School of Education at a Glance

By the Numbers

• 6 Doctoral programs
• 42 Master’s & graduate certificate programs
• 4 Nationally ranked academic departments with nationally and internationally renowned faculty
• 1,285 Graduate students in degree programs
• 1,553 Undergraduate students take education classes
• 737 Undergraduates in the education minor
• 65 Full-time faculty
• 64 Part-time faculty
• 7 Million dollars ($) in external funding
• 3 Distinguished Professors (Applebee, Langer, Levy)

Online Degrees and Programs

• Distance cohort for doctoral study in Educational Administration & Policy Studies
• MS in Childhood Education (children’s literacy)
• MS in Curriculum Development and Instructional Technology
• Online courses in other programs

Research and Outreach Centers

• Albany Institute for Research in Education
• Capital Area School Development Association
• Capital Region Science Education Partnership
• Center for Urban Youth and Technology (STEP)
• Center on English Learning and Achievement
• Child Research and Study Center
• Pathways Into Education (PIE) Center
• Regional Adult Education Network

Areas of Research

• Assessment, tests, measurement, and evaluation
• Career development and work force preparation
• Education and its social, institutional, & legal contexts
• Education for diverse needs
• Enhancing psychosocial development
• Higher education
• Inquiry methods
• International education policy
• K-12 educational systems
• Languages and cultures
• Literacy development
• Literacy in context
• Mathematics and science education
• Professional development
• School-family-community partnerships
• Technology
• Psychology of education, schooling, and learning