Graduate School of Education
The future of our nation and our world depends on education.
Today’s most pressing challenges and most exciting opportunities demand that broadly accessible, high-quality education impart the skills, knowledge, and values that are the foundations of civic responsibility and economic prosperity.
Penn GSE is committed to practical knowledge, powerful partnerships, and innovation for impact. We are building a pipeline of educators, leaders, counselors, researchers, entrepreneurs, innovators, and policymakers that our world needs, who are equipped to navigate a new era with energy and creativity.
Our faculty, students, and alumni engage in student-centered, active learning in a variety of environments—preK–12, higher education, corporate learning, and vocational training—opening doors for learners across the globe.
Janice Grady
Vice Dean for Development & Alumni Relations
Did You Know?
Since 2015, applications to Penn GSE master’s programs have grown more than 130 percent, and enrollment is up more than 25 percent.
The School has grown the total aid offered to master’s students by 42% over the past five years.
Penn GSE has recently added three new fully online master’s programs, including one in Learning Analytics and Artificial Intelligence—the first in the Ivy League.
Highlighted Priorities
Together for Good is Dean Katharine Strunk’s strategic vision for the future of Penn GSE. This vision supercharges the existing strengths of Penn GSE to meet the moment—locally, nationally, and globally—by:
- supporting the educator workforce
- fostering community-engaged scholarship and programs
- innovating for the public good
- and elevating education’s role in democratic society
“Penn GSE is known as a leader for its collaborative and evidence-based efforts to improve policy and practice. This commitment to real-world impact has never been more important than today.”
- Katharine O. Strunk
Dean and George & Diane Weiss Professor of Education
