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The flexible nature of our online learning environment allows you to continue teaching while earning your master’s degree.
Study What Drives You in Augusta University Online’s MEd in Instruction Program
Earn your MEd for only $7,080 total tuition + fees and unlock greater earning potential.
Gain the post-baccalaureate requirements for a teaching salary upgrade in many districts.
Bring new pedagogies into practice by applying theoretical frameworks to real classrooms.
Students do their best when they feel understood, seen and cared for. That’s why it’s so important for teachers to build classrooms that are accepting and inclusive of all cultures and experiences. Augusta University Online’s affordable Master of Education (MEd) in Instruction will give you the tools to develop the classroom strategies that empower every learner.
During your degree, you’ll dive deep into immediately applicable education topics that’ll make you a more effective educator — from classroom management and pedagogical theory to assessment analysis and content creation. Our emphasis on applied learning means that you’ll also have the opportunity to put these new pedagogies into practice through everyday classroom experiences where you self-critique and reflect on your work as an educator. Plus, with 21 different tracks to choose from, you can select the degree path that’s best suited for your career goals.
By the time you graduate, you’ll have the critical skills needed to foster student-focused, inclusive learning environments regardless of where or what you teach. Take the first step to becoming a more effective educator and apply today!
Make Your MEd Count: Become a More Effective Educator
Learn to Build Better Classrooms
Empowering you to be more confident in your development as an educator
Alabama
Year Five Salary With Master’s: $54,840
Year Five Salary Without Master’s: $47,680
Our online MEd in Instruction can help prepare you to meet the needs of modern classrooms — from creating a more inclusive learning space to adapting to new social and educational technologies — allowing you to better connect with your students and help them learn. Aligned with the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards, our MEd focuses on:
Instilling you with student-focused classroom strategies
Integrating research, theory and practice to develop advanced teaching strategies
Improving classroom management, instructional technology implementation and self-assessment practices
Careers Outcomes for MEd Graduates
Earning your MEd in Instruction online will give you tangible new skills that you can apply in the classroom while equipping you to qualify for a higher salary. By earning a graduate education degree, you give yourself the opportunity to exponentially increase your salary year over year*:
“I've always firmly believed that teachers should be active learners to adequately prepare our students for the future. I chose my particular program because I wanted to build upon my existing knowledge and skills as an educator to enhance my teaching practices.”
— Taren David
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Accessibility Like No Other
We are committed to making our MEd as accessible as possible. That starts by offering the MEd online, but it continues with affordable tuition for all students—that means our 30-credit MEd only costs online students a total of $7,080 + fees.
Our caring faculty takes the time to understand your personal and professional goals, helping you create a road map to making an impact. Thanks to our small class sizes, our faculty has an opportunity to truly connect with you and give you any extra support you need.
Experience the Augusta Difference
Our faculty members are experts in their field who use their firsthand knowledge to inform their curriculum and provide more transformative education.
We rank in the top 5 percent for increased economic mobility for low- and moderate-income students, according to the Economic Mobility Index, a tool created by the Third Way think tank.
Tailor your degree to your career goals with 21 concentrations to choose from, all specialized to specific education career paths.
You’ll have direct access to your faculty thanks to small class sizes and an emphasis on attentive, individualized instruction.
About Augusta University Online
Augusta University Online brings the tight-knit community experience found on campus to students across the country. Small class sizes, engaged professors, strong relationships with a multitude of professional organizations and valuable input from subject matter experts across industries allow our graduate degrees to provide students with individualized attention and practical, real-world skills. One of the country’s top universities for improving economic outcomes for low- and moderate-income graduates, Augusta University Online gives students a truly transformative degree experience that allows them to make a profound impact on their lives.
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Georgia
Year Five Salary With Master’s: $47,840
Year Five Salary Without Master’s: $42,250
Year Five Salary With Master’s: $49,080
Year Five Salary Without Master’s: $43,760
Tennessee
*Be sure to check with your district about which types of master’s degrees meet the qualifications for a salary upgrade.
The elementary education
track is specifically geared toward preparing you to help students in their learning development from kindergarten to fifth grade.
Elementary Education
Choose the Best Concentration for You
Year Five Salary With Master’s: $45,960
Year Five Salary Without Master’s: $40,800
South Carolina
Rather than home in on a specific teaching setting or content area, the general track shares pedagogical strategies that can be generally applied in any teaching context.
General Education
When you choose the middle grades education track, you’ll develop instructional strategies specific to sixth through eighth grade education, all while analyzing critical issues for middle grade students.
Middle Grades Education
The P-12 art education concentration shares advanced teaching strategies that allow you to use art analysis and artistic creativity to help students develop critical thinking skills and emotional expression.
P-12 Art Education
To reach their full neurological potential, students need to be physically active and understand how their bodies work — and the P-12 health and physical education concentration will give you the skills to help students do just that.
P-12 Health and Physical Education
By choosing the P-12 drama concentration, you’ll develop the strategies to instill students with a passion for the performing arts as well as an understanding of their importance in the development of culture.
P-12 Drama
The secondary education concentration features the following subject areas: biology, chemistry, earth science, economics, English, French, German, history, mathematics, physics, political science, science education and Spanish.
Secondary Education
Becoming a special education professional requires a highly focused and specialized pedagogical skill set, one that you can develop in the special education concentration.
Special Education
The P-12 music education concentration allows you to develop teaching strategies specific to music education, from theory and history to actually playing various instruments.
P-12 Music Education
Develop meaningful relationships and connections with fellow teachers around the country to share experiences and insights.
Augusta University Online is proud to give students the opportunity to earn a high-value education at an affordable cost with one of the most affordable online tuition rates in the U.S.
MEd in Instruction Tuition Rate
| Credit Hours | Cost Per Credit | Fees | Total Tuition |
|---|---|---|---|
| 30 | $236 | $55 + $393* | $7,080 + fees |
*Per semester online learning fee that applies to all online programs