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The mission of the Harvard Graduate School of Education is to prepare education leaders and innovators who will change the world by expanding opportunities and outcomes for learners everywhere. We’re an institution committed to making the broadest impact possible, putting powerful ideas and evidence-based research into practice.
For more than 100 years, the Harvard Graduate School of Education has prepared talented, passionate individuals to become transformative leaders in education. Founded in 1920, HGSE is an exceptional and collaborative community of faculty, students, staff, and alumni dedicated to improving lives and expanding opportunities through the comprehensive study and effective practice of education.
The Harvard Graduate School of Education offers the Master's in Education (Ed.M.) degree in two formats — residential and online — and in a variety of programs. Residential Master's HGSE’s on-campus master’s degree is a one-year, full-time, immersive Harvard experience.
Degrees and Programs. Through a rich suite of courses and co-curricular experiences, a degree from HGSE prepares you to make a difference in education today — at all levels and across all roles. Explore our master's and doctoral degrees. Introduce Yourself.
The Harvard Graduate School of Education (HGSE) is the education school of Harvard University, a private research university in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Founded in 1920, it was the first school to grant the EdD degree and the first Harvard school to award degrees to women. HGSE enrolls more than 800 students in its one-year master of education (Ed.M.) and three-year doctor of education leadership (Ed.L.D.) programs.
The Harvard Ph.D. in Education trains cutting-edge researchers who work across disciplines to generate knowledge and translate discoveries into transformative policy and practice. Offered jointly by the Harvard Graduate School of Education and the Harvard Kenneth C. Griffin Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, the Ph.D. in Education provides ...
The HGSE faculty is a dedicated group of researchers, practice leaders, and policymakers who collaborate and innovate to transform the field of education and expand opportunities for every learner. HGSE students work alongside passionate faculty members to make extraordinary contributions to fields and disciplines ranging from early childhood ...
That’s why the Harvard Graduate School of Education launched an online Master's in Education Leadership, a two-year, part-time Ed.M. program with Higher Education and PreK-12 pathways specifically designed for working education professionals who bring at least seven years of relevant or transferrable work experience. The program will strengthen the invaluable skills you’ve already developed and give you the tools to propel yourself to new leadership opportunities and to even greater impact.
The Ed.L.D Program — taught by faculty from the Harvard Graduate School of Education, the Harvard Business School, and the Harvard Kennedy School — will train you for system-level leadership positions in school systems, state and federal departments of education, and national nonprofit organizations. Ed.L.D. is a full-time, three-year program built on a cohort learning model. Cohorts consist of up to 25 students from diverse professional backgrounds (including district/charter management ...
The Harvard Graduate School of Education strives to prepare leaders in education and to generate knowledge to improve student opportunity, achievement, and success. Civic leadership and learning are important components in achieving this. Those who engage responsibly in exercising their rights and freedoms will not have their chances of admission compromised, nor will admissions offers be revoked, regardless of whether they face disciplinary action by their schools or districts as a result ...
