In rankings released by U.S. News & World Report on Tuesday, April 8, the UNC Greensboro School of Education (SOE) ranks in a tie for 81st nationally among Graduate Schools of Education for 2025-2026. Within the state of North Carolina, the UNCG SOE holds the fourth-highest ranking in the same category.
Additionally, the Department of Counseling and Educational Development’s (CED) Student Counseling specialty area rates 11th nationally. With this ranking, CED is the highest ranked graduate education program in the state of North Carolina. The program has been ranked among the top-15 for over 30 consecutive years. Within the Department of Information, Library, and Research Sciences (ILRS), the unit rated 29th in the country in Library and Information Studies programs and 10th nationally in School Library Media programs. Both ratings are second in North Carolina.
Said Dr. Morgan Chitiyo, Interim Dean of the UNCG School of Education, “In the School of Education at UNC Greensboro, we pride ourselves on being able to provide our students with a comprehensive educational experience that will allow them to be successful in their careers. We do that through transformational educational experiences that are informed by the latest research in our different fields. Our faculty and students aim to have an impact not only regionally, but across North Carolina, throughout the country, and internationally. These rankings continue to show that impact.”
Designed for prospective students looking to further their education beyond college, the Best Graduate Schools rankings evaluate programs in a variety of disciplines, including business, education, engineering, law, medicine and nursing.
U.S. News & World Report also recently ranked the UNCG School of Education No. 31 among the 2025 Best Online Master’s in Education Programs, No. 14 among the 2025 Best Online Master’s in Special Education and No. 12 among the 2025 Best Online Master’s in Education Programs for Veterans.
Prospective students can see how UNCG compares to other institutions and how the rankings are calculated on USNews.com.
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