National Graduate Education Leader:
Top 20 Ranked, Extensively Accredited.
Take your passion for education to a higher level with FAU College of Education’s graduate degree programs. In addition to offering a broader program range than many schools, the four University public laboratory schools we oversee also assure you valuable practical experience and research opportunities. Learn more about our NCATE/CAEP, CACREP and ASHA accreditations, our scholarships and financial aid. See why our programs ranked 20th out of 563 universities evaluated nationwide.
Why Is FAU College Of Education Your Best Choice?
The FAU College of Education Leadership Degree programs were ranked #20 in the nation out of an eligible group of 563 colleges/programs by Teacher.org. In addition to our high ranking and broader choice of programs, we maintain vigorous research efforts: our faculty conducts research in a variety of education-related fields.
We’re also actively involved in a national initiative to reform how school leaders are prepared. Our faculty has been awarded numerous grants from the U.S. Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences, National Science Foundation, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Defense, Florida Department of Education, plus state, local, and private agencies.
We are closely connected to South Florida school districts, including Broward and Palm Beach, the 6th and 11th largest nationally by enrollment size. Our graduate students are highly regarded in the tri-county region and beyond.
- Diverse programs: speech pathology & audiology, counselor education, curriculum & instruction, educational leadership, exceptional student education, exercise science and health promotion, and teacher education
- Flexible online graduate options: four full online programs; four partial online programs
- Second-largest number of graduate degrees at FAU; highest number of doctoral degrees
- Classes held at Boca, Davie and Jupiter campuses
Florida Atlantic University Pine Jog Environmental Education Center recently celebrated the Green Schools Class of 2018 at the tenth annual Green Schools Awards held on the FAU Boca Raton campus.
Florida Atlantic University College of Education was honored with a 2018 Marti Huizenga Roll Up Your Sleeves Award bestowed by Junior Achievement of South Florida.
When Elizabeth Smith graduated from Marjory Stoneman Douglas in June of 2008 she decided she was ready to go away to college.
The 2018 Spring Semester at FAU has seen Desmond K. Blackburn recognized by the department of Educational Leadership and Research Methodology, honored as the 2018 inductee into the FAU Alumni Association Hall of Fame and as a guest speaker at the 2018 Spring Commencement.
Congressman Ted Deutch presented the Javits Gifted and Talented Students Education Program Grant to A.D. Henderson & FAU High School.
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