STEM Education

Overview

Who May Apply For This Program?

• This Master’s degree is designed to build upon prior knowledge and experience, both broadening and deepening it.

• This program assumes that students are motivated by and focused on their professional development and career path.

• All Education courses in this program engage students in projects that allow them to explore interests, as well as require them to expand, integrate, and apply their course material.

The MS in STEM Education is a 30-credit degree program. It typically takes at least 1.5 years to complete all degree requirements, including a final program examination (i.e., either a thesis defense or a comprehensive oral examination). However, students who work (e.g., teach) and take classes on a part-time basis often require additional time to complete their degree requirements.

Career Outlook

The Department of Labor identified 14 sectors that are “projected to add substantial numbers of new jobs to the economy or affect the growth of other industries or are being transformed by technology and innovation requiring new sets of skills for workers”:

• advanced manufacturing,

• automotive,

• construction,

• financial services,

• geospatial technology,

• homeland security,

• information technology,

• transportation,

• aerospace,

• biotechnology,

• energy,

• healthcare,

• hospitality

• retail

Most graduates of our program’s four specializations have gone on to teach in K-16 institutions, usually in STEM areas, both in the US and in other countries. Those with sufficient ability and experience have served as department heads and district curriculum specialists.