“I don’t see the College of Education and Human Development as my school, I see it as my family. The academic family I have that believes in children and making a difference. I am privileged to be a graduate of UD.”
Zoi Philippakos, Ph.D. ’12, CEHD New Graduate Award '17Rankings & Accreditations
UD’s College of Education and Human Development is recognized nationally for its quality research and education. Our education programs rank in the top 6% of all online graduate programs, and top 13% of education programs overall, according to U.S. News and World Report. Led by an interdisciplinary faculty composed of highly productive and influential scholars, we are committed to improving education and human development through cutting-edge research and practice.
Rankings
- #19 of 316 – Best Online Master’s in Education Programs, U.S. News & World Report, 2024
- #34 of 255 – Best Education Schools, U.S. News & World Report, 2024
For information on additional UD rankings, visit the Office of Institutional Research and Effectiveness Rankings site.
Accreditations
Our programs are nationally accredited by:
- American Council on Teaching Foreign Languages (ACTFL)
- American Library Association/American Association of School Librarians (ALA/AASL)
- Association for Education Communications and Technology (AECT)
- Association for Childhood Education International (ACEI)
- Council for Exceptional Children (CEC)
- Council for Standards in Human Service Education (CSHSE)
- Educational Leadership Constituent Council (ELCC)
- International Reading Association (IRA)
- National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC)
- National Association of School Psychologists (NASP)
- National Council for the Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE)
- National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM)
- National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE)
- National Science Teachers Association (NSTA)
- National Council for the Social Studies (NCSS)
- Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL)
The University of Delaware provides a list of all accreditations received by the university.