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Academics
Academics
Our top-ranked programs combine knowledge with hands-on practice to prepare leaders across the fields of education and human development.
Research
Research
Across five major research centers and dozens of labs and projects, we are breaking new ground in the science of education and human development.
Impact
Impact
Our students and faculty are working with partners – both here in the Charlottesville and across the globe – to make a real difference in people’s lives.
UVA School of Education and Human Development Climbs to No. 6 Best Education School in New Rankings
After breaking into the top 10 in 2024, UVA EHD rose two more spots to land at No. 6 in the latest annual rankings of the best graduate schools of education.
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We offer more than 40 degree programs and certificates in education and human development.
Undergraduate Programs
Join a supportive community working to change lives through education, health and human movement, language and hearing, and innovative youth programming.
Professional Learning Programs
Advance your career, learn new skills, and build your professional network through a range of flexible, convenient courses and certificates.
Student Experience
Countless opportunities to engage. Faculty who truly care. Fulfilling and versatile career paths. Discover what being a part of the UVA EHD community means.
I believe I could not have made a better choice ... [the Kinesiology M.Ed. program] adequately prepared me for medical school with difficult classes, incredible amounts of patient interaction, and meaningful research.
Jeison De Guzman
M.Ed. Kinesiology, 2023
Supported by my advisors and community, these four years have helped me reimagine the life I want for myself and others: lives in which we are healthy, happy, and making a difference.
Theresa Pfister
Ph.D. Educational Psychology - Applied Developmental Science, 2023
I received unconditional support from professors in and around the School of Education. Not once did I feel like I wasn’t supported and poured into, or that I didn’t belong.
Jackson Matteo
Ed.D. Higher Education, 2023
UVA EHD classes give us the ability to bring ourselves and our identities, inside and outside of class. The staff and professors help guide us through anything that we need and are truly invested in helping us find a path to reach our future goals.
Isha Anand
Elementary Education, 2023
News and Insights
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A UVA professor is hoping a classroom simulator powered by artificial intelligence instead of human actors and coaches can give teachers in training plenty of practice.
Professor Tisha Hayes prepares teachers to enter classrooms ready to help kids gain access to new worlds through the power of literacy.
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