Special Education and Teaching Online Masters program at Northeastern University

The Master of Education in Special Education allows licensed educators to enhance their professional portfolios and gain experience teaching and supporting students with specialized learning needs.

Adding special education to your professional portfolio opens doors to working with new groups of students in meaningful ways.

Special Education and Teaching is designed for teachers or aspiring teachers who have already earned an initial license as an elementary or secondary teacher and want to help children with a broad range of learning needs reach their full potential. Your fellow students are professional and aspiring teachers who share a passion to deepen their knowledge of educational theory and practice, while learning the latest ways to improve special education.

Students create an ePortfolio to document their progress toward program and professional goals and illustrate their distinct abilities to employers.

Online, interactive program allows for flexibility for working professionals.

Examine the impact of local, national, and global changes on policy and practice for special education.

Learn to develop Individualized Education Plans (IEPs) for the broad and varied range of student learning and behavioral style.

An ideal student is someone looking for an opportunity to grow and gain new knowledge, not only to advance their career, but impact the field of education.

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Finance Your Education We offer a variety of resources, including scholarships and assistantships.

Please be aware that Northeastern University academic policy on plagiarism applies to your statement of purpose.

Official associate or bachelor degree transcript from an accredited college or university in the U.S., stating degree conferral and date.

International deadlines are only applicable if the program is F1 compliant.

The Master of Education program has three concentrations, so students can choose courses that are highly tailored and relevant to their professional goals.

All MEd students create ePortfolios, an example of their mastery in new topics and fields through documentation, assessment, and integration of coursework with their workplace experience. Students leverage this body of work throughout the program and after, as a key piece of their personal brand.

Northeastern signature experience-powered learning model has been at the heart of the university for than a century. It combines world-class academics with professional practice, allowing you to acquire relevant, real-world skills you can immediately put into action in your current workplace. This makes a Northeastern education a dynamic, transformative experience, giving you countless opportunities to grow as a professional and person.

Advanced degree holders earn a salary 35% higher than those with a bachelor degree.

An ideal student for our program is someone who is looking to make a change in education, whatever that context is.

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