Master’s Degrees in Education
Mills College at Northeastern University
Mills College at Northeastern University prepares educators for meaningful and impactful careers in primary, secondary, and higher education environments. Our graduates are visionary leaders who change lives, transform communities, and champion educational access for all. Our experiential framework prepares practitioners to lead in their professions and step into roles such as assistant principal, principal, dean, instructional coach, district-level leader, educational consultant, or director.
Our graduate education program provides a strong foundation in both theory and practice. Close ties with Bay Area school districts enable all students to participate in fieldwork placements and to influence classroom focus areas. The program is designed to accommodate the lives of working professionals or those just entering the field.
The MA in Educational Leadership program meets the California Commission on Teacher Credentialing requirements for the preliminary Administrative Services Credential.
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—Lisie Thayer, MA in Single Subject Education ’22
About the Oakland Campus
- Study in the vibrant, culturally diverse city of Oakland.
- Attend classes, conduct research, and network in 47,600 square feet of academic and laboratory space on a 135-acre campus.
- Find inspiration at numerous nationally recognized arts and science institutions throughout Oakland.
- Take part in a lively campus atmosphere with concerts, events, and student interest groups.
About Mills College at Northeastern University
Mills College at Northeastern University is a community of teachers, scholars, researchers, leaders, and changemakers rooted in the Bay Area and California. Through our teaching and scholarship, we promote social and community accountability, equity, and environmental sustainability. We prepare students to make an impact in the world by leveraging our strengths in actionable research, equity, meaningful partnerships, and academic excellence. We foster learning and well-being by building a curriculum, praxis, and research focus that is thoughtful, intentional, and of the highest quality. This foundation prepares students to lead meaningful change in their chosen fields.
About Northeastern University
Founded in 1898, Northeastern is a global research university and the recognized leader in experiential lifelong learning. Our approach of integrating real-world experience with education, research, and innovation empowers our students, faculty, alumni, and partners to create worldwide impact.
Our global university system provides our community and academic, government, and industry partners with unique opportunities to think locally and act globally. The system—which includes 13 campuses across the U.S., U.K., and Canada, 320,000-plus alumni, and more than 3,800 partners worldwide—serves as a platform for scaling ideas, talent, and solutions.
Northeastern’s personalized, experiential undergraduate and graduate programs lead to degrees through the doctorate in 10 colleges and schools across our campuses. Learning emphasizes the intersection of data, technology, and human literacies, uniquely preparing graduates for careers of the future and lives of fulfillment and accomplishment.
Our research enterprise, with an R1 Carnegie classification, is solutions oriented and spans the world. Our faculty scholars and students work in teams that cross not just disciplines, but also sectors—aligned around solving today’s highly interconnected global challenges and focused on transformative impact for humankind.