Master of Education
Master of Education
What You’ll Study
Searching for the opportunity to specialize in specific educational fields to better serve your students? Learn how to provide a comprehensive core curriculum to facilitate learning and teaching across all fields. Cato offers an M.Ed. program with specializations in:
- Literacy K-12
- Instructional Technology
- SPED (general curriculum)
- AIG
- STEM
- Curriculum and Instruction
- Higher Education
At Queens, work directly with faculty who have decades of teaching and research experience and have been in your current position as K-12 educators as well as coaches and facilitators. They continue to stay connected with local schools and districts working with administrators and teachers as professional developers. As a result, faculty members remain current on standards, best practices, and recent trends in education.
Program Highlights
Number of credits: 33 credit hours
Number of courses needed to graduate: 11
Average Completion Time: 12 months – 3 years
Cost per credit: $550
Total tuition: $16,500
Flexible Program: Hybrid
How Can You Use This Degree?
The specializations are targeted at educational leaders interested in two distinct paths: 1) a path that will enhance your knowledge and skills to remain in relevant and high-demand areas of the K-12 environment and 2) a path that will prepare you to apply the skills of an educator in higher education and business settings. M.Ed graduates move into positions such as:
- Instructional Coaches
- Deans of Students
- Facilitators
- Lead Teachers
- Specialists within the schools as well as in the systems in which they work
or
- Community College Faculty
- University Adjunct Faculty
- Curriculum Specialist
- Professional Development Specialist
- Corporate Training Developer
- Instructional Technology Coordinator/Designer
- Instructional Systems Specialist
Highlighted Courses
- Supervision to Improve Instruction (EDU 631)
- Leading in a Global Society (EDU 642)
- Education Law and Ethics (EDU 667)
- Improving Instruction Using Data (EDU 676)
Student Highlights
“I love the feel that we are a cohort/a big PLC who help and depend on each other.” – Student from 2022 M.Ed. SPED
“The professors were so helpful and always available even when the course was asynchronous. I thought it would be hard to make connections when the class was not live, but this was not the case at all” – Student from 2022 M.Ed. Literacy
Program Contact
Joseph Campos, MBA
Graduate Recruiter
graduateadmissions@queens.edu
704-337-2514
Meet Your Professors
At Queens, your professors are not only the best at what they do, but they are eagerly waiting to be a part of your own journey! Meet the highly esteemed team that will be with you every step of the way in the Queens Master of Education.