Overview

Objectives

Earning a master’s degree in education not only improves your career prospects, but it also is shown to improve classroom performance. The National Assessment of Education Progress (NAEP) reports that students in classes taught by teachers with master’s degrees in teaching scored higher on standardized tests in math and reading.

Create effective, engaging and responsive learning environments by blending current pedagogy, theory and practice with instructional design methods and 21st-century strategies to help your students thrive. Wilkes University designs all of its graduate education programs with working educators in mind, ensuring that your experience is flexible, meaningful, and actionable. Begin applying best practices immediately and produce better student outcomes.

What Will You Learn as an Effective Teaching Student?

You’ll learn how to apply educational theory and research to classroom practice.
You’ll explore how to engage 21st-century learners through evidenced-based teaching techniques.
You’ll create lessons that reflect student interests and accommodate diverse learners.
You’ll discover how to implement effective classroom management and assessment strategies.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Intercultural Communication
Psychological Education
Philosophical Education
Social Education
Comparative Education
Cognition

Key information

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-08-25 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-06-15 00:00:00 , International
Starting 2027-01-12 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-11-15 00:00:00 , International

More details

Fall: Aug. 1 if you reside in the U.S. and have a valid visa
Spring: Dec. 10 if you reside in the U.S. and have a valid visa.

Language

English

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Credits

30 SCH

Delivered

Online

Campus Location

Wilkes Barre, United States

Disciplines

Educational Research Teaching View 99 other Masters in Educational Research in United States

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

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Other requirements

General requirements

Please complete the relevant application based on the program you are applying to.
Official high school transcript(s) in English | Original or certified true copy of your secondary school record.
International students must present a sufficient English language proficiency score to enroll as an undergraduate student.
You will need to submit a bank or government statement indicating that you or your sponsor have on account a sum of money sufficient to pay tuition, room, board and expenses for one academic year.
You must submit a copy of the passport page containing your picture. If you have a visa, you may send a copy of that as well.

Tuition Fees

Tuition fees are shown in and the most likely applicable fee is shown based on your nationality.

International Applies to you

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Non-residents

17640 USD / full

≈ 17640 USD / full
Out-of-State

17640 USD / full

≈ 17640 USD / full
Domestic

Applies to you

In-State

17640 USD / full

≈ 17640 USD / full

Funding

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Scholarships Information

Below you will find Master's scholarship opportunities for Effective Teaching.

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Overview

Objectives

What Will You Learn as an Effective Teaching Student?

Programme Structure

Key information

Start dates & application deadlines

Language

Prepare for Your English Test

Credits

Delivered

Campus Location

Disciplines

What students do after studying

Academic requirements

English requirements

Prepare for Your English Test

Other requirements

General requirements

Tuition Fees

International Applies to you

Domestic

Funding

Scholarships Information

Available Scholarships

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