Our top-ranked programs combine knowledge with hands-on practice to prepare leaders across the fields of education and human development.
Across five major research centers and dozens of labs and projects, we are breaking new ground in the science of education and human development.
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.
We offer more than 40 degree programs and certificates in education and human development.
Expand your knowledge with opportunities to participate in ground-breaking research, collaborate with internationally renowned faculty, and solve real-life problems.
Join a supportive community working to change lives through education, health and human movement, language and hearing, and innovative youth programming.
Advance your career, learn new skills, and build your professional network through a range of flexible, convenient courses and certificates.
Countless opportunities to engage. Faculty who truly care. Fulfilling and versatile career paths. Discover what being a part of the UVA EHD community means.
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
My advisor exposed me to impactful scholarship that critiqued higher education in a constructive way and called it to be something better than what it is.
Christopher Mathis
Higher Education, 2022
Every class I've taken, all the big projects that I've done, have never been in a vacuum. Everything I do I can directly relate to one of these areas that I'm passionate about and take it to the next level.
Kim Wilkens
Curriculum & Instruction, 2024
Developed by researchers at Youth-Nex, the Portrait of a Thriving Youth paints a dynamic picture of what young people need to thrive across the years of adolescence.
Building just and equitable education systems begins with our own community. Diversity, equity and inclusion are central to everything we do at EHD – from our academic programs to research to the student experience.
