Top 50 Ranking

Summary

The School of Education appeared in the "Top 50" ranking, tied for 48th, in U.S. News & World Report's 2010 graduate school rankings.

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The William & Mary School of Education in U.S. News & World Report's 2010 graduate school rankings have been released. The School of Education appeared in the "Top 50," ranking tied for 48th.  For the School of Education, U.S. News' recognition comes as the school is set to open a new state-of-the-art facility in 2010.  Construction of the new 112,000-square-foot education building is well underway at the Monticello entrance to campus. The new facility will bring all of the School of Education's programs under one roof. "Our new facility will help to showcase the tremendous work of our faculty and students. To have this recognition only adds to the momentum we have  moving forward," said Virginia McLaughlin, dean of the School of Education.

The School of Education prepares elementary and secondary teachers through baccalaureate and master's degree programs. Programs for specialist and administrators are offered at the master's and doctoral levels. In 2008, the School of Education generated $8 million in external funding for research and outreach programs. It was ranked 48th tied with Purdue University - West Lafayette and University of Illinois - Chicago in this year's survey.  

U.S. News annually ranks graduate and professional school programs in education, law, medicine, engineering and business using a variety of scoring categories, such as peer assessments, student/faculty rations and funding for faculty research.

The 2010 edition of the newsstand book, America's Best Graduate Schools, hit newsstands in April. Many of the rankings also appeared in the May 2009 issue of U.S. News. Additional information on the rankings is available online.