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Graduate Options in STEM Education

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Take your knowledge to another level through our innovative graduate programs that prepare experienced educators to take the next step in their careers and become scholars and leaders in STEM education who impact research and practices in the field. Alumni of our graduate programs go on to become leaders, faculty members, researchers, educators, and policymakers in their schools and districts, at universities and community colleges, in industry, and at state and federal agencies. 

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STEM Ed Graduate Program Open House

Join us on March 6, 2026, from 4-4:50 p.m. to meet with faculty who can answer your questions about our master’s and doctoral programs. Attendees are encouraged to attend the STEM Education Graduate Research Symposium that will follow.

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STEM Ed Graduate Student Research Symposium

Join us on March 6, 2026, from 5-7:30 p.m. as we celebrate our graduate students’ research. You’ll have the opportunity to meet current students and hear more about their work. Registration information to come.

Why study STEM education at
NC State’s College of Education

  • Learn alongside nationally recognized faculty members who conduct innovative, interdisciplinary research
  • Engage in a broad range of relevant professional experiences, such as research activities, undergraduate teaching experiences and supervision, and presentations at state, regional and national conference
  • Apply for financial assistance for graduate students through scholarships, fellowships, teaching assistantships, research assistantships, service assistantships, federal work-study programs and loans
  • Earn an affordable degree from a public university recognized by U.S. News & World Report and Money as a best value
  • Study in Raleigh, the capital city of North Carolina regularly named one of th best places to live, work, and study in the nation
  • Study at NC State’s College of Education, one of the top-ranked colleges of its kind in the world, including being ranked #1 in North Carolina, #21 in the nation, and #60 world in U.S. News’ Best Global Universities Subject Rankings: Education and Educational Research

#1

producer of STEM educators in N.C.
(N.C. Department of Public Instruction)

#1

in active research funding in N.C.
(U.S. News’ Best Graduate Schools)

#1

producer of graduate degrees in STEM education in N.C.
(U.S. News’ Best Graduate Schools)

STEM Education

About the Department of STEM Education

As one of the nation’s premier departments of STEM Education, we prepare scholars and educators who become leaders in STEM education and who apply knowledge and research to solve educational problems and prepare educators who equip K-12 students with STEM skills.

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