美国教育学研究生院的宗旨是培养未来的教育界领袖并且从学术角度探索如何更好地提供教育机会及提高教育质量。下面介绍几所有特色的学校：

Columbia University Teachers College
Teachers College, Columbia University is an institution with a rich and distinguished record in the field of education.  Decade after decade, since its founding in 1887, the College has anticipated concerns and acted with initiatives to advance educational reforms and issues.  With its tradition of innovation and insights, the College is one of the leading schools of education in the country, if not the world, embracing three fields:  education, psychology and health.

There is adage in the institutional world that it is difficulty to gain standing and status.  And, once achieved, it is difficult for it to ebb away.  There is no questioning the high standing that Teachers College has sustained for more than a century.  Yet, even given its prestigious position, the College is ever vigilant not simply to maintain its reputation but also to constantly review and invigorate its academic presence.

That is exactly the position that Teachers College has taken in recent years.  The College has restructured its academic curriculum to take advantage of interdisciplinary and technological avenues of learning.  We have dramatically increased the size and caliber of our faculty, reduced teaching loads and opened up new avenues for scholarship and research.  The College is leading the nation in devising, designing and implementing education reforms to restore creativity, standards and accountability to the education process.  And, just recently, the College surpassed the $140 million goal of an unprecedented fundraising campaign.

University of Pennsylvania Graduate School of Education or Penn GSE
Penn GSE has the advantage of being a small school nestled within a large university. While Penn consists of 10,000 graduate students from 12 schools on campus, GSE consists of 1,000 students with over 20 areas of specialization. So while our students have the benefit of studying in an interdisciplinary environment with a variety of campus resources, such as the Graduate Student Center, Career Services and the Weingarten Learning Resources Center, our students also enjoy a high level of personal attention and support from world-class faculty and staff that would not be possible in a larger setting.