Overview

Offered through our School of Leadership and Education Sciences, the Education program at the University of San Diego enables degree candidates to choose from among several distinct specialization options — so you can home in on your area of interest and earn your degree on your own time while engaging with top-quality instructors and experienced educators from across the country.

Who is the M.Ed. Degree For?

The online Master of Education program is designed for practicing K-12 teachers with a minimum of two years of teaching experience from a wide variety of classroom settings, including public district, charter, independent or non-traditional schools.

This diversity of backgrounds allows students to leverage knowledge, experience and real-world applications from their peers to enrich learning throughout the program.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Social Justice and Educational Equity

Cognition and Learning

Educational Research Methodology

Qualitative Methods in Educational Research

Key information

Duration

Part-time
- 20 months
- Flexible

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-09-01 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-07-21 00:00:00
Starting 2027-01-25 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-12-01 00:00:00
Starting 2027-06-02 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-04-03 00:00:00

Language

English

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Credits

30 SCH

Delivered

Online

Campus Location

San Diego, United States

Disciplines

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Academic requirements

GPA

2.7

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Required

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General requirements

Bachelor’s degree with a GPA of 2.75 or higher from a regionally accredited institution; transcripts required from every college and university attended.

A personal phone interview

Two years of prior teaching experience: send a resume of your experience

Two letters of recommendation from academic or professional supervisors

Two 500-word essays

GRE score is optional

No teaching credential required; however, participants will need access to a classroom of students throughout the program to apply their learning and complete the course assignments as well as their action research project

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Tuition Fees

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Non-residents

13230 USD / year

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Out-of-State

13230 USD / year

≈ 13230 USD / year
Domestic

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In-State

13230 USD / year

≈ 13230 USD / year

Funding

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Overview

Who is the M.Ed. Degree For?

Programme Structure

Key information

Duration

Start dates & application deadlines

Language

Prepare for Your English Test

Credits

Delivered

Campus Location

Disciplines

What students do after studying

Academic requirements

English requirements

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Other requirements

General requirements

Tuition Fees

International Applies to you

Domestic

Funding

Scholarships Information

Available Scholarships

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