38 Master's degrees offered by the university

Our online Curriculum and Instruction program at Eastern Illinois University is for all teachers (preK-12th) and flexibly adapts for all content areas. Our students excel in every meaningful and measurable way.

The Human Services at Eastern Illinois University is an applied graduate program that focuses on teaching, experiential learning, research, and theoretical application to improve our diverse, global society.

The focus of the Strategic Communication concentration program at Eastern Illinois University is the critical thinking and analysis necessary to develop and implement communication strategies that advance an organization’s goals and mission.

The Math Education at Eastern Illinois University, a predominantly summer program, strengthens the professional preparation of early childhood, elementary, and middle school teachers.

The Elementary - Middle School Math Education Option, a predominantly summer program, at Eastern Illinois University, strengthens the professional preparation of early childhood, elementary, and middle school teachers.

The mission of the online Health Promotion program from Eastern Illinois University is to prepare leaders in the field of health practice by providing competencies and skills needed to be productive professionals who serve the health-promotion and leadership needs of diverse local, regional, national, and international populations.

The Art Education at Eastern Illinois University is a 32-hour program blending online courses with intensive studio experiences designed to strengthen the development of certified art teachers and allow them to engage in professional development and graduate studies.

The focus of the Media and Critical Studies concentration program at Eastern Illinois University is to explore various literatures that highlight institutionalized and structural power differentials as they relate to rhetorical and discursive constructions of race and ethnicity, gender, socio-economic class, sexuality, and global/geographical location.

The mission of the M.S. in College Student Affairs at Eastern Illinois University is to provide a dynamic curriculum for students interested in leadership careers in the field of student affairs in higher education.

The M.A. in Aging Studies degree program from Eastern Illinois University is interdisciplinary and includes courses from nine different academic units.

The Department of Art and Design offers a Studio Art program at Eastern Illinois University that is successful in giving students time to mature in the development of their artwork, providing valuable work experience in the visual arts through graduate assistantships, and assisting in the development of portfolios.

The Music program at Eastern Illinois University provides advanced preparation for teaching, performing, and/or further graduate study.

The online program in Communication and Leadership at Eastern Illinois University targets working professionals, especially individuals aspiring to leadership roles in their current professions.

The Master of Arts degree in Art, Community Arts Option program at Eastern Illinois University provides individuals interested in community arts education with professional development for the teaching of art in multiple settings.

The History with the Online Option for Teachers at Eastern Illinois University is one of the few content-area history graduate programs in the nation designed specifically for K-12 teachers.

The Music - Conducting Concentration program at Eastern Illinois University allows focused study in a primary area of conducting (instrumental, orchestral, or choral) and is intended for those who wish to improve their conducting technique and rehearsal skills for use in the public schools or to prepared for continued work at the doctoral level.

The focus of the Interpersonal Communication Processes concentration program at Eastern Illinois University is to incorporate theoretical and applied perspectives on interpersonal communication.

This Clinical Mental Health Counseling program at Eastern Illinois University meets the requirements for the Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs (CACREP) and leads to licensure as a Professional Counselor (LPC) and Clinical Professional Counselor (LCPC) in the State of Illinois.