Lesley University's Online Master's Degrees in Education

Advance your teaching career with a degree from Lesley.

Earn your Professional License - You choose when and where to study!

As a licensed teacher, you’re dedicated to guiding your students to become well-rounded members of society. Backed by Lesley’s long history of training highly qualified educators, you will receive the tools needed to transform your students’ lives.

Take advantage of full- or part-time accelerated 8-week courses asynchronously online. With your busy schedule in mind, our Professional Licensure M.Ed. programs begin at six different times a year with rolling admissions.

Enhance your skills in Math, Science, Literacy, Elementary Ed Generalist, TESOL, or combine certificate programs to design your own Master’s Degree. You’ll receive one-on-one attention in small class sizes from our faculty practitioners, and our academic advisors will support you throughout your program.

Lesley University's Online Master's Degrees in Education

Master of Education (M.Ed.) Programs

Choose from a range of grade levels and subjects

Get your Master of Education (M.Ed.) leading to an Initial teaching license. Already a licensed teacher? Some of our programs can help you lift your Initial teaching license to a Professional one.

Art Education
On campus
Digital Literacy and Computer Science (5-12)
On campus | Remote/off-campus cohort
Early Childhood Education
On campus | Remote/off-campus cohort | Teacher residency
Innovative Pedagogies in Early Childhood (Professional License)
On campus
Early Childhood Education with ESL
Teacher residency
Elementary Education
On campus | Teacher residency

Elementary Education Generalist (Professional License)
Online
Elementary Education with ESL
Teacher residency
Individually Designed
On campus | Online | Teacher residency
Mathematics Education (Professional License)
Online
Middle School Education
On campus | Remote/off-campus cohort | Teacher residency
High School Education
On campus | Remote/off-campus cohort | Teacher residency

Integrated Teaching Through the Arts (Professional License)
Remote/off-campus cohort
Reading Specialist (Second Initial License)
On campus | Remote/off-campus cohort
Inclusive Special Education
On campus | Remote/off-campus cohort | Teacher residency
May also lift an Initial License to a Professional License.
Science in Education (Professional License)
Online
TESOL, ESL, and Bilingual Education
On campus

Career Outcomes

Alumna Profile

Sydney's Story

Sydney Chaffee's passion for education reform led her to Lesley University, where she earned her master's degree in education in 2007. As a high school humanities teacher, she infuses her lessons with poetry, has pioneered a partnership with a local theater company, and teaches social justice through lessons on Puerto Rico and South Africa. She strives to push herself and her students to learn and grow every day, qualities that made her the 2017 National Teacher of the Year.

The degree employers are looking for.

Lesley graduates go on to rewarding careers in public and private schools, daycare centers, and beyond. That's because our programs are ranked #1 for preparing teachers with the skills Massachusetts employers are seeking, including:

Putting theory into practice with an emphasis on instruction and assessment.
Reflecting on lesson effectiveness and sharing best practices to improve student learning.
Applying innovative, progressive, cutting-edge approaches.
Using varied practices to help each student meet or exceed state and local standards.
Recognizing technology as an integral component of the teaching and learning process.
Source: Radius Global Market Research 2017.

$86,755

Average salary for teachers in Massachusetts (2021-2022), according to the National Education Association.

Superintendents and other hiring managers across Massachusetts prefer to hire Lesley graduates, reporting that they are best prepared to enter the classroom on day one. (Source: Radius Global Market Research)

Top Schools

Massachusetts ranks as the best state to be a teacher, with some of the highest performing schools and best salaries in the country, according to US News.