Master of Education Degree (MED)

Planning Ahead for Your Teaching Career

Are you a certified teacher who wants to move to the next level of your career? Do you want to enhance your classroom techniques and expertise? The following three options will provide you with the skills you need to get to that next stage in a rewarding and challenging teaching career.

  • Master of Education Degree (MED)
  • Education Specialist (Ed.S.)
  • Certificate and Endorsement Programs

Master of Education Degree (MED)

The MED is designed for certified teachers to pursue graduate studies and earn a master's degree (you can not be admitted to an MED program without a teaching certificate or its equivalent including teaching experience).

Considering one of our online Master of Education degrees?

Select the name of the USG institution of your choice below to access the admissions form for that institution. Select the program name of the degree you are interested in for more information about the program.

Columbus State University

Georgia Southern University

Georgia State University

North Georgia College and State University

Valdosta State University

Education Specialist (Ed.S)

The Education Specialist (Ed.S.) is a terminal academic degree designed for individuals who want to develop additional skills or increase their knowledge beyond the master’s degree level, but do not want to pursue a degree at the doctoral level.

Check out the following Ed.S. program:

  • Ed.S. in Exemplary Teaching offered by Valdosta State University will prepare the teacher to become a curriculum leader within the classroom environment through the development of action research methodology and applied practice.

Certificate and Endorsement Programs

In addition to choosing a teacher preparation program, you should carefully examine the certification and endorsement program options available to you through different programs and different program providers.

Teaching certificates are issued in fields that allow the individual to teach subject matter as part of the school curriculum. Endorsements are certificate fields that supplement another teaching, service, or leadership certificate.

In addition to full-field certificates, Georgia educators may be issued endorsements in specific areas to recognize additional expertise. In some areas, the endorsement is required in order to be considered in-field in a designated area, while in other cases the endorsement is not required but simply strengthens and enhances competency levels.

Check out the following online certificate and endorsement programs:

Teaching certificates

Teaching endorsements

  • Online Teaching Endorsement is offered by Valdosta State University and includes short sets of courses that provide certifications in key areas of need such as online teaching. In Service teachers will seek this endorsement for several reasons:
    1. The endorsement lets the student earn continuing education credit for certificate renewal
    2. The endorsement is required to teach specific student populations
    3. The format is tailored to meet the needs of graduate students who need flexible, convenient options for taking courses.
  • Gifted In-Field Teaching Endorsement offered by Valdosta State University includes short sets of courses that provide certifications in key curriculum areas for children who are identified as talented and gifted.
  • Graduate Certificate English to Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) Endorsement
  • Graduate Certificate in Reading Endorsement

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