Master of Education (M.Ed.)

An M.Ed. from Concordia University is more than just a degree. It’s an opportunity to reflect Christ’s light in your classroom.

Alongside hard-working teachers, childcare workers and paraeducators, you’re driven by a passion for Christ-centered child and learner development. You strive to cultivate personal, impactful teaching methods for students of all learning abilities, and as student’s needs change and grow, you aspire to bolster your skillset and deepen your impact.

Be an in-demand administrator

The need for qualified principals across all grade levels remains consistently high. Through 2030, the Bureau of Labor Statistics projects:

• An average of 22,100 job openings each year for PK–12 principals nationwide.
• Overall job growth of 8%, with 21,200 more principals needed compared to today.

By earning your M.Ed. and Principal Endorsement online from Concordia, you can qualify for these jobs and help meet this national need.

Become a mindful, well-rounded school leader.

Take a leading role in elevating students, teachers, schools and communities by earning your online Master of Education (M.Ed.) in Educational Administration with Principal Endorsement from Concordia University, Nebraska. In just two years, you can meet the education and experience requirements to become a PK–12 school principal.

• Understand and apply techniques and principles of school organization, management and leadership.
• Internalize processes and procedures for fiscal and political management, among other administrative duties.
• Cultivate meaningful relationships through effective communication, community relations and staff development.
• Hone a leadership style founded on ethics and a genuine concern for student success.

The ideal blend of quality and convenience

Concordia's flexible online format allows you to keep your current teaching job while preparing for your next career step. Benefits of being an online M.Ed. student include:

• No GRE or other exam scores required for admission.
• Take just one class at a time every eight weeks.
• Save around $2,000 by using digital open educational resources (OER) instead of having to buy textbooks.
• Earn up to six credits through our prior learning assessment (PLA) process to save even more.

Building leaders for today’s educational environment

Becoming a principal means demonstrating a wide variety of skills to satisfy endorsement requirements. As you progress through Concordia's M.Ed., you’ll expand your expertise in:

• Supervision of instruction, including special education
• School resource management
• School improvement processes, including curriculum design and evaluation
• School-community relations
• Law and ethics for school leadership

Courses that prepare you for the principal’s office

You must complete a minimum of 36 credit hours to graduate with your M.Ed. and receive the principal endorsement at the grade level for which you are already a licensed teacher (PK–8 or 7–12).

To become a principal for a grade level for which you aren’t currently certified, you must complete nine additional credit hours in the Dual Certification PK–12 Program for a total of 45 credit hours.

Throughout the program, you’ll complete a total of 250 practicum hours to meet Principal Endorsement requirements.

Courses you'll take

• Curriculum Design and Evaluation
• Ethics for School Leadership
• Introduction to School Administration
• Portfolio Review
• Processes in Elementary and Secondary School Administration
• Research Evaluation and Design
• School Community Relations
• School Improvement Processes
• School Law
• School Resource Management
• Serving and Leading in Community and World
• Special Education Supervision
• Supervision of Instruction

Dual Certification courses (if required)

• Survey of Contemporary Literature from PK–12
• Teaching Writing in Grades PK–12
• The Young Child: Language and Literacy Development OR Reading in Middle and Secondary Schools

Supporting you on your principal path

Just as you seek to support your teachers and students as a principal, Concordia prioritizes personal help throughout your M.Ed. program:

• Enrollment coaches help you navigate the application and enrollment process so you can start your classes with confidence.
• Faculty members provide more personalized support than you’d find at larger institutions, thanks to Concordia's intentionally small classes.
• Tutors and other academic support staff can help you tackle particularly tough assignments and classes.

Regionally and programmatically accredited

In addition to Concordia's regional accreditation by the Higher Learning Commission, our M.Ed. programs are accredited by the Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation (CAEP).