School of Education

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Higher Education. Continuing Education. Online Education Degrees.

More than 2,400 educators have chosen Capella University to advance their careers, and achieve personal and professional goals through our School of Education. Our online education degree and certificate programs in K–12, higher education, and continuing and adult education will improve your effectiveness and expand your knowledge in diverse educational settings. Our graduates demonstrate career success through improving their teaching practices and advancing to leadership roles such as superintendent, principal, academic dean, or dean of student affairs.

Master of Science

Specializations for Licensed K–12 Teachers:

• Curriculum and Instruction
• K–12 Studies in Education
• Leadership in Educational Administration
• Reading and Literacy

Other Specializations:

• Enrollment Management
• Instructional Design for Online Learning
• Leadership for Higher Education
• Postsecondary and Adult Education
• Professional Studies in Education
• Training and Performance Improvement

Our online master's degree specializations help you develop new competencies to enhance your teaching techniques or advance to administration or leadership roles.

Doctor of Philosophy

Specializations:

• Curriculum and Instruction
• Instructional Design for Online Learning
• K–12 Studies in Education
• Leadership in Educational Administration
• Leadership for Higher Education
• Postsecondary and Adult Education
• Professional Studies in Education
• Special Education Leadership
• Training and Performance Improvement

Our online PhD specializations will help you strengthen critical thinking, research, and problem solving skills. Our doctoral program is consistently updated to ensure that our learners can meet modern challenges in education with today's best practices.

Graduate Certificate

• College Teaching Post-Master's Certificate
• Enrollment Management Post-Master's Certificate
• Leadership in Educational Administration Post-Master's Certificate

Completion of a graduate certificate is an ideal way to update your skills or enter a new field of study. This certificate program teaches specific skill sets to enhance your professional effectiveness. If you decide to pursue an advanced degree in this field at Capella, your certificate credits may be applied toward your online degree program.