Online Master of Education — Educational Leadership

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$15,925* Total Tuition
As few as 12 months Duration
49 Credit Hours

Develop skills to become an effective school leader in the Master of Education – Educational Leadership online program from Eastern Washington University. Based on state and national standards and grounded in the principles of best practices in educational leadership, management and administration, this rigorous program carries a reputation for preparing candidates for school leadership positions.

This flexible online educational leadership program helps you broaden your role as a department head, mentor, curriculum coach and more. Earning this degree does not satisfy the requirements of the Washington State Department of Public Instruction for a school principal certificate.

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In this online master’s in educational leadership program, you will learn:

  • curriculum practices most likely to improve instruction in elementary or secondary schools;
  • laws related to the duties and powers of school employees and students;
  • skills for strategically leading the planning, decision-making, communication, management and change processes needed in contemporary schools and communities;
  • knowledge and understanding of the expectations and responsiveness necessary to become a school leader.
In this online master’s in educational leadership program, you will learn:+
  • curriculum practices most likely to improve instruction in elementary or secondary schools;
  • laws related to the duties and powers of school employees and students;
  • skills for strategically leading the planning, decision-making, communication, management and change processes needed in contemporary schools and communities;
  • knowledge and understanding of the expectations and responsiveness necessary to become a school leader.
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EWU offers a variety of graduate education degree programs in a convenient online format. Check out all our online M.Ed. programs.

$15,925* Total Tuition
As few as 12 months Duration
49 Credit Hours
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The School of Education programs are approved by the Washington State Professional Educator Standards Board (PESB).

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Tuition

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The educational leadership master’s online program features the same affordable, pay-as-you-go tuition for both in-state and out-of-state students.

Tuition breakdown:

$325 Per Credit Hour
$15,925* Total Tuition
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Program Per Credit Hour Per 4-Credit Hour Course Per Program
M.Ed. Educational Leadership $325 $1,300 $15,925*

Application Fee: $75

*Tuition and fees subject to change. Total program cost does not include foundation courses. If foundation courses are required, the cost will be added to the total program cost.

Tuition breakdown:

$325 Per Credit Hour
$15,925* Total Tuition

Calendar

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The M.Ed. – Educational Leadership online program is designed to be flexible for working professionals, with six-week courses and seven start dates a year. View the full calendar to find the best start date for you, along with deadlines for registration, required documents, and tuition payment.

Now enrolling:

1/27/25 Next Application Deadline
2/10/25 Start Classes

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TermProgram Start DateApplication DeadlineRegistration DeadlineTuition Deadline
Winter I12/30/2412/16/2412/24/2412/28/24
Winter II2/10/251/27/252/5/252/8/25
Spring I3/31/253/17/253/26/253/29/25
Spring II5/12/254/28/255/7/255/10/25

Now enrolling:

1/27/25 Next Application Deadline
2/10/25 Start Classes

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Admissions

See the qualifications for our online educational leadership program

The admission process for this online master’s in educational leadership is streamlined to help you get started sooner. A teaching certificate is not required for admission to this program. However, this program will not lead to a teaching certificate in Washington.

Admission Requirements:

  • Bachelor’s degree
  • Cumulative 3.0 GPA
  • Official transcript from degree-granting university
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  • No teaching certificate required
  • Bachelor's degree from a regionally accredited institution
  • Overall cumulative GPA of 3.0 or cumulative GPA of 3.0 in the last 90 quarter or 60 semester-graded postsecondary credit hours**
  • Official transcript from the college/university where degree was earned

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**We encourage you to apply if your GPA is lower than a 3.0 and you have at least 3 years of professional work experience. Applicants with GPAs below 3.0 are considered for admission on a case-by-case basis. Please contact an Enrollment Services representative at 800-826-3411 for more information.

If you do not hold a teaching certificate in Washington or do not hold a teaching certificate at all, you are still encouraged to apply.

Please note however that this will not lead to a teaching certificate in Washington. Additionally, this program may satisfy the requirements for states other than Washington. Please check with your applicable licensing board to determine whether this program satisfies requirements for licensure in the state in which you reside. For current contact information for applicable licensing boards, please refer to our State Authorization page. For information on certification in the state of Washington, contact Christi Wavada at [email protected].

Document Submission Information

Order your official, electronic transcripts from the degree-granting institution where you earned your highest degree (bachelor’s or master’s) and have them sent to Eastern Washington University.

  • Most EWU graduate programs only require one transcript. Please submit a transcript from your degree-granting institution. This transcript should include the final two years of your degree completion. If it does not, please submit transcripts to cover your final two years of earned credits.
  • Please note that transcripts ordered by main may take 4-6 weeks to arrive.

If you are ordering a mailed paper transcript, please have it sent to:

Eastern Washington University
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Cheney, WA 99004

Courses

Read more about your classes for this master’s in educational leadership online program

In order to earn the M.Ed. – Educational Leadership online, you must complete 14 courses (49 credit hours), comprised of 12 credit hours of core courses and 37 credit hours of specialization courses (including an internship).

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You must take the following courses.
Duration: 6 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 4
Four philosophies in education will be studied. The implications of each for school organization and classroom instruction will be examined. Participants will be invited to analyze their beliefs and how these beliefs form into a coherent philosophy of education.
Duration: 6 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 4
Required of all graduate students pursuing the master of education degree program unless an alternative research course is scheduled. It provides the background of research methods and techniques necessary for meeting the requirements of Education 600 or 601. The methods, tools, and strategies used in educational research, both quantitative and qualitative, will be explored. Continued level teacher certification research requirements may be met through this course.
Duration: 6 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 4
This course focuses on reforming and transforming the processes, perceptions and practices of learning and teaching by emphasizing diversity, social justice and equity. First, psychological principles underlying current educational culture will be analyzed. Second, reforming relationships, interactions and contexts for learning will be addressed through reflective practices, and third, rethinking and transforming connections, will be viewed through the lens of learners of diverse backgrounds.
You must take the following courses.
Duration: 6 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 4
The work of the teacher or supervisor in improving instruction.
Duration: 6 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 4
This course examines the principles underlying the development of a K-12 school curriculum. With an emphasis on methods of determining curriculum priorities, objectives, scope and sequence, and organizational patterns, as well as an examination of how curriculum design facilitates student-learning opportunities.
Duration: 6 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 4
Court decisions and statutory law relating to the duties and powers of school officials and employees, compulsory school attendance, school census, child labor, control, and organization.
Duration: 6 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 4
Focus on school leadership, developing with vision the knowledge and skills for strategically leading the planning, decision-making, communication, management, and change processes needed in 21st century schools and communities.
Duration: 6 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 4
A problem-based exposure to the multi-dimensional role of school-community relations and communication in school districts. The course addresses the Public Relations domain of the NPBEA and WAC standards for the principalship.
Duration: 6 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 4
Students will examine the role of the principal, using the ISLLC Standards as a framework. They will prepare themselves for leadership through research, discussion activity and application. Relevant and practical topics will be used to create the curricular content of the course. Students will exit this course with knowledge and understanding of what to expect and how to respond as a new principal. This is a course where practicality and purpose will support those preparing for an instructional leadership role.
Duration: 6 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 2
Practical, on-the-job experience for specialized school personnel planned cooperatively by a school district and the university. Students are selected for this experience by the university and the district in which the student is working.
Duration: 6 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 2
Continuation of Leadership Internship I. Practical, on-the-job experience for specialized school personnel planned cooperatively by a school district and the university. Students are selected for this experience by the university and the district in which the student is working.
Duration: 6 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 2
This course provides MEd candidates the opportunity to assemble a portfolio of work from graduate education courses that includes a reflective component. Candidates will provide evidence aligned with corresponding professional competencies. The course provides candidates the opportunity to prepare for the written comprehensive examination, which serves as the capstone experience in lieu of a thesis or research report.
Duration: 6 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
The purpose of the comprehensive exam is to assess the knowledge and skills attained during the course of graduate study in the Master of Education program. The comprehensive exam requires students to integrate the principals, concepts, and research methodologies when employing academic language and using a formal writing style.
Duration: 6 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 4
K-12 classroom teachers would take this course. The purpose of this course is to teach students how to build a school wide multi-tiered system of support (MTSS). The MTSS framework encompasses tiered systems such as response to intervention (RTI) and positive behavioral interventions and supports (PBIS), and is designed to help all K-12 students succeed. Students will learn about effective instruction, the role of school teams, implementation in action, assessment, problem solving and data-based decision making.
Duration: 6 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 4
Focuses on curricular and instructional development of resource-based skills. From examining model K-12 programs for skills in such areas as information, critical television viewing, media production, and visual literacy, teachers will apply elements of instructional design and development to resource-based skills programs.

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