Why Should You Pursue a Higher Degree in Education?

College and University enrollment is at an all time high, and so the number of Educators and Administrators retiring.  There has been a spike in Faculty and Administrators retiring as the Baby Boomer generation comes to their retirement age more and more positions will become available.  For those of you that are thinking of a Masters degree in Education or an Educational Doctorate Degree this just might be the right time to pursue that dream of a Masters or Doctorate.  I have listed the top 11 schools in the country with number of enrollments and tuition, happy hunting!!  

Top 11 Universities for Graduate Programs in Education.

·      University of Michigan Arbor, Ann Arbor, MI

o   Total enrollment 473

o   $19,616 per year in-state, 39,666 per year out-of-state

·      Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI

o   Total enrollment 2,051

o   $630 per credit in-state, $1,206 per credit out-of-state

·      University of California-Los Angles, Los Angeles, CA

o   Total enrollment 795

o   $11,220 per year in-state, $15,102 per year out-of-state

·      Pennsylvania State University-University Park, University Park, PA

o   Total enrollment 1,138

o   $17,670 per year in-state, $30,374

·      Vanderbilt University (Peabody), Nashville, TN

o   Total enrollment 808

o   $1,712 per credit

·      University of Georgia, Athens, GA

o   Total enrollment 1,857

o   $7,400 per year in-state, $22,400 per year out-of-state

·      University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA

o   Total enrollment 1,222

o   $42,224 per year

·      University of Southern California (Rossier), Los Angeles, CA

o   Total enrollment 1,993

o   $1,473 per credit

·      Indiana University-Bloomington, Bloomington, IN

o   Total enrollment 919

o   $397 per credit in-state, $1,155 per credit out-of-state

·      Harvard University, Cambridge, MA

o   Total enrollment 945

o   $38,480 per year

·      University of Maryland-College Park, College Park, MD

o   Total enrollment 986

o   $551 per credit in-state, $1,188 per credit out-of-state

By Elizabeth Koukladas
www.bearlainternationalstudies.com