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ONLINE MSED PROGRAMS

Online Master of Science in Education Programs


Master the best practices needed to create, support, and lead learning experiences with a Master of Science in Education from Southern Oregon University. Our various concentrations will empower you with specialized skills to meet the learning needs of a changing society. You will be prepared for leadership roles in a broad range of educational, corporate, and community organizations.


Why choose an MSEd from SOU online?

  • Flexible Study: Coursework is delivered in an online format, giving you the freedom to earn your MSEd from anywhere
  • Relevant Courses: SOU ensures that curricula stay relevant and aligned with the current needs and opportunities in schools and the workplace
  • Accelerated Calendar: Finish your MSEd in as few as 12 months with our accelerated courses
  • Affordable Pricing: Our pay-by-the-course tuition is designed to fit seamlessly into your budget

Which online program is right for you?

GRADUATE DEGREE

Master of Science in Education with a Concentration in Adult Education

As few as 12 months Duration
45 Credit Hours
$16,605* Total Tuition

This online MSEd program prepares you to create, support and lead learning experiences for adult audiences in workplace or higher education settings, while developing skills essential for becoming a corporate trainer, consultant, facilitator, or coach.

You will study models of professional ethics and leadership, strategies for engaging adult learners, creativity in the workplace, and various principles and theories of adult student development. Prepare for a broad range of leadership roles in professional development, instructional design, student affairs, community education, and more.

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GRADUATE DEGREE

Master of Science in Education with a Concentration in Curriculum and Instruction

As few as 12 months Duration
45 Credit Hours
$16,605* Total Tuition

This online MSEd program enables you to help shape the future of education both inside the classroom and beyond. Prepare to become a teacher leader or pursue a broad range of higher-level positions in education. You can tailor your degree to fit your career goals by choosing selected courses.

In this program, you will develop the ability to design innovative instructional strategies to support specific learners. Learn to create assessments that facilitate leveraging data effectively to determine teaching efficacy, and explore pedagogical best practices with an emphasis on differentiated instruction for diverse learners.

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GRADUATE DEGREE

Master of Science in Education with a Concentration in Curriculum and Instruction in STEM Education

As few as 12 months Duration
45 Credit Hours
$16,605* Total Tuition

This online MSEd program prepares you for leadership roles as a STEM teacher or curriculum specialist working in either PK-20 or informal education systems.

Explore and translate learning theory and innovative curricular design, using instructional decisions and practices to address challenges and opportunities in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics education. You will study current issues in career and technical education, trends in environmental education, project-based learning methods, and more.

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GRADUATE DEGREE

Master of Science in Education with a Concentration in Leadership in Early Childhood Education

As few as 12 months Duration
45 Credit Hours
$16,605* Total Tuition

This online MSEd program empowers you to apply research and assessment tools to evaluate and advance instructional choices and educational policies for the young students of today and tomorrow.

This flexible program helps you develop holistic and ethical leadership skills, and readies you to embrace the challenges of the modern ECE landscape. Become a positive influence in shaping the future of early childhood education through studies of trauma and restorative justice, multicultural family and community engagement, pedagogical leadership, and more.

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GRADUATE DEGREE

Master of Science in Education with a Concentration in Leadership in Higher Education

As few as 12 months Duration
45 Credit Hours
$16,605* Total Tuition

Become a highly effective educational leader in institutions of higher education, and related organizations in this online MSEd program. Develop a foundation in higher ed policy, practices, systems and structures to elevate your career opportunities in higher education and related fields.

In this program, you will learn to practice critical thinking, empathy, and collaborative skills in order to engage, lead, and effect meaningful change. Through our coursework you will explore professional ethics and decision-making as it applies to education. You will also examine the characteristics of effective professional learning and how learning occurs within organizations from theoretical and practical perspectives.

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GRADUATE DEGREE

Master of Science in Education with a Concentration in Public Health Education

As few as 12 months Duration
45 Credit Hours
$17,093* Total Tuition

This online MSEd program prepares you to play a vital role in health promotion and disease prevention in local communities and beyond. Explore education and communication principles and methods to promote preventive health measures. Also gain expertise in providing and managing health education programs that help maximize and maintain healthy lifestyles.

This multidisciplinary program includes online courses in education, health, and business to help you develop well-rounded competencies. You will identify community needs prior to planning, implementing, monitoring, and evaluating programs designed to encourage healthy lifestyles, policies, and environments. This program also prepares you for the exam to become a Certified Health Education Specialist (CHES®), a nationally recognized credential through National Commission for Health Education Credentialing (NCHEC).

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GRADUATE DEGREE

Master of Science in Education with a Concentration in Reading and Literacy

As few as 12 months Duration
45 Credit Hours
$16,605* Total Tuition

This online MSEd program enables you to make a lasting impact by helping students read and write with confidence through an in-depth look at literacy theories and research, emerging technologies for facilitating students’ learning, and much more. No teaching license is required for admission.

In this program, you will analyze core understandings about the nature of reading to gain competence in teaching the interactive processes of reading, writing, listening, speaking, viewing, and thinking across the curriculum. Increase your understanding of issues related to reading instruction and assessment with research-validated strategies and assessment tools that will help you meet the needs of individual learners.

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GRADUATE DEGREE

Master of Science in Education with a Concentration in Reading and Literacy with Endorsement

As few as 12 months Duration
49 Credit Hours
$18,081* Total Tuition

This online MSEd program enables you to earn both a master’s degree and a reading intervention endorsement, putting you on the right path for expanded career opportunities including reading specialist, literacy coach, or reading consultant. This in-demand program prepares you for the Oregon Reading Intervention Endorsement.

In this program, you will increase your understanding of issues related to reading instruction and assessment with research-validated strategies and assessment tools that will help you meet the needs of individual learners. Apply your knowledge with real-life, on-the-job training while fulfilling your 90-hour practicum in a working classroom.

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GRADUATE DEGREE

Reading Endorsement

As few as 16 months (part-time only) Duration
24 Credit Hours
$8,856* Total Tuition

This accelerated online program prepares you for the Oregon Reading Intervention Endorsement. Gain the expertise to help students increase their literacy skills and advance your career without the core coursework required for a master’s degree.

In this program, you will increase your understanding of issues related to reading instruction and assessment with research-validated strategies and assessment tools that will help you meet the needs of individual learners. Apply your knowledge with real-life, on-the-job training while fulfilling your 90-hour practicum in a working classroom.

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*Tuition and fees are subject to change.

Master of Science in Education with a Concentration in Reading and Literacy with Endorsement

Duration: 12 months Credit Hours: 49 Tuition: $369 {tuition_specification_type_per_course}*

Apply by: 6/3/24 Start class: 6/17/24

This online MSEd program enables you to earn both a master’s degree and a reading intervention endorsement, putting you on the right path for expanded career opportunities including reading specialist, literacy coach, or reading consultant. This in-demand program prepares you for the Oregon Reading Intervention Endorsement.

In this program, you will increase your understanding of issues related to reading instruction and assessment with research-validated strategies and assessment tools that will help you meet the needs of individual learners. Apply your knowledge with real-life, on-the-job training while fulfilling your 90-hour practicum in a working classroom.

Master of Science in Education with a Concentration in Leadership in Higher Education

Duration: 12 months Credit Hours: 45 Tuition: $369 {tuition_specification_type_per_course}*

Apply by: 6/3/24 Start class: 6/17/24

Become a highly effective educational leader in institutions of higher education, and related organizations in this online MSEd program. Develop a foundation in higher ed policy, practices, systems and structures to elevate your career opportunities in higher education and related fields.

In this program, you will learn to practice critical thinking, empathy, and collaborative skills in order to engage, lead, and effect meaningful change. Through our coursework you will explore professional ethics and decision-making as it applies to education. You will also examine the characteristics of effective professional learning and how learning occurs within organizations from theoretical and practical perspectives.

Master of Science in Education with a Concentration in Reading and Literacy

Duration: 12 months Credit Hours: 45 Tuition: $369 {tuition_specification_type_per_course}*

Apply by: 6/3/24 Start class: 6/17/24

This online MSEd program enables you to make a lasting impact by helping students read and write with confidence through an in-depth look at literacy theories and research, emerging technologies for facilitating students’ learning, and much more. No teaching license is required for admission.

In this program, you will analyze core understandings about the nature of reading to gain competence in teaching the interactive processes of reading, writing, listening, speaking, viewing, and thinking across the curriculum. Increase your understanding of issues related to reading instruction and assessment with research-validated strategies and assessment tools that will help you meet the needs of individual learners.

Master of Science in Education with a Concentration in Leadership in Early Childhood Education

Duration: 12 months Credit Hours: 45 Tuition: $369 {tuition_specification_type_per_course}*

Apply by: 6/3/24 Start class: 6/17/24

This online MSEd program empowers you to apply research and assessment tools to evaluate and advance instructional choices and educational policies for the young students of today and tomorrow.

This flexible program helps you develop holistic and ethical leadership skills, and readies you to embrace the challenges of the modern ECE landscape. Become a positive influence in shaping the future of early childhood education through studies of trauma and restorative justice, multicultural family and community engagement, pedagogical leadership, and more.

Master of Science in Education with a Concentration in Curriculum and Instruction

Duration: 12 months Credit Hours: 45 Tuition: $369 {tuition_specification_type_per_course}*

Apply by: 6/3/24 Start class: 6/17/24

This online MSEd program enables you to help shape the future of education both inside the classroom and beyond. Prepare to become a teacher leader or pursue a broad range of higher-level positions in education. You can tailor your degree to fit your career goals by choosing selected courses.

In this program, you will develop the ability to design innovative instructional strategies to support specific learners. Learn to create assessments that facilitate leveraging data effectively to determine teaching efficacy, and explore pedagogical best practices with an emphasis on differentiated instruction for diverse learners.

Master of Science in Education with a Concentration in Adult Education

Duration: 12 months Credit Hours: 45 Tuition: $369 {tuition_specification_type_per_course}*

Apply by: 6/3/24 Start class: 6/17/24

This online MSEd program prepares you to create, support and lead learning experiences for adult audiences in workplace or higher education settings, while developing skills essential for becoming a corporate trainer, consultant, facilitator, or coach.

You will study models of professional ethics and leadership, strategies for engaging adult learners, creativity in the workplace, and various principles and theories of adult student development. Prepare for a broad range of leadership roles in professional development, instructional design, student affairs, community education, and more.

Master of Science in Education with a Concentration in Curriculum and Instruction in STEM Education

Duration: 12 months Credit Hours: 45 Tuition: $369 {tuition_specification_type_per_course}*

Apply by: 6/3/24 Start class: 6/17/24

This online MSEd program prepares you for leadership roles as a STEM teacher or curriculum specialist working in either PK-20 or informal education systems.

Explore and translate learning theory and innovative curricular design, using instructional decisions and practices to address challenges and opportunities in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics education. You will study current issues in career and technical education, trends in environmental education, project-based learning methods, and more.

Master of Science in Education with a Concentration in Public Health Education

Duration: 12 months Credit Hours: 45 Tuition: $369 {tuition_specification_type_per_course}*

Apply by: 6/3/24 Start class: 6/17/24

This online MSEd program prepares you to play a vital role in health promotion and disease prevention in local communities and beyond. Explore education and communication principles and methods to promote preventive health measures. Also gain expertise in providing and managing health education programs that help maximize and maintain healthy lifestyles.

This multidisciplinary program includes online courses in education, health, and business to help you develop well-rounded competencies. You will identify community needs prior to planning, implementing, monitoring, and evaluating programs designed to encourage healthy lifestyles, policies, and environments. This program also prepares you for the exam to become a Certified Health Education Specialist (CHES®), a nationally recognized credential through National Commission for Health Education Credentialing (NCHEC).

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