Your future, ever better.
At the Warner School, you’ll join a supportive, innovative community committed to transforming education and human development for the better. Through flexible, personalized programs grounded in research and real-world impact, Warner prepares you to lead change and make a meaningful difference in schools and communities everywhere.
Why Warner?
75%
Students received financial support
11:1
Student-to-faculty ratio
46
Advanced certificate programs
11
Doctoral specializations
4
Research and education centers
11
Master's programs
At the Warner School of Education & Human Development, we learn, innovate and collaborate to better the lives of all in our communities. From education leadership, policy and practice to health professions education and counseling, our programs prepare graduates to address today’s challenges in education and human development — and lead change for all.
Centered in one of the world’s leading research universities, we cultivate the knowledge, skills and experiences to transform what’s possible in our fields. For more than 65 years, we’ve been advancing ideas and innovations in areas including digital learning technologies, professional development, urban education success, mathematics education reform and many more.
To drive breakthrough insights and life-changing impact, we consider the whole person in all that we do, from community and cultural context to physical, mental and social health. As a Warner student, you will experience programs tailored to your background, needs and goals, from evening courses that allow for part-time study to small class sizes and mentorship.
You will also gain tools to put our whole-person approach into practice, working together with your peers to understand the root causes of challenges and uplift solutions that strengthen every aspect of education and well-being.
We believe advancing education is the key to making the world ever better — and the Warner School is where you'll lead in shaping an ever better future.
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From high-impact interdisciplinary collaboration to applying research to the real world, Warner is shaping the next generation of leaders, educators, and human development specialists.
Warner is a First-Class College at a World-Class University
Founded in 1850, the University of Rochester is one of the world’s leading research universities—an R1 Research Institution. Always pushing and questioning, students thrive in an environment designed to inspire, support, and empower their academic and professional goals.
Meet the City We Call Home
Rochester has big-city energy with small-town soul. It's the third-largest city in New York and home to world-class institutions and international festivals, and consistently ranked as one of the friendliest cities in the U.S.