Watch a recording of a recent MAED virtual information session, hosted by MAED Academic Advisor John Olle.
20 YEARS OF ONLINE EXCELLENCE
MSU’s Master of Arts in Education (MAED) is designed for all educators who want to enhance their professional practice through advanced study related to teaching, learning, and leadership. This online master’s degree in education is relevant to a broad range of P-12 and postsecondary careers both inside and beyond the classroom, including teachers, school administrators, coaches, and adult educators.
The original online master’s program at MSU, the MAED celebrated its 20th anniversary in 2021 and is ranked among the top 10 of the nation’s Best Online Master’s in Education Programs by U.S. News & World Report. Its community of more than 1,000 graduates encompasses a diverse array of educational backgrounds, united by the desire to enhance their professional practice.
ACHIEVE YOUR PROFESSIONAL GOALS
The degree format provides flexibility for students, educators and working professionals who want to engage in inquiry that will contribute to exemplary educational practice. The MAED allows students to acquire a range of knowledge grounded in theory along with expertise in one or more areas of concentration. Students build on their prior experience and engage in a dynamic digital community through this fully online program.
The MAED is available only online and only under Plan B (without thesis).
About the MAED
Learning Outcomes
The MAED will enrich and extend students’ capabilities to:
- Professionally develop and exercise leadership
- Conduct inquiry, evaluation or research
- Evaluate the legitimacy and quality of research and policy in their field
- Design, manage, and support group projects and processes
- Apply new technologies to their teaching practices
- Use digital tools for communication, collaboration, and presentation
- Access digital environments for ideas, information and resources
- Advance to new levels of professional practice and responsibility
- Introduce new ideas, programs, or practices into their work place
- Construct more effective documents and presentations
- Achieve improved outcomes in their work
Program Structure
-Earn your master’s degree in education entirely online
-Convenience to study where you live or work without having to come to campus
-Breadth of course selection allows students to focus in-depth on one or two areas of concentration
-Apply what you learn online in your educational career, classroom and personal life
-Successfully complete and exhibit an online portfolio
-Full-time, one-on-one academic advisement readily available
Six concentration areas
Meet Our Faculty
The MAED is supported by faculty and advanced doctoral students from across MSU’s College of Education.
Our faculty have diverse areas of expertise and help prepare educators of all experience levels to lead, both inside and beyond the classroom.
Transfer Credits for MSU Teaching Interns
Are you a graduate of MSU’s Teacher Preparation Program? Did you know that up to nine of your fifth-year internship credits can be transferred into your 30-credit master’s program?
Make an appointment with an MAED academic advisor to determine whether your credits qualify.
