University of California, Irvine School of Education

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School of Education
UC Irvine Law and Education complex.jpg
The entrance to the UC Irvine Schools of Law and Education
Former names
  • Office of Teacher Education
  • Department of Education
Type School of education
Established1967 (1967)
Parent institution
 University of California, Irvine
Dean Frances Contreras
Academic staff
45
Students801 [1]
Undergraduates 527 [1]
Postgraduates 274 [1]
72 [1]
Location
Irvine
,
California
,
United States
Address3200 Education, Irvine, CA 92697-5500 [2]
Website Official website

The School of Education [3] is one of the academic units at the University of California, Irvine. Historically, it has been ranked as one of the top schools of education in the United States and world.

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History

The University of California, Irvine School of Education was established as an independent school at UCI by the Regents of the University of California in 2012. [4] [5] [6] The school began as the Office of Teacher Education in 1967 [5] [7] and became the Department of Education in 1991. [8] In January 2022, Frances Contreras began her tenure as dean of the School. [9] She is proceeded by Richard Arum [10] and founding School of Education dean Deborah Lowe Vandell. [11]

Faculty

The School's interdisciplinary faculty includes psychologists, sociologists, economists, and linguists. [12] Four professors are members of the National Academy of Education. [13] One professor is a member of the National Academy of Sciences, [14] and one professor is a fellow of the American Academy of Political and Social Science. [15] In total, the School has 28 senate faculty, 48 clinical faculty and lecturers, 28 professional and support staff, and 17 other affiliated faculty. [16]

Academic programs

The School offers graduate, credential, and undergraduate programs. [8] The school offers a Ph.D. in Education for students looking for careers in educational research. [17] The school also offers a Master of Arts in Teaching with teaching credentials. [18] The school has an undergraduate program in Education Sciences. [19]

Rankings

In 2022, the U.S. News & World Report ranked the UCI School of Education 10th among graduate schools of education and fourth among public schools of education. [20] The National Council on Teacher Quality/U.S. News & World Report ranked the School of Education's Cal Teach Math & Science Teacher Education Program as number one in California, number one in the Western Region, and number eight in the nation for quality of teacher preparation. [21] Relative to other Schools of Education, the School ranks in the top 1% in the number of faculty members with grants, the top 1% in number of faculty articles published in peer reviewed journals and the top 1% in number of faculty articles cited. [22]

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