Penn State offers 15 high-quality online master's degree and certificate programs to help you achieve your career goals. Since Penn State is an approved provider of Act 48 hours in Pennsylvania, all of these programs and courses can be counted toward your professional development.

Our programs for educators include:

Master's Degree Programs

• Master of Education in Adult Education
• Master of Education in Curriculum and Instruction—Children's Literature
• Master of Education in Earth Sciences
• Master of Education in Educational Leadership—Teacher Leadership
• Master of Education in Instructional Systems—Educational Technology

Certificate Programs

• Applied Behavior Analysis (BACB-Approved Program)
• Certificate in Autism
• Certificate in Children's Literature
• Certificate in Distance Education
• Certificate in Educational Technology Integration
• Certificate in Family Literacy (Postbaccalaureate Certificate)
• Certificate in Institutional Research (Graduate Certificate)
• Special Education Supervisory Program for PDE Certification (Pennsylvania Certification)

Convenient Courses are designed to fit into your busy personal and professional schedules and provide access to your online "classroom" from any Internet connection. Relevant Gain knowledge in the most important topics affecting your profession and apply them directly in your classroom and school. Accredited, Approved, and Recognized Penn State is accredited by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools and the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE). According to U.S. News & World Report, Penn State's College of Education ranks among the nation's best graduate schools, and these programs are taught by the same nationally recognized faculty.