Endicott College’s School of Education offers graduate programs for aspiring teachers and school counselors, practicing educators, school and college leaders, and education researchers. Explore pathways to Massachusetts licensure, build expertise in a specialty, or pursue doctoral study that connects research with practice.
Master’s Programs
The M.Ed. in Curriculum Design and Instruction is our flagship master’s program. It offers pathways to Massachusetts initial teacher licensure in early childhood, elementary, and secondary education. You can also choose general studies or focus on literacy, the Reggio Emilia approach, social emotional learning, or secondary English, history, or mathematics.
Our other master’s programs include special education, with options in moderate and severe disabilities and programs that combine special education with applied behavior analysis. The M.S. in Reading & Literacy Instruction leads to Massachusetts Reading Specialist licensure. School counseling offers an initial licensure pathway and an option that also includes preparation for mental health counseling licensure (LMHC). Educational leadership offers licensure and general studies options for aspiring principals, assistant principals, and special education administrators. You can also pursue a master’s degree in international education or social emotional learning.
Graduates of Endicott’s undergraduate education programs receive accelerated acceptance to the Fifth Year M.Ed program. Endicott graduates may also apply to become Endicott Teaching Fellows and earn a tuition-free master’s degree while completing a yearlong residency in a partner school.
Certificate Programs
Graduate certificates offer pathways to Massachusetts initial teacher licensure in early childhood, elementary, and selected secondary subject areas. You can also explore certificates in special education, the Reggio Emilia approach, social emotional learning, international education administration, and social justice.
Doctoral Programs
The Ph.D. in Education prepares researchers to contribute to education scholarship through original research. Choose a concentration in curriculum and teacher education or higher education, and develop your research skills through coursework, research apprenticeships, and dissertation study.
The Ed.D. in Educational Leadership: Transformational Leading and Learning is aligned with the Carnegie Project on the Education Doctorate (CPED). Designed for practicing education leaders, the program uses applied inquiry to address problems of practice. Choose a concentration in PreK–12 education, higher education, or international education.
