Graduate Programs
We offer online, off-campus and on campus programs designed for graduate students with a drive to improve schools, society, and the field of education. We are dedicated to increasing opportunities for success in education for all North Carolinians.
Online Master's Programs
These programs are 100 percent online and offer reduced Distance Education (DE) tuition rates, as we seek to accommodate full-time working adults needing education with real-world impact.
* On-campus meetings required for internship supervision.
Online Certificate Programs
Our graduate online certificate programs are designed for mid-career individuals who may be without academic preparation for their current positions, or for those choosing to increase their knowledge and for future job opportunities. They take advantage of reduced Distance Education (DE) tuition rates.
Off Campus Master's Programs
Off campus programs are considered Distance Education (DE) and are offered off campus, at sites in the region, to take advantage of reduced DE tuition rates.
Off Campus Ed.D Programs
Our doctoral degrees (Ed.D.) provide unique opportunities for working professionals to complete a doctoral program.
On Campus Master's Programs
Our on campus master's programs set high goals for the development of professionals across a number of educational fields. Classes are offered once or twice a week during late afternoon or evening hours.
On Campus Ph.D Programs
We have reimagined the Ph.D. Our focus is on forging exemplary scholar leaders: teachers, counselors, professors, administrators and policymakers who master the content of their disciplines and are prepared to lead and manage change in a diverse society and a digitally connected world.
We offer a PhD in Educational Leadership, Policy, and Human Development in the following program areas of study:
Adult, Workforce, and Continuing Professional Education
Counseling and Counselor Education
Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis
Higher Education
We offer a PhD in Teacher Education and Learning Sciences in the following program areas of study:
Educational Equity
Educational Psychology
Elementary Education in Mathematics and Science
Learning Design and Technology
Literacy and English Language Arts Education (LELA)
Social Studies Education
We offer a PhD in Learning and Teaching in STEM in the following program areas of study:
Engineering and Technology Education
Mathematics and Statistics Education
Science Education
On Campus Ed.D Programs
Our doctoral degrees (Ed.D.) provide unique opportunities for working professionals to complete a doctoral program.