Online Master of Education Educational Administration
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Learn and lead in education
Learn administrative knowledge with a Master of Educational Administration. You will gain the practical knowledge to apply leadership and strategic planning skills to solve challenges in education. Completing your Master of Education in Educational Administration can also prepare you to serve in either a K–12 or higher education setting.
This concentration is also offered as a stand-alone certificate. The credits earned in the certificate program are transferable to the Master of Education with a concentration in Educational Administration program.
Summer Classes Start on July 5
Program at a glance
10
11-week courses in the program
$1680
Cost per course
Online
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Determine the priorities of your institution
Develop the skills to serve in an administrative role within a K–12 or higher educational institution. Gain proficiency in helping an institution determine key initiatives and policies to support its success. Learn how to interpret the way that politics and public policy drive the operations of institution.
Build your skills
- Advance in your career leading an educational institution.
- Learn what it takes to be an educational administrator.
- Devise plans to enhance the operations of an educational institution.
- Determine effective ways to finance and fund the institution’s operations.
- Demonstrate the ability to apply public policy and politics to ensure efficient operations of the educational institution.
Completion of Strayer University’s Master of Education program does not guarantee a student has met the requirements to apply for public school teacher or administrator licensure in any state, nor that a student will be eligible for pay raises, promotions or other job-related benefits. Students pursuing teacher or school administrator certification in the public school system should contact their respective state offices of education as well as local school district to confirm educational requirements before beginning the program.
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of Strayer Master of Education alumni agree that their degree was a worthwhile investment.
Strayer Alumni Survey, 2021
Completion of Strayer University’s Master of Education program does not guarantee a student has met the requirements to apply for public school teacher or administrator licensure in any state, nor that a student will be eligible for pay raises, promotions or other job-related benefits. Students pursuing teacher or school administrator certification in the public school system should contact their respective state offices of education as well as local school district to confirm educational requirements before beginning the program. More information about state-specific requirements.
Affording your degree
At Strayer, you’ll find plenty of ways to make your tuition affordable, so you can worry less about your budget and get down to business.
$1680
cost per course
$150
degree conferral (one-time only)
$65
technology fee (one per term)
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Ways to reduce your cost
Transfer up to 4 classes toward your master's degree.
Save up to 25% off the cost of select master’s degrees. Eligibility rules apply.
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More than 500 organizations – including corporations and community colleges – invest in their employees by partnering with Strayer University to offer access to discounted education programs. If your employer is a Corporate Alliance Partner, you may qualify for programs that can help you advance in your company and your career.
A career choice that can change lives
Your coursework will help you build skills to prepare curricula, develop classroom strategies and analyze results for adult education scenarios. View all courses.
Sample courses
This course will prepare future leaders for understanding the aspects of funding and financing education, such as preparation for budget hearings. Students will learn how to develop a budget for staffing, training and development, and optimizing the growth and maintenance of educational programs.
Gain applied learning of strategic planning in an educational organization. Prepare future administrators to lead and apply a strategic plan for developing or enhancing operations, programs, and/or product offerings in an institution.
Gain applied learning of organizational systems that impact the delivery of education. This course will prepare future leaders for understanding the organizational systems that impact the operations of the educational processes and systems through the lens of public policy and politics.
As schools and organizations become more diverse environments, so does the need for individuals to understand and appreciate diverse abilities, genders, sexualities, cultures and socioeconomic statuses. Students learn theoretical approaches to diversity and apply them to adult experiences about diversity. Best practices for designing content and environments that appreciate and include multiple viewpoints are examined.
In many ways, progress and change within education and training organizations and systems is driven by research. This course enables students to choose a topic to research and guides them through the decision process of methodological approaches, research procedures and evaluation and interpretation of research results. Additionally, students learn ethical procedures and formal academic writing that can be applied to careers in education and training.
Focuses on the design, development, and implementation of e-Learning. Topics include learning platforms for educational and corporate environments, online learning communities, content design for online delivery, and preparation of learners for online learning. Students will learn how to use e-Learning as a teaching tool in a traditional classroom or training environment.
Master’s admission requirements
Before you can pursue your master’s degree, you’ll need to enroll at Strayer. Here’s what you’ll need to get started for admission to the university.
Learn more about the admission process at Strayer.
Students applying to Washington, D.C., or New Jersey campuses must provide proof of proper immunization.
Transferring to Strayer from another university?
Some or all of the credits you’ve earned may be transferable.
International students
We welcome international students from around the globe.
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