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University of Wisconsin School of Education Ranks #1

For the third consecutive year, the University of Wisconsin-Madison's School of Education has earned the number 1 spot among public institutions in the U.S. News & World Report's annual graduate school rankings.

According to the "2017 Best Education Schools" index, the U.S. News graduate school rankings slot UW-Madison’s School of Education fourth overall, behind only Stanford University, Harvard University and Johns Hopkins University. Last year, UW-Madison ranked fifth overall.

“It is an honor to again be recognized as one of the finest schools of education by U.S. News and World Report,” says UW-Madison School of Education Dean Diana Hess. “Our School’s excellence is rooted in a talented faculty and staff –- many of whom are nationally and internationally known for their research addressing critical issues facing our world today. Our faculty and staff work actively and passionately to serve their students and the community while living the Wisconsin Idea.”

U.S. News adheres to a strict process of calculating overall education school rankings. Surveys are sent to 376 schools granting doctoral degrees, with 255 providing data that the publication used to calculate rankings based on 10 measures. These measures include: quality assessments based on surveys filled out by education school deans and deans of graduate studies; student selectivity; faculty resource figures; and research activity.

"In addition to its overall rank, UW-Madison’s School of Education continues to house several of the most highly regarded specialty programs in the nation.  In rankings compiled by U.S. News over the past year, UW-Madison’s School of Education is home to number 1-ranked programs in the categories of Curriculum/Instruction, Educational Psychology and Printmaking, which is housed in the School’s Art Department.

UW-Madison’s Department of Curriculum and Instruction has been number 1 every year since 2001, according to U.S. News. This is also the fifth time in the past six years that UW-Madison's Department of Educational Psychology has ranked number 1. This has propelled the university to world-class status in the areas of teaching and research.

"In all, 11 specialty programs housed within UW-Madison’s School of Education were highlighted this year by U.S. News as being among the finest programs in the nation. Unlike the overall rankings, these specialty rankings for various education-related programs are based solely on nominations by education deans and deans of graduate studies who were asked to select up to 11 programs of excellence in each specialty.

“When you’re the highest ranked public school of education in the United States and among the best in the world, excellence is not a goal, it’s an expectation,” says Hess. “Our faculty, staff and students will continue to work hard and work together to build upon our school’s legacy of excellence.”

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