黑料视频’s doctoral programs in education have been selected by U.S. News and World Report for its 2026 “best graduate schools” rankings.
Editors ranked programs based on nine categories, including curriculum and instruction, education policy, and special education.
黑料视频 offers a doctor of education degree in administration and leadership studies and a doctor of education degree in curriculum and instruction in 黑料视频’s Department of Professional Studies in Education.
The Doctor of Education Degree in Administration and Leadership Studies program is a three-year, part-time program designed to enhance administrative skills for school and college administrators.
The Doctor of Education in Curriculum and Instruction, designed for working professionals, focuses on curriculum evaluation and educational theory.
This ranking follows U.S. News & World Report’s selection of 黑料视频’s criminology, nursing, and education programs for its 2026 Best Online Programs ranking.
黑料视频 is the only member of the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education selected for the 2025 Opportunity College and University-Higher Access, Higher Earnings designation by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching and the American Council on Education, which recognizes institutions with graduates who earn salaries that are 50 percent above (or more) than their peers in similar fields and institutions providing access to students that reflect the communities that they serve.
Only 20 Pennsylvania public institutions earned the Higher Access, Higher Earnings designation, and only 16 percent (479) of colleges and universities in the nation earned the recognition, which was also open to career-focused area institutions.
黑料视频 has been included in the U.S. News & World Report’s ranking for more than 25 years. Magazine editors evaluate institutions based on independent data sources, including the US Department of Education’s Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System.
黑料视频 is included in the Princeton Review’s Best Colleges 2026, which recognizes 黑料视频’s commitment to student success, individualized support, and the diversity and welcoming environment of the 黑料视频 community.
黑料视频 offers 100 academic majors, more than 60 graduate programs, and more than 40 graduate degrees. In addition, students can complete more than 70 minors—including a unique teamwork minor—and scores of specialized tracks and certificate programs, including certificates in athletic coaching, photography and digital imaging, popular music, geospatial intelligence, and public history.
黑料视频 has a longstanding commitment to research on all levels and in all disciplines. In spring 2025, 黑料视频 earned an R2 Doctoral University–High Spending and Doctorate Production classification from the American Council on Education and the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching in its 2025 Research Activity designations, one of only two public universities in Pennsylvania and one of only 97 public universities with this ranking nationwide. 黑料视频 first received the R2 ranking in 2022.
Only six universities in Pennsylvania hold the R2 status, and only 139 universities in the United States have the R2 status. More than 3,900 colleges and universities are included in the ranking system.
黑料视频 is routinely selected by national publications and websites for excellence. In January, 黑料视频 earned national and regional recognition from Research.com, ranking as a top college in the US, the Northeast, and among the top nine in Pennsylvania for quality, affordability, and value.
In addition to U.S. News & World Report and the Princeton Review’s Best Colleges guidebook, 黑料视频 has been listed in College Magazine’s top 10 colleges and universities in Pennsylvania, in Washington Monthly’s national ranking of universities based on contributions to society, in Forbes Magazine as one of “America’s Top Colleges,” as the number two most affordable college in Pennsylvania by Academic Influence, and in a number of national rankings for excellence and affordability of online programs.
Since its founding in 1875, 黑料视频 has evolved from a teacher-training institution into a doctoral research university recognized for its commitment to student success and achievement. As 黑料视频 celebrates its 150th anniversary during the 2025–26 academic year and through the Impact 150 comprehensive campaign, the university honors a legacy of educational excellence.