If your job involves directing, guiding, or teaching adults, then Penn State's online master of education (M.Ed.) in adult education can help you do it better. The online curriculum delivers the knowledge and skills you need for working more effectively with adult learners and is designed for busy, working professionals.
Move Your Career Forward
This master's degree in adult education can enhance your career in areas such as:
- training and human resource development
- continuing education
- distance education
- community-based and adult basic education
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Recognized, Accredited, and Approved
Penn State's College of Education is regularly ranked among the nation's best graduate schools by U.S. News & World Report, and the online master's program in adult education is taught by the same nationally recognized faculty.
Penn State is accredited by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools and the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE). In addition, the M.Ed. in adult education carries the Pennsylvania State Education Association's (PSEA) Seal of Recognition, the highest level of endorsement that the association awards to graduate and professional development programs.
Penn State is an Act 48-approved provider for Pennsylvania educators, so the courses for the master's degree in adult education count toward professional development hours.
Learn alongside Other Adult Educators
You'll interact with dedicated, goal-oriented peers, in an atmosphere of high expectations and great cooperation. As you communicate daily with other adult education professionals, you'll gain insights that you can apply to your job immediately.
Michael Archer