ProgramCIP 44.0502

Education Policy Analysis

A program that focuses on the systematic analysis of public policy issues related to education and educational systems at the local, state, national, and international levels. Includes instruction in social and cultural issues in education, contemporary educational policies, history of education, economics of education, international and comparative education, education and social change, educational research and evaluation methods, and applications to specific public policy topics.

Definition from U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics (CIP 2020).