Overview

At Moderate Disabilities at Worcester State University you’ll work closely with your faculty advisor to identify your unique academic and career goals and develop a program of study to achieve them. You’ll also conduct in-depth research on a topic in moderate disabilities that interests you - and that applies to your classroom practice. Your studies culminate in a comprehensive thesis project, for which you’ll compile an electronic portfolio of work that not only demonstrates your mastery of all program competencies, but also showcases your professional development.

Careers

Graduates of our program have found great success as special education teachers in public and private schools across the state. In fact, a master’s degree in moderate disabilities from Worcester State University may be used toward professional teacher licensure in Massachusetts.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Speech and Language Development, Differences, Diversity

Teaching Reading in the Content Areas

Mathematics Assessment and Instruction for Diverse Learners

Differentiated Reading Instruction

Advanced Foundations of Education

Research in Education

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 12 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-09-02 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-06-15 00:00:00
Starting 2027-01-22 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-11-01 00:00:00

Language

English

Duolingo English Test

100

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TOEFL^® IBT

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PTE Academic

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IELTS

6.5

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Credits

30 SCH

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Worcester, United States

Disciplines

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Academic requirements

GRE^®

Required

GMAT

Required

English requirements

Duolingo English Test

100

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PTE Academic

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IELTS

6.5

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Other requirements

General requirements

An online application and $50 USD application fee

GRE, MAT, MTEL, or GMAT score report, depending on the program

Official college or university transcript(s) for each institution attended

English translation of transcripts if yours are not in English

Official Course-by-course evaluation of ALL college/university transcript(s)

TOEFL, Duolingo, Pearson PTE, iTEP or IELTS score report if education was in a language other than English

Tuition Fees

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

International Applies to you

Applies to you

Non-residents

5670 USD / year

≈ 5670 USD / year
Out-of-State

5670 USD / year

≈ 5670 USD / year
Domestic

Applies to you

In-State

5670 USD / year

≈ 5670 USD / year

Living costs

Worcester

United States

1100 - 1620 USD / month

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

Funding

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Overview

Careers

Programme Structure

Key information

Duration

Start dates & application deadlines

Language

Prepare for Your English Test

Credits

Delivered

Campus Location

Disciplines

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Academic requirements

English requirements

Prepare for Your English Test

Other requirements

General requirements

Tuition Fees

International Applies to you

Domestic

Living costs

Worcester

Funding

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Scholarships Information

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