教育学分支
教育学的分支，不同的学校可能有不同的分法，这里以宾夕法尼亚大学和哈佛大学为例来做分析，申请者可以选择自己感兴趣的分支及方向，首先宾夕法尼亚大学教育学院有如下八大分支：
Applied Psychology and Human Development Division（应用心理学和人类发展）
Education, Culture, and Society Division（教育、文化和社会学）
Educational Linguistics Division（教育语言学）
Education Policy Division（教育政策）
Higher Education Division（高等教育）
Quantitative Methods Division（定量研究法）
Reading/ Writing / Literacy Division（阅读/写作/读写）
Teaching, Learning, and Leadership Division（教学、学习和领导力）
在每个分支下面又会有若干的方向，分别为：
1.Applied Psychology and Human Development Division（应用心理学和人类发展）Interdisciplinary Studies in Human Development (M.S.Ed.,Ph.D.)人类发展学的跨学科研究Executive Program in School and Mental Health Counseling (Licensure,M.S.Ed)学校和心理咨询的管理项目Counseling and Mental Health Services (PA StateCounseling Certification,M.S.Ed., M. Phil.Ed.)咨询和心理健康服务
2.Education, Culture, and Society Division（教育、文化和社会学）Education, Culture, and Society (Ph.D.)Education, Culture, and Society (M.S.Ed.)
International Educational Development Program (IEDP) (M.S.Ed.)国际教育发展
3.Educational Linguistics Division（教育语言学）Educational Linguistics (Ph.D.)教育语言学TESOL - Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (M.S.Ed.)
TESOL：英语外语教学
Intercultural Communication (M.S.Ed.)跨文化沟通
4.Education Policy Division（教育政策）Education Policy (Ph.D., M.S.Ed.)
5.Higher Education Division（高等教育）Higher Education (Ph.D., Ed.D., M.S.Ed.)Executive Doctorate in Higher Education Management (Ed.D.)
6.Quantitative Methods Division（定量研究法）Policy Research, Evaluation, and Measurement (Ph.D.,M.Phil.Ed., M.S.)政策研究、评估和测试
Statistics, Measurement, Assessment, and Research Technology (SMART)(M.S.)统计、测试、评估和研究技术
7.Reading / Writing / Literacy Division（阅读/写作/读写）Reading / Writing / Literacy (Ph.D., Ed.D., M.S.Ed.,Reading Specialist Certification)
Language and Literacy (M.S.Ed.)语言和读写
8.Teaching, Learning, and Leadership Division（教学、学习和领导力）Teaching, Learning, and Leadership (M.S.Ed.)教学、学习和领导力
Teaching, Learning, and Teacher Education (Ph.D.,Ed.D.)教学、学习和高等教育Educational Leadership (Ed.D.)教育领导力School Leadership (M.S.Ed., Principal Certification) Learning Science and Technologies (M.S.Ed.) Teacher Education Program (M.S.Ed., Elementary & Secondary
Certification, Undergraduate minor)
