Teachers College, Columbia University is the graduate school of education,
health and
psychology in New York City at Columbia University.[2][3] Founded in 1887, it has been a Faculty of Columbia University since its affiliation in 1898.[4]
Teachers College is also an academic department of the university and its Ph.D. degrees are conferred by the Columbia Graduate School of Arts and Sciences.[5] Teachers College is the oldest and largest graduate school of
education in the United States.[6] The school offers Master of Arts (M.A.), Master of
Education (Ed.M.), Master of Science (M.S.), Doctor of
Education (Ed.D.), and Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) degrees in over sixty programs of study in four core areas of expertise: health, education, leadership, and
psychology [7] Despite the College's name, less than one-third of students are preparing to become teachers.[8] Graduates go on to pursue careers in psychology, social and behavioral sciences,
health and
health promotion, educational policy, technology, international and comparative education, as well as
education and educational leadership. In 2018, Teachers College was ranked #7 among all graduate schools of
education by U.S. News & World Report.[9] In 2002, 1998, and 1997, Teachers College peaked at #1 in the annual U.S. News & World Report ranking of graduate schools of education. In 2016, the QS World University Rankings by Subject rated Columbia University as #13 in Education.[10] Teachers College alumni and faculty have held prominent positions in academia, government, music, non-profit, healthcare, and
social science research. In general, Teachers College has over 90,000 alumni in more than 30 countries.[11][12] Notable alumni and former faculty include John Dewey, Carl Rogers, Georgia O'Keeffe, Edward Thorndike, Maxine Greene, William Heard Kilpatrick, Donna Shalala, William Schuman (an American composer and former president of the Juilliard School), Lee Huan (Premier of the Republic of China), Shirley Chisholm (first black woman elected to the United States Congress), Mary Adelaide Nutting (the world's first professor of nursing), Zhang Boling (founder of Nankai University), Hamden L. Forkner (founder of FBLA-PBL), E. Gordon Gee (president of West Virginia University and former president of Brown University, Ohio State University, and Vanderbilt University), and Chester Earl Merrow (a U.S. Representative from New Hampshire).
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