美国教育学硕士入学要求和就业前景
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教育学
1.1 专业简介
教育学是一门研究教育现象及其规律的社会科学。它广泛存在于人类生活中。通过对教育现象、教育问题的研究来揭示教育的一般规律。
1.2 学位介绍
美国院校常见的教育学学位有:
• Master of Arts in Teaching (centered on practical skills and subject-specificinformation)
• Master of Education(geared more towards moving beyond the classroom and into the education system itself)
• Master of Science (more appropriate for people interested in educational research)
• Master of Arts(more flexibility in focusing more heavily on in-classroom teaching than administrative work)
• Doctor of Philosophy in Education (PHD)
各个硕士学位的区别详见
https://teach.com/how-to-become-a-teacher/get-educated/master-of-arts-in-teaching-vs-masters-of-education/
http://education.cu-portland.edu/blog/masters-resources/the-difference-between-master-of-arts-in-teaching-and-master-of-education/
1.3 方向细分
美国常见的教育学方向如下:(不一定每个院校都有所有方向)
· Curriculum and Education/Instruction:课程与教学,主要是学习如何提高K-12的教学策略。
· Educational Administration and Supervision/Educational Leadership: 教育管理与监督,旨在培养有志成为校长或高等教育专家等管理型人才。
· Education Policy: 教育政策,培养能够调查制定k - 12以及学院和大学教育理论、研究和领导原则。
· Education Psychology:教育心理学,学校心理学家和教育工作者学习如何评估学生的思想认知、社会和情感方面。
· Elementary Teacher Education: 小学老师教育,旨在提高教师的pre-K—6年级的语言,数学或其他学科的教学能力。
· Higher Education Administration: 高等教育管理,旨在帮助大学和学院校长或者其他行政管理人员提高管理和领导能力。
· Secondary Teacher Education: 中学教师教育,旨在提高初高中教师的教学能力。
· Special Education:特殊教育,美国的特殊教育是对有学习障碍的学生设置的,不是聋哑人方面的教育。该专业帮助教师去面对特殊教育遇到的各种挑战。
· Students counseling and Personal Services: 学生咨询和个人服务,毕业生一般进入学校,心理健康中心等机构提供咨询服务。
· Early Childhood Education:早教/学前教育,培养学前教育方面人才。
· Technical / Vocational:技术/职业教育,教师能够更好的教授技能课程,管道,电脑维修,美容等技能课程。
· Education Technology: 教育科技,将现代科技手段去融入到教学当中,以提高教学质量。
1.4 教育学院排名USNEWS
Best Education Schools 2019
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Ranking
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University
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City
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State
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#1
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University of California--Los Angeles
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Los Angeles
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CA
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#2
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Harvard University
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Cambridge
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MA
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#2
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University of Wisconsin--Madison
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Madison
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WI
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#4
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Stanford University
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Stanford
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CA
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#4
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University of Pennsylvania
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Philadelphia
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PA
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#6
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New York University (Steinhardt)
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New York
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NY
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#7
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Teachers College, Columbia University
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New York
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NY
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#8
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Vanderbilt University (Peabody)
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Nashville
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TN
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#9
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University of Washington
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Seattle
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WA
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#10
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Northwestern University
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Evanston
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IL
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#10
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University of Texas--Austin
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Austin
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TX
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#10
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University of Southern California (Rossier)
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Los Angeles
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CA
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#13
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University of Oregon
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Eugene
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OR
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#14
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University of Michigan--Ann Arbor
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Ann Arbor
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MI
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#15
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Arizona State University
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Phoenix
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AZ
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#16
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University of Virginia (Curry)
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Charlottesville
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VA
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#17
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Johns Hopkins University
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Baltimore
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MD
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#17
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University of Kansas
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Lawrence
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KS
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#19
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University of California--Berkeley
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Berkeley
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CA
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#19
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University of Minnesota--Twin Cities
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Minneapolis
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MN
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#21
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Boston College (Lynch)
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Chestnut Hill
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MA
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#22
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Michigan State University
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East Lansing
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MI
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#23
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Ohio State University
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Columbus
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OH
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#24
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University of California--Irvine
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Irvine
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CA
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#24
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University of Florida
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Gainesville
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FL
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#26
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Virginia Commonwealth University
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Richmond
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VA
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#27
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University of Illinois--Urbana-Champaign
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Champaign
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IL
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#27
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Utah State University
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Logan
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UT
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#29
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University of Colorado--Boulder
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Boulder
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CO
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#30
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Indiana University--Bloomington
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Bloomington
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IN
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#30
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University of Connecticut (Neag)
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Storrs
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CT
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#30
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University of North Carolina--Chapel Hill
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Chapel Hill
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NC
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#33
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University of Maryland--College Park
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College Park
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MD
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#34
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Boston University
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Boston
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MA
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#34
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University of Delaware
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Newark
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DE
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#34
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University of Pittsburgh
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Pittsburgh
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PA
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#37
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Texas A&M University--College Station
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College Station
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TX
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#37
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University of California--Davis
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Davis
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CA
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#37
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University of Georgia
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Athens
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GA
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#40
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Georgia State University
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Atlanta
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GA
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#40
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University of Nebraska--Lincoln
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Lincoln
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NE
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#40
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University of Iowa
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Iowa City
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IA
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#43
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Pennsylvania State University--University Park
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University Park
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PA
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#43
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Purdue University--West Lafayette
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West Lafayette
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IN
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#43
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Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey--New Brunswick
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New Brunswick
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NJ
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#46
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Florida State University
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Tallahassee
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FL
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#46
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North Carolina State University--Raleigh
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Raleigh
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NC
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#46
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University of Arkansas--Fayetteville
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Fayetteville
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AR
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#46
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University of Kentucky
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Lexington
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KY
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#46
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University of Missouri
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Columbia
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MO
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#51
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Temple University
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Philadelphia
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PA
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#51
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University of Arizona
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Tucson
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AZ
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#51
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University of Massachusetts--Amherst
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Amherst
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MA
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#54
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University of California--Santa Barbara (Gevirtz)
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Santa Barbara
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CA
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#54
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University of Illinois--Chicago
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Chicago
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IL
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#54
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Boise State University
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Boise
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ID
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#54
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San Diego State University
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San Diego
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CA
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#58
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George Washington University
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Washington
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DC
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#58
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Syracuse University
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Syracuse
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NY
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#58
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University of Utah
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Salt Lake City
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UT
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#58
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Loyola Marymount University
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Los Angeles
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CA
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#62
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University of Tennessee--Knoxville
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Knoxville
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TN
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#62
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George Mason University
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Fairfax
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VA
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#64
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Washington University in St. Louis
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St. Louis
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MO
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#64
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University of Hawaii--Manoa
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Honolulu
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HI
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#64
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University at Albany--SUNY
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Albany
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NY
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#64
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Lehigh University
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Bethlehem
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PA
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#68
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University of Miami
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Coral Gables
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FL
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#68
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University of California--San Diego
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La Jolla
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CA
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#70
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College of William and Mary
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Williamsburg
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VA
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#70
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University at Buffalo--SUNY
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Buffalo
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NY
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#70
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Fordham University
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New York
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NY
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#70
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University of California--Riverside
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Riverside
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CA
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#70
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Clemson University
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Clemson
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SC
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#75
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University of Oklahoma (Rainbolt)
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Norman
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OK
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#75
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Marquette University
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Milwaukee
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WI
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#75
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University of Maine
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Orono
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ME
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#78
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Brigham Young University--Provo (McKay)
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Provo
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UT
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#78
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University of North Carolina--Charlotte
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Charlotte
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NC
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#78
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CUNY--Graduate Center
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New York
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NY
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#78
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University of Louisville - College of Education & Human Development
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Louisville
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KY
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#78
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University of Wisconsin--Milwaukee
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Milwaukee
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WI
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#78
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University of North Carolina--Greensboro
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Greensboro
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NC
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#84
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University of South Carolina
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Columbia
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SC
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#84
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University of Alabama
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Tuscaloosa
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AL
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#84
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Auburn University
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Auburn
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AL
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#84
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Baylor University
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Waco
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TX
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#84
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University of Vermont
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Burlington
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VT
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#89
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Iowa State University
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Ames
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IA
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#89
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Kansas State University
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Manhattan
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KS
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#89
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University of Central Florida
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Orlando
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FL
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#89
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Montclair State University
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Upper Montclair
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NJ
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#89
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University of California--Santa Cruz
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Santa Cruz
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CA
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#89
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University of Mississippi
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University
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MS
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#95
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Loyola University Chicago
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Chicago
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IL
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#95
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Mississippi State University
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Mississippi State
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MS
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#95
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Southern Methodist University
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Dallas
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TX
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#95
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University of Massachusetts--Boston
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Boston
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MA
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#95
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Virginia Tech
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Blacksburg
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VA
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#95
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Texas Tech University
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Lubbock
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TX
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#95
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University of Cincinnati
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Cincinnati
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OH
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#95
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University of San Diego
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San Diego
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CA
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#95
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University of South Florida
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Tampa
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FL
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#95
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University of Nevada--Reno
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Reno
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NV
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#105
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Howard University
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Washington
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DC
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#105
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California State University--Los Angeles
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Los Angeles
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CA
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#105
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Old Dominion University (Darden)
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Norfolk
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VA
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#108
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Illinois State University
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Normal
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IL
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#108
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Kent State University
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Kent
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OH
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#108
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Portland State University
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Portland
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OR
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#108
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Southern Illinois University
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Carbondale
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IL
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Omitted
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|
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#199
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Alabama State University
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Montgomery
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AL
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#199
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Azusa Pacific University
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Azusa
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CA
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#199
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University of Hartford
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West Hartford
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CT
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#199
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Western Illinois University
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Macomb
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IL
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1. 就业方向
1、普通高校
这是教育学原理、教育史、高等教育学、教育哲学等理论性比较强的专业的主要的去向,但现在硕士生进高校越来越难,基本上都要求博士学历,所以想考这些方向的研究生想去高校就要做好读博士的准备了。
2、中小学校
现在全国中小学校的新课程改革开展得轰轰烈烈,具有较强教育理论素养的人才特别缺乏,而且随着中小学教师待遇的不断提高,再加上教师这个职业本身比较稳定,越来越多教育类专业的硕士毕业生开始进入中小学校,今年还出现了南京某中学几百个硕士竞争两个岗位的现象。
3、出版社、报社
出版社、报社尤其是和教育相关的出版社和报社也是教育类专业毕业生的一个主要去处,主要从事教育类图书的策划和编辑工作。
4、政府单位
还有一些毕业生毕业后进入了教育行政单位。