Academics

For more than 100 years, the University of Minnesota’s College of Education and Human Development has been driven by a sustained belief in the value of each person as an individual with unique talents and challenges.

We are the third largest college on the Twin Cities Campus, working across 12 buildings on two campuses featuring 10 undergraduate majors, more than 30 graduate degree programs, and 25 research centers and institutes.

U.S. News & World Report recently ranked the college 15th among all public professional schools of education and 25st among all professional schools of education. Nationally ranked programs in CEHD include developmental (child) psychology at #1, special education at #10, and educational psychology at #7.

Explore our majors, degrees, and programs

Featured programs

Undergraduate

Youth Studies major

Make a difference in young people's lives. Prepare for careers working with youth in a variety of settings or pursue graduate work in social work, education, or public policy.

Health and Wellness Promotion minor

This interdisciplinary minor in the School of Kinesiology supports careers in health coaching, community health, personal training, corporate wellness, and allied health careers.

Graduate

Online M.A. in Applied Child and Adolescent Development in the Institute of Child Development

Learn how to draw on development science to address the needs of children and adolescents in advocacy, community, and health care settings.

Physical Activity and Health M.Ed in Kinesiology

Learn about the leading-edge research, trends, and practices in physical activity as they relate to health in the United States. Discover techniques in effectively implementing programs designed to promote health through population-based physical activity.

Departments

Our seven academic departments are consistently ranked among the top in the nation.

Academics

Featured programs

Undergraduate

Youth Studies major

Health and Wellness Promotion minor

Graduate

Online M.A. in Applied Child and Adolescent Development in the Institute of Child Development

Physical Activity and Health M.Ed in Kinesiology

Departments

Department of
Curriculum and Instruction

Department of
Educational Psychology

Department of
Family Social Science

Institute of Child Development

School of Kinesiology

Department of
Organizational Leadership, Policy, and Development

School of Social Work