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The STEM Education Area of Study at The Ohio State University has long been ranked among the best in the country and attracts students worldwide. The STEM education faculty group includes both longstanding and emerging leaders in their fields, and the broader University community offers extraordinary opportunities for STEM education faculty and students to collaborate with scientists, engineers, and mathematicians on and off campus.
Long established relationships with schools and informal learning centers in the region enable STEM educators to conduct research and professional development initiatives in a wide variety of urban, suburban, and rural settings.
Areas of faculty research interest include teacher education, instructional technology, cognitive development, cognitively active learning, conceptual change, evolution education, nature of scientific knowledge and inquiry, curricular integration, social justice, and urban education.
Participation in a STEM education doctoral program will include opportunities to collaborate with international leaders in the specialty areas of mathematics, science, and technology education as well as the broader discourse communities that extend worldwide.
U.S. News “Best Graduate Schools” again ranked The Ohio State University among the best education programs in the nation. The graduate program in Secondary Education is ranked 5th nationally. The College of Education and Human Ecology is ranked 16th out of 278 institutions and ranked 10th among all public universities.
