Overview

Key features

Designed for teachers with an initial license in secondary school education, our Education Department’s well-established Secondary Education program at Worcester State University offers an advanced degree in education with a concentration in one of the following subject areas: biology, English, history, math, or Spanish.

By taking courses in your subject area as well as in education, you’ll gain a blend of content area expertise and secondary school pedagogy that will strengthen your knowledge of adolescents’ developmental needs, abilities, and interests. You’ll also conduct research on an issue relevant to your classroom teaching, creating the proposal yourself and carrying out the project under the guidance of a faculty member.

Graduates of our program go on to rewarding careers as high school teachers, department heads, and curriculum leaders. You may use the WSU master’s degree in secondary school education to further your career advancement.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Curriculum Development and Innovations (Secondary School)
Assessment, Differentiation and Data Analysis in Secondary School
Disciplinary, Multimodal and Critical Literacies Across the Content Area
Research in Education

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 12 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2025-01-21 00:00:00
- Apply before 2024-11-01 00:00:00
Starting 2025-09-03 00:00:00
- Apply before 2025-06-15 00:00:00

Language

English

TOEFL^® IBT

Credits

37 SCH

Delivered

On Campus, Blended, Online

Disciplines

Secondary Education View 351 other Masters in Secondary Education in United States

Academic requirements

GPA

2.7

English requirements

TOEFL^® IBT

Student insurance

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Additional medical costs (i.e. dental)
Repatriation, if something happens to you or your family
Liability
Home contents and baggage
Accidents
Legal aid

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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
Official evaluation of previously earned foreign degrees by a professional evaluation service such as: The Center for Educational Documentation, World Education Services, or Josef & Silny & Associates, Inc.
English translation of transcripts if yours are not in English
Official course-by-course evaluation of ALL college/university transcript(s)
TOEFL (79+), Duolingo (100+), Pearson PTE (59+), iTEP (4.0+) or IELTS (6.5+) score report if education was in a language other than English
Possession of an Initial license in secondary school (grades 5-12 or grades 8-12) from the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in the relevant field of licensure.

Tuition Fee

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International

6253 USD/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 169 USD per credit during 12 months.
National

6253 USD/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 169 USD per credit during 12 months.
In-State

6253 USD/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 169 USD per credit during 12 months.

Living costs for Worcester

1100 - 1620 USD /month

Living costs

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

Funding

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Scholarships Information

Below you will find Master's scholarship opportunities for Secondary Education.

Available Scholarships

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