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We enhance learning and human development, in and out of classrooms, and across the life span.

The nationally ranked and accredited programs of the School of Education have been the springboard to outstanding careers in numerous fields. At UAlbany, students participate in a community of scholarship with a legacy of enhancing education in New York State and the nation, and which today is fulfilling a commitment to serve the needs of educators around the world.

The School of Education is committed to creating equitable, just, inclusive, and supportive educational experiences that empower all students as they prepare to change the world in the fields of education, mental health and beyond. The School's Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Justice (DEIJ) efforts and initiatives create opportunities to engage in important conversations, consider educational practice and build community.

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We offer degrees at the bachelor’s, master’s and doctoral levels as well as graduate certificates in a wide range of education and mental health fields.

Undergraduate Programs

The School of Education offers four undergraduate majors and multiple minors. Each of these academic pathways offers you the ability to explore your interests within the field of education and gain real-life experience. Through the Great Dane Teacher Pathway, you can pursue an accelerated pathway to a master's degree in education and New York State teacher certification.

Graduate Programs

A variety of master’s, doctoral, and certificate programs allow you to advance your education and career goals. Our programs range from mental health counseling and educational and school psychology, to global education, educational policy, and instructional design – and many more! We also offer several teacher and school leadership preparation programs. Our large offering of nationally-ranked online programs allows for flexibility and an individualized learning experience.

Continuing Education

The School of Education offers several options for those seeking to advance their careers through professional development and continuing education in such fields as teaching, school leadership, higher education, international education, and mental health. In some cases, students can earn micro-credentials, badges, and Continuing Teacher and Leader Education (CTLE) hours.

The University at Albany’s School of Education

Departments

Department of Educational Policy & Leadership

The Department of Educational Policy & Leadership is dedicated to enhancing the understanding and practice of educational leadership and policy at all levels of the education system, cradle-to-career. We advance this mission through our programs of teaching, research, and engagement with practitioners and scholars in the field. We offer doctoral, master’s and advanced graduate certificates in higher education leadership, educational policy and school leadership. All programs adopt a global perspective, focusing on how international systems and policies support academic excellence.

Department of Educational & Counseling Psychology

The Department of Educational & Counseling Psychology is multidisciplinary and devoted to research, teaching, and service in the use of psychological principles to promote lifelong growth, learning, and development in multiple life roles and contexts.

Department of Educational Theory & Practice

The Department of Educational Theory and Practice (ETAP) is a vibrant and inclusive community of students and faculty. In this community, students and faculty dream and challenge, create and examine, test and implement the best of what education can be to meet the contemporary learning needs of society wherever those arise.

ETAP faculty have built working relationships with schools, universities, businesses, corporations, and government agencies locally, regionally, nationally, and internationally.

The Department offers programs for advanced study and research in Language and Literacy, Instructional Design and Technology, Mathematics and Science education, Teaching and Learning, and Curriculum and Instruction.

Department of Literacy Teaching & Learning

The School of Education at the University at Albany is the #4 provider of online graduate education in the nation, according to U.S News & World Report's rankings, and has remained in the top 10 for eight straight years. The Department of Literacy Teaching & Learning offers six fully online programs, including an online PhD in Literacy.

Why Education at UAlbany

Programs

6.8

Million in external funding

Provider of online graduate education degrees in New York and New England

Provider of online graduate education degrees in the nation

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Research

Our faculty and students conduct leading-edge research on how people learn and how to teach in the 21st-century contexts in order to improve and transform educational practices. Our current research focuses on four cross-cutting themes: Innovations in learning with technology; STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) learning and teaching; Language, literacies, and TESOL; and Teacher learning and school improvement.

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Recent News

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UAlbany Researchers Make Top 2% Worldwide List

December 3, 2024

More than 40 researchers from the University at Albany have been ranked among the world’s top researchers, according to a Stanford University study published annually through Elsevier.

UAlbany R&E Week panelists discuss the state of AI in the Capital Region during R&E Week in October, 2024 at ETEC.

R&E Week Highlights AI, Innovation and Creative Works

November 7, 2024

UAlbany's second annual Research and Entrepreneurship Week brought together scholars from throughout New York and beyond to put the spotlight on the explosive growth of artificial intelligence in the Capital Region, along with highlighting the substantial scholarly work of UAlbany researchers and inventors.

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UAlbany Professor Authors Definitive Book on Private Higher Education Around the World

October 31, 2024

Daniel Levy, a SUNY Distinguished Professor in UAlbany's Department of Educational Policy and Leadership, has authored a new book titled, "A World of Private Higher Education," a definitive account on the private higher education sector, which accounts for one-third of the world’s 200 million higher education enrollments.

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Massry Community Service Fellows Gain Hands-on Experience Volunteering with Area Nonprofits

October 29, 2024

Four UAlbany students spent their summers volunteering with local nonprofits on issues related to food insecurity, homelessness, addiction and health as part of the Massry Community Service Fellows Summer Program.

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UAlbany Hosts Symposium on Mental Health in Communities of Color

October 17, 2024

On World Mental Health Day, UAlbany's BILPOC Faculty Advancement Initiative and the Center for the Elimination of Minority Health Disparities, in partnership with local advocacy organization 'Partners in Community Development,' co-hosted a one-day symposium focusing on mental health in communities of color.

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1400 Washington Ave Albany, NY 12222

Catskill 281

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518-442-4988

Fax

518-442-4953

Office Hours

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