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An aerial photo of the Colllege of Education's new building.

The new College of Education building is pictured at the corner of West Samford Avenue and Duncan Drive. The 167,000-square-foot, state-of-the-art instructional and research facility will include modern and collaborative classrooms, instructional laboratories, research spaces, up-to-date technology and administrative spaces for faculty and staff.

Auburn University’s College of Education online graduate programs are among the nation’s best, according to U.S. News & World Report’s 2025 Best Online Program rankings released Jan. 21. 

The College of Education is ranked No. 15 overall “best” among colleges of education, and individual programs with the college also receiving “best” national designations include Education for Curriculum and Instruction, No. 13, Educational Administration and Supervision, No. 15, and Special Education, No. 14.

“These rankings reflect the hard work and dedication of our amazing faculty and staff and the excellent student experience we offer in pursuit of our mission of building better futures for all,” said Jeffrey Fairbrother, dean and Wayne T. Smith Distinguished Professor of Auburn's College of Education. “Our college is home to innovative thinkers and doers, and our ongoing commitment is to opening doors and improving lives through the power of education.”

The U.S. News & World Report Best Online Programs rankings are based on factors such as student engagement and excellence, faculty credentials and training, expert opinion and services and technology. The rankings come amid a banner year for the College of Education as it celebrates its 110th anniversary as well as the launch of a new Doctor of Physical Therapy program later this year and a new 167,000-square-foot, state-of-the-art building at the intersection of Samford Avenue and Duncan Drive.

“Since our founding, we have prepared so many generations of educators, administrators, researchers, health professionals, counselors, rehabilitation specialists and more, doing our part to transform communities, our nation and our world,” Fairbrother said. “It’s truly exciting to celebrate all our college has accomplished as we also look to the future of a new building and the great promise it holds.”