Quick Facts

The Warner School is committed to defining educational leadership that is research-based and tested against the realities of our nation's schools and communities. Warner alumni in school systems, community and government agencies, colleges and universities, consistently distinguish themselves by their leadership and the positive results of their work. Founded in 1958, and renamed the Margaret Warner Graduate School of Education and Human Development in 1993, the School is recognized both regionally and nationally for its tradition of advancing educational knowledge and preparing practitioners who achieve significant results.

University of Rochester
The University of Rochester, named a "new ivy" by Newsweek, is one of the nation's premier coeducational, nonsectarian, independent, research universities. Approximately 11,300 students are enrolled, including about 3,450 full-time graduate students in the University's five prominent schools of graduate study - the Eastman School of Music, the School of Medicine and Dentistry, the William E. Simon School of Business Administration, the School of Nursing, and the Margaret Warner Graduate School of Education and Human Development. The University employs over 25,000 staff and faculty members, and has 112,000 alumni.

Location
The Warner School is located in LeChase Hall on the River Campus, a few miles south of the urban center of the city of Rochester, NY. Aptly named, the "River Campus" is situated along the scenic banks of the Genesee River and contiguous to an expansive park developed by the noted 19th-century urban landscape architect, Frederick Law Olmstead. The Rochester metropolitan community (population, approximately one million) is the leading business and educational center of western New York and its picturesque Finger Lakes region.

Academic Degrees Offered
The Warner School offers master's and doctoral degree programs in teaching and curriculum; counseling; human development; school leadership; higher education; and educational policy.

Students
The Warner School enrolls approximately 575 full- and part-time students. Students enter the Warner School at various points in their educations and careers. Some enter directly from undergraduate institutions and many have educational work experience.

Faculty
The faculty consists of more than 50 full-time regular and part-time faculty. Additional adjunct faculty complement Warner's course offerings.

Cost of Study
For information on expenses, visit Tuition & Fees.

Application
Admission is based on evidence of success in previous study, letters of recommendation, a writing sample, work experience, and faculty interviews. Visit Admissions.