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������̳’s online Master’s in Education programs were ranked No. 114 in the nation among more than 1,800 programs surveyed by U.S. News & World Report.

The ranking recognizes the university’s two fully online M.S.Ed. programs, in Literacy Education and Educational Technology. A third program in School Counseling will move to fully online delivery beginning in Fall 2025.

������̳ has a strong track record of training teachers at both the undergraduate and graduate levels and was the first college in New York State to offer an online literacy education program.

For the 2025 edition of the , U.S. News ranked online graduate education programs based on five categories – Engagement, Faculty Credentials and Training, Peer Assessment, Services and Technology, and Student Excellence.

“We are proud to be recognized for our innovative curriculum that includes clinical experiences that immerse our students in inquiry pedagogy and prepare them to foster creativity, research skills, collaboration and other 21st century competencies in their future students,” said Dr. Gabriel Aquino, ������̳’s dean of Graduate Studies. “Many of our program graduates continue incorporating inquiry in their classrooms in creative ways and have become leaders of this type of teaching in their school districts.”

������̳’s online Literacy Education and Educational Technology Specialist MS.Ed. programs offer a flexible, convenient and affordable path toward achieving New York State professional teaching certification. Each program has three start terms with rolling admissions, so students can apply any time and start in spring, summer or fall. Classes are asynchronous, so students can work at their own pace. Both programs can be completed in as little as one year of full-time study. The flexible, online format is ideal for working teachers, who can enroll part-time and apply the skills they learn in their own classrooms.

Education is ������̳’s oldest academic program, and one of its largest. The university offers 25 educator preparation programs, including bachelor’s degrees in early childhood, elementary and secondary education. At the graduate level, ������̳ offers in-person master’s degree programs in school counseling and special education, online master’s degree programs in literacy education and educational technology, and online certificate programs in bilingual education and school counseling.

������̳’s education programs have been continuously accredited since 2000 and recently earned accreditation by the .