ASU graduate education programs are again ranked among best
ASU's Mary Lou Fulton College for Teaching and Learning Innovation ranked No. 20 overall out of 258 institutions in the 2025 U.S. News & World Report ranking of graduate colleges of education. Stock photo
Arizona State University’s Mary Lou Fulton College for Teaching and Learning Innovation continues to be one of the best graduate colleges of education in the United States, according to the 2025 U.S. News & World Report ranking of graduate colleges of education.
In addition to ranking No. 20 overall out of 258 institutions that completed the survey, ahead of Michigan State University, The Ohio State University and the University of Washington, ASU ranked No. 2 nationally in reported education research expenditures with $88.8 million.
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The U.S. News & World Report rankings identified the following graduate specialties at Mary Lou Fulton Teachers College as among the best in the nation:
- Tied for No. 11: Best Master’s in Elementary Education Programs, along with Stanford University and University of Texas at Austin and ahead of University of California, Los Angeles.
- Tied for No. 15: Best Master’s in Special Education Programs, along with University of Maryland, College Park and ahead of Teachers College, Columbia University.
- No. 17: Best Master’s in Curriculum and Instruction Programs, ahead of University of California, Berkeley, Harvard University and University of Florida.
- No. 16: Best Master’s in Secondary Education Programs, ahead of University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and Harvard University.
- Tied for No. 24: Best Master’s in Educational Administration and Supervision Programs, along with Florida State University and ahead of New York University.
“We think these rankings reflect our commitment to inclusive excellence,” said Carole Basile, dean of Mary Lou Fulton College for Teaching and Learning Innovation. “ASU clearly rejects the culture of exclusion that has distorted so much of higher education. At the same time, we concede nothing when it comes to the quality of our programs or the insight and productivity of our faculty.
“Beyond that,” said Basile, “We are not built merely to credential people to go to work in an education system that isn’t serving enough educators or learners as well as it could and should. We all know our education system is facing a vital need for change.
"Our graduate programs are built to develop people who can catalyze that positive change for learners, educators and the communities they share.”
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