Teachers College Ranks High In
In its annual rankings of "Top 100 Degree Producers," Black Issues in Higher Education listed Teachers College, Columbia University, as the number one institution awarding master's degrees in psychology to Asian-American students in the school year 2000-2001.
In its annual rankings of "Top 100 Degree Producers," Black Issues in
Higher Education listed Teachers College, Columbia University, as the
number one institution awarding master's degrees in psychology to
Asian-American students in the school year 2000-2001.Among Hispanics
receiving master's degrees in psychology, the College was ranked third,
and among African Americans, fourth.Teachers College ranked fifth of
all institutions awarding doctoral degrees in education to African
Americans for the school year 2000-2001. The College was ranked second
and fourth for Asian Americans and Hispanics respectively who received
doctoral degrees in education that year. For doctorates of all
disciplines combined to African Americans, Teachers College ranked 11th
of all Traditionally White Universities (TWIs) and 13th of all
institutions awarding doctoral degrees in all disciplines to African
Americans.The College ranked 33rd for doctoral degrees of all
disciplines awarded to Asian Americans and Hispanics. The data used in
the rankings comes from the U.S. Department of Education and is
collected through the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System
(IPEDS) program completers survey conducted by the National Center for
Education Statistics. Institutions appearing in the published lists are
ranked according to the total number of degrees awarded to minority
students across all disciplines and in specific disciplines. Details on
how the data were interpreted can be found in the June 20, 2002, issue
of Black Issues in Higher Education.
Published Monday, Feb. 3, 2003
