At the Michigan State University College of Education, it starts with an outstanding faculty, which constructs rigorous programs of study, mentors and teaches students with unsurpassed enthusiasm, and engages in millions of dollars of funded research. It is also clear that no school of education can be great without great students. Graduate students in the college are essential partners in developing new knowledge and in teaching the next generation of educators.

The college's graduate programs are among the most highly regarded by deans and faculty throughout the nation. The graduate programs are distinguished by their faculty, as well as the flexibility to allow each student to construct a program tailored to his or her scholarly and professional interests, and the ability of students to cross disciplinary boundaries.