US News Rankings

Apr 9, 2024

NC State’s College of Education Ranked #30 in U.S. News’ 2024 Best Graduate Schools

The NC State College of Education is tied at No. 30 in the U.S. News & World Report’s 2025 Best Graduate Schools rankings released April 9, 2024, placing the College of Education among the top 7% in the nation among both public and private universities. That’s an improvement of one spot from last year and an improvement of 29 spots over the past decade. 

Apr 25, 2023

College of Education Ranked #31 in US News’ 2024 Best Graduate Schools; Educational Administration Ranked #1 in NC

The NC State College of Education is tied at No. 31 in the U.S. News & World Report’s 2024 Best Graduate Schools rankings released April 25, 2023, placing the College of Education among the top 7% in the nation among both public and private universities. In U.S. News’ education specialty category, the college’s educational leadership program tied at No. 19 in the nation and was ranked No. 1 in North Carolina in the Educational Administration category. 

Jan 24, 2023

NC State College of Education Ranked #30 in U.S. News’ Best Online Programs Rankings

NC State’s College of Education was tied at #30 in the nation in the 2023 U.S. News & World Report’s Best Online Master's in Education Programs rankings. Nationally, the college also ranked #9 for veterans, and in speciality categories, #15 in Educational Administration and Supervision and #19 in Curriculum and Instruction. 

Mar 29, 2022

US News Ranks NC State College of Education #28 in the Nation; 4 Specialty Programs Ranked in Top 25

The NC State College of Education is tied at No. 28 in U.S. News & World Report’s 2023 Best Graduate School Rankings—its highest ranking ever— and, for the third straight year, had multiple graduate programs ranked in education specialty categories. 

Jan 14, 2020

US News Ranks NC State College of Education’s Online Master’s Programs Among Best in Nation

In U.S. News & World Report’s 2020 Best Online Master’s Education Programs released Jan. 14, the NC State College of Education's online master's programs ranked among the best in the country, at No. 31 overall, No. 8 for veterans, No. 10 for educational/instructional media design and No. 15 in curriculum and instruction. Among colleges of education in North Carolina, the NC State College of Education was the top-ranked for veterans and in educational/instructional media design and in curriculum and instruction.