The School of Education at the University at Albany (SUNY) is primarily a graduate school of education and mental health. Founded in 1844, it is New York’s oldest and leading public higher education institution focused on the preparation of educators, leaders, policy makers and mental health practitioners. Approximately 1,500 students from across New York and around the world are educated annually in more than 60 graduate programs, one undergraduate major in Human Development, and undergraduate minors in education and leadership. The School offers 15 certificate, master’s, and doctoral programs fully online and is consistently ranked by U.S. News & World Report as one of the nation’s top 10 providers of online graduate education. Graduate programs are accredited by the Teacher Education Accreditation Council (TEAC), American Psychological Association (APA), National Association of School Psychologists (NASP), and Masters in Psychology and Counseling Accreditation Council (MPCAC). Faculty are leaders in their fields, both nationally and globally, engaging in more than $6 million in externally funded research annually.