Education, MS
Beyond career advancement, a degree in Education equips you with the knowledge to tackle complex educational challenges, advocate for students, and drive meaningful change in schools and communities. Whether you aspire to lead a classroom, a school, or an entire district, this degree provides the advanced credentials and specialized skills needed to make a lasting and transformative impact in the field.
Program overview
The departments of Educational Leadership and Policy Studies and Theory & Practice in Teacher Education both offer an MS in Education. Six concentrations are available: Adult and Continuing Education, Advanced Educational Studies, Computing, AI, and Data Analytics in Education, Evaluation Methodology, and Learning, Design, and Technology.
An MS in Education is for students who are looking to tackle complex educational challenges, advocate for students, and drive meaningful change in schools and communities. Students will graduate with the knowledge of adult learning and development, program planning, and quantitative, qualitative, and mixed-methods evaluation designs.
Concentrations
Educational Leadership and Policy Studies
- Adult and Continuing Education
- Evaluation Methodology
Theory & Practice in Teacher Education
- Advanced Educational Studies Concentration
- American Sign Language Education Specialization
- Art Education Specialization
- Cultural Studies of Educational Foundations Specialization
- Deaf Education Specialization
- Elementary Education Specialization
- English Education Specialization
- Interdisciplinary Early Childhood Specialization
- Interdisciplinary STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) Education
- Computing, AI, and Data Analytics in Education Concentration
- Learning, Design, and Technology Concentration
Why study Education?
Education is a highly rewarding field of study for students to pursue.
A degree in education opens doors across countless settings, including K-12 schools, universities, nonprofits, and corporations. Students who study education develop powerful and transferable skills like communication, leadership, critical thinking, and problem-solving.
What can you do with an MS in Education after graduation?
K-12 Teaching & Leadership
Educational Consultant
Education Policy Analyst
E-Learning Developer
Featured Courses
Introduction to Qualitative Research in Education
Overview of various qualitative approaches, data collection, and analysis methods.
Online Learning Environments
Theory, research, and practice of designing, developing, and evaluating online learning environments, including distance education and blended learning approaches.
AI for Educators
Provides a foundational understanding of artificial intelligence (AI) in the context of K-12 education. Topics include AI literacy, ethical considerations, and practical applications for teaching and learning. Students will explore how to teach AI concepts to K-12 learners, integrate AI tools into teaching tasks, and develop professional policies regarding AI use in the classroom.
Learning with Technology in the School and Community
Explores learning with educational technologies in school and the community. Will consider learning at home, through online and social-media-based contexts, and in public spaces. Will examine how practices related to communication, assessment, and learning can be modified or transformed through the use of educational technologies. Will also examine strategies and techniques for the effective integration of technologies into teaching.
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