Why Choose the School of Education
In the School of Education (SOE), your success is our top priority.
You will benefit from world-class faculty members who are recognized both nationally and internationally in their field as well as high-impact, engaged learning like internships, practicums, and research, each uniquely tailored to help you accelerate a vibrant and rewarding career.
All of this is in a student-centered SOE community where everyone has opportunity to thrive.
Personalized Academic Support for Your Success
As an undergraduate student, you will have access to a team of advisors who are ready to help you remain on your path to success. Other supports – including Praxis Core preparation sessions, tutoring in American Sign Language, preparation for the Pearson Reading Test, and tutoring for students – are available to students through the Academic Support Hub.
Graduate Assistantship Opportunities
Over 100 assistantship roles—paid and unpaid—offer hands-on experience in:
- Faculty-led research projects
- Conference presentations (U.S. & international)
- Tutoring local students
- Clinical work in the Vacc Clinic
- Assisting in the Michel Family Teaching Resources Center
1,002 Placements and Clinical Experiences in 2024-2025
School of Education students can be found in schools all over the region, completing their required student teaching. You will find them in elementary, middle, and high schools, working with children of all ages and abilities.
Last year, SOE students completed 177 student teaching experiences, 146 early field experiences, and 679 internships.
Experiential Learning
Student teaching, internships, and practicums are hallmarks of a student’s experience in the School of Education. Those hands-on opportunities help prepare our students to enter the workforce with real-world experience.
Our students, at both the graduate and undergraduate level, also have the ability to participate in research alongside School of Education faculty members.
Many School of Education students, both graduate and undergraduate, are able to spend time abroad as part of a short-term program led by a faculty member, or attending and presenting at international conferences.
Over $5.7 Million in external research funding

Funded by competitive national grants, our faculty conduct cutting-edge research alongside both undergraduate and graduate students.
national rankings
U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT

#81
BEST GRADUATE SCHOOLS OF EDUCATION
#4 in North Carolina

#31
Best Online Master’s in Education Program

#12
Best Online Master’s in Education Program for Veterans
Undergraduate Experience
The School of Education offers undergraduate programs in the following fields:
- K-12 and Special Education Teacher Preparation
- Deaf Education and Advocacy for the Deaf
- American Sign Language (ASL) Interpreting
- Information Science and Information Analytics
Graduate Experience
The School of Education offers graduate programs in the following fields:
- K-12 and Special Education Teacher Preparation
- Early Childhood Education
- Principal and School Leadership Preparation
- Cultural Foundations, Educational Equality, and Social Justice
- Library and Information Science
- Instructional Technology and Design
- Evaluation, Assessment, and Research Methodology
- Counseling and Counselor Education
- Higher Education Administration
- Informatics and Analytics



