University of Arizona College of Education (COE)

At the University of Arizona College of Education, we bring strong theoretical foundations and research methods to the study and improvement of education. Along with that, we work with our professional colleagues elsewhere in PK-12 and higher education to ground our work in the real settings — both nationally and locally — that our students and research engage with.

Founded in 1922 with an initial enrollment of 145 students, the University of Arizona College of Education today has over 900 undergraduate students and 700+ graduate students within four academic departments: (1) Disability & Psychoeducational Studies, (2) Educational Policy Studies & Practice, (3) Educational Pscyhology, and (4) Teaching, Learning & Sociocultural Studies.

Currently the college is also home to 58 tenure-track faculty members and 53 clinical and adjunct faculty members.

Through our research, instruction, and outreach, we engage in programs that generate new knowledge about learning and education, teach cohorts of future educators and leaders, and engage educational and local groups to help improve learning community-wide.

In doing so, we partner with colleagues across campus, in the education and business sectors, and with government and nonprofit agencies locally and nationally to leverage resources that make a difference.

The college currently offers:

• Bachelor’s degrees in Elementary Education, Early Childhood Education, Cross-Categorical Special Education, Deaf Studies, General Rehabilitation, and Leadership and Learning
• Postbaccalaureate teacher certification, including preparation for special educators, school and rehabilitation counselors, school principals and superintendents, and leaders for PK-12 and higher education
• Master’s and doctoral degrees in education