Online Master of Arts in Education

This program prepares certified teachers and professionals working in education to advance their careers. You’ll choose courses based on two focal areas to meet your personal and professional goals. You have two options when selecting your focal areas:

• You can choose two of the following Mary Lou Fulton Teachers College focal areas: Applied behavior analysis, autism spectrum disorders, early childhood education, educating multilingual learners, gifted education, global education, learning design and technologies, literacy education and teaching pedagogy.
• Or, you can choose one of the above MLFTC focal areas and one of the below focal areas from our partner colleges:
  • Business (W.P. Carey School of Business)
  • Data and society (New College of Interdisciplinary Sciences and Arts).
  • Digital audience strategies (Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication).
  • Social justice and human rights (New College of Interdisciplinary Sciences and Arts).
  • Technical writing and communication (College of Integrative Sciences and Arts).

The program culminates with an applied project in which you’ll design and develop an inquiry study that addresses one or more problems related to your focal areas. You should anticipate needing access to a learner to complete coursework.

Why earn an online master’s in education?

You’ll gain a broad perspective of current educational practices and challenges. You’ll also have a deeper understanding of your focal areas and develop essential skills for education professionals. These skills include effective communication, collaboration, leadership, advocacy and innovation.

Your newfound skills and expertise will help you meet your professional goals, whether you’re working with children, youth or adults in nonprofit settings, community institutions, civic organizations or businesses. Through this program, you’ll also develop a unique identity as an educator who's capable of meeting the needs of diverse learners.