Times Higher Education World University Rankings. Ranked out of 1,799 universities worldwide.
NYU Steinhardt's programs, faculty, and alumni receive national and global recognition across the fields of education, communication, health, and the arts.
National Rankings
#6 Best Education Graduate School in the 2025 U.S. News & World Report Rankings
Top 30 for U.S. News & World Report Education Specialty Programs:
Curriculum and Instruction, Education Policy, Educational Administration, Educational Psychology, Higher Education Administration, and Secondary Teacher Education
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#27
#28
Academic Ranking of World Universities. Ranked out of 2,500+ universities worldwide.
#43
QS World University Rankings. Ranked out of 1,500 universities worldwide.
#9 out of 250 universities worldwide for Communication and Media Studies
#9 out of 120 universities worldwide for Performing Arts
#16 out of 691 universities worldwide for Arts and Humanities
#22 out of 703 universities worldwide for Education
#31 out of 1,059 universities worldwide for Clinical and Health
Music and Performing Arts Professions Rankings
Top Music Business Schools
Music Business, ranked worldwide
Best Music Schools
Music Theory and Composition: Screen Scoring, ranked worldwide
Faculty Accolades
Hirokazu Yoshikawa Awarded the 2025 Klaus J. Jacobs Research Prize
The award recognizes his pioneering research on the ways public policies and programs, particularly in early childhood and immigration, shape human development.
University Professor Carol Gilligan Awarded 2025 Kyoto Prize
A University Professor and professor of humanities and applied psychology at NYU Steinhardt, Carol Gilligan’s body of work on women and girls “established a new academic foundation to address global issues related to care.”
Miller Wins Educator of the Year Award
Larry Miller, Director of the Program in Music Business, received the 2024 Educator of the Year Award from the Music Business Association.
Alumni Accolades
5 Nominees
2025
6 Nominees, 5 Winners
2025
2 Finalists, 1 Winner
2020, 2021, 2024
9 Nominees, 5 Winners
2025
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