School of Education The Johns Hopkins University

The Johns Hopkins University

As the nation's leading research institution, Johns Hopkins brings to education the same dedication it brings to other disciplines by leading the way in developing the best educational practices for the benefit of all learners. Established in 1876, the university has nine academic divisions (arts and sciences, business, education, engineering, international studies, medicine, music, nursing, and public health), and has campuses throughout the Baltimore-Washington area, and in Bologna, Italy and Nanjing, China.

The School of Education

Founded in 1909 as the College Courses for teachers, the Johns Hopkins University School of Education (SOE) prepares educational leaders and develops research-based models of instruction that are making lasting improvements in student achievement. Ranked sixth in the 2012-13 US News and World Report's Best Graduate Schools of Education, the SOE offers doctorate and graduate programs, and is engaged in a variety of research and development activities, external partnerships, and collaborative connections to the broader Johns Hopkins community. The school awards more than 500 master's degrees in education per year. Three research and development centers support the school's work: the Center for Research and Reform in Education, the Center for Social Organization of Schools, and the Center for Technology in Education. More than 2,000 SOE students are enrolled at the university's Homewood campus in Baltimore and two off-campus centers located in the Baltimore-Washington area.

Doctoral Degrees

The Doctor of Education (Ed.D.) program is a part-time program which focuses on school improvement and transformational leadership in education. Designed for educators in a wide variety of leadership positions in PreK-12 school settings and the education industry (administrators, policy analysts, curriculum specialists/designer, supervisors, or other educational leadership positions), students work closely with faculty across university disciplines and engage in research activities that address some of the most challenging problems in education.

Focusing on the utilization of research knowledge and the application of research in education settings, students in the program will become highly proficient in using research tools and best practices to improve learning, ensure academic equity, and attain other important outcomes in educational settings and communities. The program has three concentrations: Special Education, Teacher Leadership and Development, and Counseling. Students also have the option of completing the Ed.D. without a concentration.

Master's Degrees

The SOE offers a variety of master's degrees in teacher preparation, teacher development and leadership, special education, counseling and human services, and interdisciplinary studies.

Certificates

Educators interested in learning a new specialty or who want to keep pace with the latest advances in a special topic of interest can choose from a wide selection of graduate certificate programs, including how brain research affects learning, online teaching, data-based decision making, and leadership in technology integration, to name a few such programs.

Program Formats

Students can take advantage of flexible full and part-time formats. Accelerated full-time formats are available in teacher preparation, special education, and counseling and human services (school counseling).

New Programs for 2012-13

Ed.D.: the focus of this program is on school improvement and transformational leadership in education. This part-time program offers a unique collaborative cohort that spans multiple disciplines related to education.

Master of Education in the Health Professions: representing a unique collection of five Johns Hopkins Schools ? business, education, medicine, nursing, and public health ? this online degree program prepares health professionals for teaching roles in health related educator programs. For more information visit http://education.jhu.edu/MEHP.

Unique Learning Opportunities

Unlike traditional graduate schools of education, the SOE partners with research-based colleagues across Johns Hopkins to address the challenges of PK-12 education and adult learning. This partnership creates an innovative cross-disciplinary approach to preparing students and strengthening school leadership and research. As a result, SOE students learn from an extraordinary blend of faculty members and researchers in arts and sciences, business, engineering, medicine, nursing, and public health. Students can choose from a wide variety of joint programs and learn from faculty who are bringing cutting edge ideas to school reform that are being recognized as national and international models.

In addition, SOE's curriculum and action research projects are urban focused, data-driven, and culturally responsive, providing students the skills needed to tackle complex problems in some of the most challenged schools.

Creating Programs with High Impact

Johns Hopkins researchers have successfully affected student achievement worldwide. Johns Hopkins's education programs serve more than 600,000 learners, in 47 states (including the District of Columbia and Guam), and 12 countries. This work crosses interdisciplinary boundaries and includes the SOE's three research centers--the Center for Research and Reform in Education, the Center for Social Organization of Schools, and the Center for Technology in Education-- the Center for Talented Youth; and a Bloomberg School of Public Health initiative, Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports.

In addition, SOE is leading the East Baltimore Community School project which will eventually be a state-of-the-art K-8 school and early education center on seven acres in a community catchment area in East Baltimore. The SOE is committed to ensuring that the school serves a diverse, mixed-income community, and is recognized as one of the highest performing schools in Baltimore.

SOE students can take advantage of a variety of learning opportunities in administration, teaching, and counseling in the East Baltimore School. The project, which takes a holistic approach to developing the potential of each student, focuses on the behavioral, cognitive, and physical health of the child. The project also emphasizes family and community involvement supported by wrap around services. This project provides a unique interdisciplinary learning experience through other Johns Hopkins schools involved in the project, including medicine, nursing, and public health.

To find out more about the programs or to apply, visit http://www.education.jhu.edu.

Departments & Programs

• Department of Counseling and Human Services
• Department of Interdisciplinary Studies in Education
• Department of Special Education
• Department of Teacher Development and Leadership
• Department of Teacher Preparation

• Degrees Offered
• Major Degree Levels Offered
• Master of Arts in Teaching (MAT)
  Certificate of Advanced Graduate Studies (CAGS)
  Certificate
  Doctor of Education (Ed D)
  Master of Science (MS)

• Degrees Awarded
• Master's Degrees 638
• Doctoral Degrees 5
• First Professional Degrees Not reported
• Other Advanced Degrees 306
• * Shows the number of degrees awarded for the last academic year that data was reported.

• Earning Your Degree
• Part-time study available? Yes
• Evening/weekend programs available? Yes
• Distance learning programs available? Yes
• Terminal master's degree available? No

• Degree Requirements
• Master's Degrees Required for some and portfolio, internship, and PRAXIS II (for teacher preparation programs that lead to licensure)
• Doctoral Degrees Required and Required
• First Professional Degrees Not reported
• Other Advanced Degrees Not reported

• Acceptance Rate
• AppliedNot Reported
• AcceptedNot Reported
• Acceptance RateNot Reported
• EnrolledNot Reported
• Applying
• Application Fee - Domestic $80
• Application Fee - International $80
• Electronic applications accepted? Yes
• Applications processed on a rolling basis? Yes
• Application Deadlines
• Type Domestic International Priority Date
• Fall deadline May 1st Not Reported
• Winter deadline Not Reported Not Reported Not Reported
• Spring deadline October 15th Not Reported
• Entrance Requirements
• Master's Degreesminimum undergraduate GPA of 3.0
• Doctoral's DegreesGRE, 3 letters of recommendation, and curriculum vitae/resume, professional experience
• First-Professional's DegreesNot Reported
• Other Advanced Degreesminimum undergraduate GPA of 3.0
• International DegreesTOEFL required, 600 paper based, TOEFL iBT

• Tuition & Fees
• In-state tuition *Not Reported
• Out-of-state tuition *Not Reported
• International student tuitionNot Reported
• * Tuition for full-time graduate student per academic year
• Fees
• Per-academic year feesNot Reported
• Per-term feesNot Reported
• One-time feeNot Reported
• * Fees for full-time graduate students
• Financial Support
• Financial award applicants must submitFAFSA
• Application deadlines for financial awardsJune 1
• Types of financial support availableFellowships, Research Assitantships, Teaching Assistantships, Financial Support for Part-time Students, Scholarship and/or loans

• Gender
• Total Graduate Students1608
• Female Percentage76%
• Male Percentage24%
• Participation
• Total Graduate Students1608
• Part-time Percentage70%
• Full-time Percentage30%
• Ethnicity
• Hispanic / Latino6%
• Black / African American14%
• White / Caucasian69%
• American Indian / Alaskan Native0%
• Asian6%
• Native Hawaiian / Other Pacific Islander0%
• Two or more races2%
• Unknown3%

• Faculty Breakout
• Total Faculty71
• Full-time Percentage92%
• Part-time Percentage8%
• Female Percentage66%
• Male Percentage34%

• Existing Research
• Focus of faculty researchComprehensive school reform, neuro-education, use of technology in instruction, student performance in schools at risk, evidence-based decision making in education, school safety
• Externally sponsored research expenditures last year$10,926,989