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Master of Arts in Educational Studies

Design a degree tailored to your interests and preferred learning style. Choose two certificates from those offered by either TCNJ or the Regional Training Center and add a capstone to create a specialized master’s degree. This 30+ credit program addresses the teacher shortages in bilingual education, ESL, special education, and science and acknowledges the changing nature of school leadership by including three leadership certificates targeted to teachers.

Is this program for you?

The program is ideal if you’re a certified, practicing teacher who wants to earn a master’s degree while increasing your mentorship, development, and leadership skills. It’s especially fitting if you have already completed a TCNJ educational certificate and intend to stay in the classroom or if you plan to pursue the supervisor certificate to ultimately become a supervisor or department head.

Program Coordinator: Linda Mayger

Download Program Flyer, PDF

Master of Arts in Educational Studies


30+ credit program

Engaged Faculty

This program draws from multiple departments across TCNJ’s School of Education. You’ll learn from diverse, experienced faculty who will work closely with you on your capstone, which involves designing an action research project you’ll conduct at your school. You’ll also hear from alumni who serve as featured speakers and instructors.

Careers

Most of our students and graduates come from area school districts, including West Windsor-Plainsboro, Hamilton, Trenton, Ewing, and Hopewell Valley. Teachers with this degree move into different areas of certification, become better prepared to teach English language learners or students with disabilities, and gain leadership skills.

Program Requirements

Students can choose from the following certificates or emphases:

TCNJ-Based Certificates

  • Bilingual Endorsement Certificate
  • Educational Leadership Certificate
  • Environmental Sustainability Education Certificate
  • Inclusive Literacy
  • Integrative STEM Educational Methods Certificate*
  • Post-Baccalaureate Certificate Teacher of Students with Disabilities
  • Supervisor Certificate
  • Teacher Leader Certificate
  • Teachers of English as a Second Language Certificate

RTC-Based Certificates

  • Brain-Based Teaching Certificate*
  • Classroom Climate Certificate*
  • The Differentiated Classroom Certificate*

The following certificates lead to eligibility for state endorsements:

  • Bilingual Endorsement Certificate
  • Post-Baccalaureate Certificate Teacher of Students with Disabilities
  • Supervisor Certificate
  • Teacher Leader Certificate
  • Teachers of English as a Second Language Certificate

*Certificate can be completed online



Application Deadlines

The application deadlines are based on certificate program selections.


Tuition and Costs

The tuition and costs are based on certificate program selections. Tuition details are included on each certificate page.

Contact

Graduate and Continuing Education
Green Hall, Room 202
The College of New Jersey
P.O. Box 7718
2000 Pennington Rd.
Ewing, NJ 08628

609.771.2300

graduate@tcnj.edu