORD 1320 3784 437 0.115
UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE 1280 3392 391 0.115
UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA 1320 5769 613 0.106
CLEMSON UNIVERSITY 1300 3020 306 0.101
BOSTON COLLEGE 1410 2223 195 0.088
AUBURN UNIVERSITY MAIN CAMPUS 1210 3917 328 0.084
IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY 1230 4523 363 0.080
PURDUE UNIVERSITY-MAIN CAMPUS 1260 6242 487 0.078
PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY-MAIN CAMPUS 1290 9134 600 0.066
UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI-COLUMBIA 1280 4086 247 0.060
UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND-COLLEGE PARK 1370 5959 357 0.060
TUFTS UNIVERSITY 1470 1336 73 0.055
UNIVERSITY OF IOWA 1240 4015 201 0.050
OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY-MAIN CAMPUS 1280 8288 380 0.046
VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY 1440 1514 67 0.044
SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY 1320 2798 108 0.039
SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY-MAIN CAMPUS 1320 1614 62 0.038
MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY 1240 7783 287 0.037
YESHIVA UNIVERSITY 1350 575 21 0.037
UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA-TWIN CITIES 1280 6049 219 0.036
UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA-CHAMPAIGN 1410 6763 241 0.036
UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-MADISON 1390 6336 203 0.032
UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT 1270 3673 107 0.029
UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA 1360 8574 247 0.029
BOSTON UNIVERSITY 1390 3991 107 0.027
UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI 1350 2155 52 0.024
THE UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE 1240 4035 91 0.023
UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN-ANN ARBOR 1390 5923 122 0.021
NEW YORK UNIVERSITY 1410 4492 90 0.020
RUTGERS UNIVERSITY-NEW BRUNSWICK 1310 5734 110 0.019
MARQUETTE UNIVERSITY 1280 1549 28 0.018
WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY 1410 1000 18 0.018
UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER 1410 1174 19 0.016
AMERICAN UNIVERSITY 1350 1291 18 0.014
PEPPERDINE UNIVERSITY 1310 800 11 0.014
BROWN UNIVERSITY 1520 1490 20 0.013
NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY 1500 1999 24 0.012
VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIV 1290 4876 52 0.011
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA 1440 4344 43 0.010
WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY IN ST LOUIS 1520 1634 14 0.009
EMORY UNIVERSITY 1460 1480 12 0.008
UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA-MAIN CAMPUS 1430 3207 21 0.007
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA-SAN DIEGO 1360 4131 20 0.005
UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON-SEATTLE CAMPUS 1310 7194 33 0.005
UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH-MAIN CAMPUS 1330 3861 15 0.004</p>
<p>Honestly, for an education degree, it's best to just stay in state. Or go to a college where you can get substantial scholarships.</p>
<p>When it comes to getting jobs in education, it doesn't matter where your degree is from as long as you're an accredited teacher. With the salary of teachers in mind, money should be a strong factor in the decision. </p>
<p>If she doesn't want to be limited to NJ, have her look at the SUNYs. They're really cheap out-of-state.</p>
<p>Some other schools (with education programs) known for good merit aid:
-Tulane
-Mills College
-Goucher
-Rhodes
-TCU
-Ithaca College</p>
<p>Some of the best schools for education are not those which have a wide national reputation (which might be why you are asking)....generally I think the advice you've gotten so far is sound. Consider staying in-state, and you might look for schools which started as normal schools. </p>
<p>That said, my neighbor up the road, MSU, has a pretty good education department.</p>
<p>Thanks for the replies. I definitely understand that an in state school makes sense for a lot of reasons, but with a 10th grader we're not necessarily dealing with logic. She definitely wants an education degree, but also sees the Seniors chasing the top 20 schools. Obviously, as parents we're trying to navigate all of these issues !!!</p>
<p>Your location is listed as New Jersey... Have you checked out Rowan University? It's most popular major is education, both my brother and sister in law have degree's there is music education. Overall was a great expierence for them. They also list merit aid on the site based on rank/sat score... So you know exactly what your getting into. It kind of flys under the radar school wise with the big schools in the area, but could be worth a look. The education building is only 2 years old as well.</p>
<p>Michigan State Univesity's education programs (college) are universally, and consistently rated among the nation's best.</p>
<p>As an educator for the last 31 yrs., let me tell us: each state has different licensing rules, and they can be a minefield to navigate. Staying in-state makes sense. Your local school will also be knowledgable of the regulations in neighboring states as well.</p>
<p>I once hired a teacher who went to an elite LAC. She was certified in the state where the school is located, but received little assistance from her alma mater regarding licensing in her home state.</p>
<p>Northwestern's School of Education and Social Policy is a gem. A small school within larger school alternative, it typically only produces about 100 graduates yearly. Although almost all these graduates started at Northwestern, only about half this number started at SESP. The rest transfer in from other NU colleges when they become aware of the programs offered. In addition to secondary education, majors exist in:
Human Development and Psychological Services (HDPS)
Learning and Organizational Change (LOC)
Social Policy </p>
<p>The program is ranked 7th nationally despite its small size. There's great advising thanks to its intimacy. If ultimately teaching is not what one chooses to pursue, it's easy to intra-Northwestern transfer to Arts and Science or the Communications colleges. You should give it a look:
School</a> of Education & Social Policy :: School of Education & Social Policy</p>
<p>What are your daughter's stats NEM2? Maybe she can get a merit scholarship.</p>
<p>She's only a soph, so no SATs yet. She'll probably be National Merit Commended, with 6 AP courses, all Honors for the rest, Music ECs. No class rank in our HS, but her unweighted GPA is 4.1/4.3. We're going to check out the NJ schools starting this summer.</p>
<p>Michigan and Vanderbilt offer merit scholarships, so if she does well on her SAT, she could probably qualify for a nice merit scholarship. But I agree with the overall sentiment on this thread. Spending over $40k/year for an Education edgree is not worth it, unless you are in a financial situation that would easily absorb such a coast.</p>