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These advanced degrees will help you to jumpstart your career in education, assume a position of leadership in the teaching profession, and make a difference in the lives of students at all levels. Explore these programs and choose the best one for you.

Graduate Doctoral Degree

Educational Leadership - Doctor of Education (EdD): Fact Sheet | Program Website
The doctoral program in educational leadership currently is being revised for senior-level educational leaders with experience in facilitating improvement and solving complex problems in an environment of accountability.  For further details, call 828-227-7310.

Graduate Master’s Degrees

College Student Personnel  (MEd): Fact Sheet | Program Website
The Master of Education program in college student personnel prepares graduates for careers in student affairs professions to promote the intellectual, social, emotional and personal development of college students. 

School Counseling (MAEd): Fact Sheet | Program Website
The Master of Arts in Education program in school counseling prepares graduates for careers as counselors in elementary, middle/junior high and secondary/high schools.  Successful completion of this degree leads to recommendation for licensure in K-12 school counseling. 

Elementary Education (MAEd): Fact Sheet | Program Website
The Master of Arts in Education with a concentration in elementary education helps licensed educators update their knowledge and skills with the most current theories and research on teaching and learning. 

English Education: Fact Sheet | Program Website   

• Master of Arts (MA) offers three specific concentrations:  literature, professional writing, and rhetoric and composition.
• Master of Arts in Education (MAEd) is designed for  licensed, in-service teachers to earned advanced degrees.
• Master of Arts in Teaching (MAT) is designed for those with no teaching experience who desire licensure.

Mathematics Education: Fact Sheet | Program Website

• Master of Science (MS) degree in applied math is designed to be completed in two years.  It provides a strong foundation for work in industry or transition to a doctoral program.
• Master of Arts in Education (MAEd) is designed for in-service educators to prepare for teaching in secondary schools or in two-year colleges.
• Master of Arts in Teaching (MAT) is designed for those with no teaching experience who desire licensure.

Middle Grades Education (MAEd): Fact Sheet | Program Website
The Master of Arts in Education with a concentration in middle grades education helps licensed educators update their knowledge and skills with the most current theories and research on teaching and learning. 

Social Sciences Education: Fact Sheet | Program Website: MAEd, MAT

• Master of Arts in Education (MAEd) is designed for licensed, in-service teachers to earned advanced degrees.
• Master of Arts in Teaching (MAT) is designed for those with no teaching experience who desire licensure.

TESOL - Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages: Fact Sheet | Program Website

• Master of Arts (MA) prepares graduates for work in settings that do not require a teaching license.
• Master of Arts in Education (MAEd) is designed for licensed, in-service teachers to earn advanced degrees.
• Master of Arts in Education (MAT) is designed for those with no teaching experience who desire licensure.

Certificates/Licensure Programs

Middle Grades Certificate: Program Website
The Middle Grades Post-Baccalaureate Certificate Program in Language Arts, Mathematics, Social Studies, or Science provides an opportunity to pursue initial licensure in North Carolina while completing the professional education sequence.

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