Moody School of Education
Baylor University's Moody School of Education prepares leaders for a changing world, offering degrees at every level for a range of careers focused on education, leadership, and human development. Known for a distinctive blend of theory and clinical experiences, the School’s programs have earned national recognition for exemplary preparation of research scholars, educational leaders, innovators, and clinicians.
Led by expert faculty, Baylor’s nationally recognized programs of teacher preparation use a model of deep clinical training and rigorous academic preparation to equip educators to impact the world.
With 5 PhDs, 2 EdDs, an EdS, and 9 master’s degrees, Baylor University's Moody School of Education prepares graduates to lead and innovate across K-12 education, community settings, industry, and higher education.
Global programs offer immersion opportunities on several continents for research and practice, exploring comparative education and other disciplines, and helping students develop cultural understanding.
Academic Departments
The Department of Curriculum & Instruction prepares professional educators for transformative leadership through research-based teaching practice and guided clinical experiences, offering BSEd, MA, MSEd, MAT, and PhD programs.
The Department of Educational Leadership is preparing tomorrow’s exemplary leaders and researchers in K-12 education, higher education leadership, and sport management and also offers an undergraduate program in leadership for any major.
The Department of Educational Psychology prepares leaders for high-impact research, teaching, and clinical practice in areas including exceptionalities, learning and development, school psychology, and quantitative methods.
The Professional Online Learning unit provides flexible, high-quality education that develops skills in leadership, knowledge management, and instructional design through programs including the award-winning EdD in Learning and Organizational Change, master's degrees, and professional certificates.
Centers & Outreach
The Baylor Center for Disability and Flourishing invests in research, training, outreach, and clinical services that promote the flourishing of people with disabilities, their families, and communities.
Baylor’s Center for School Leadership strives to be the most effective leadership catalyst for educators worldwide and to empower educators to live a life of justice, kindness, and humility as they equip students to flourish.
The Center for Gifted Education and Talent Development is committed to transforming potential into excellence through innovative educational opportunities, research, and outreach.
News
See More NewsLast week, inside the Bledsoe-Miller STEAM Center, there was a distinct buzz. Through Project BEES, a summer program funded by an NSF research project, Baylor Moody School of Education researchers partnered with Waco special-education teachers at the STEAM Center to deliver immersive, hands-on training that translates research directly into inclusive classroom practice.
Baylor’s Moody School of Education (SOE) recognized ten graduates as outstanding students at the annual Recognition Banquet on May 14, 2026. Graduating students were honored for their excellence in academics and fieldwork in education programs and for their readiness to impact the world. Along with Moody’s traditional awards, the School created a new award, the BearTEACH Impact Award for community service. Read all about these amazing graduates!
Dr. Kelly Johnston, associate professor in the Department of Curriculum & Instruction, received Baylor University’s 2026 Centennial Professor Award for her research project, the Baylor Educator-Scholar Collective. Johnston intends to explore ways to connect Baylor educators once they have left campus through a sustained intellectual and professional network. Johnston said her inspiration for the project arose from a recurring question she asks herself in the classroom: How will my students carry this forward?
International service learning is a cornerstone of the traditional Baylor experience, but a recent trip to Costa Rica marked a significant evolution for the Moody School of Education. Students from the online Doctor of Education in Learning and Organizational Change (EdD-LOC) program partnered with the nonprofit One More Child and leveraged their decades of professional leadership experience to provide high-level training for nonprofit volunteers, educators, and church leaders in Costa Rica.
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