Teaching, M.Ed.
College of Education
This advanced education degree is the perfect choice for certified teachers who wish to continue working while pursuing a master's degree in education. Complete the program entirely online to enhance your career.
Learn from the same faculty who teach on campus in this 100% online accredited degree program designed to meet the needs of working educators. Specialize in one of four high-demand areas: literacy and reading, multicultural contexts in education, project-based learning or English for speakers of other languages. Create your own research project.
Program Highlights
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Ranked Program
Be part of a college ranked in the top 15 percent nationally for graduate programs of education by U.S. News & World Report.
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Keep Working
A 100% online, asynchronous program that is typically completed in two years (2 courses per semester including summers).
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Evidence-based Skills
Learn and practice under the guidance of world-class educators using research supported teaching approaches.
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Research Focus
USC is an R1 institution for exceptional educational and research opportunities in your chosen field.
Building Skills
Gain the professional and personal intelligence it takes to have a successful career.
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Collaboration
Working with others to achieve a common goal or objective
Teaching
Foster learning by conveying knowledge, skills and concepts to students
Research
Gathering and analyzing information to increase knowledge or solve problems
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Data Analysis
Examining and interpreting information to uncover insights and inform decision making
Organizational Skills
Planning, prioritizing and managing tasks and resources to achieve specific objectives
Writing
Creating professional written content for inclusion in scholarly journal articles, books and reports
Using your degree
Make your college experience the foundation for a successful future.
Learn how alumni use degrees with outcome data from Gamecock GradStats, a service of the University of South Carolina Career Center.
Potential Careers
- Educator
- Researcher
Job Titles of Alumni
- Teacher
- Elementary School Teacher
- Mathematics Teacher
- Art Teacher
- First Grade Teacher
- Instructional Designer
Workplace Settings
- Education
- Consulting
- Nonprofits
Employers of Alumni
- Lexington County School District One
- Greenville County Schools
- Lexington School District Two
- Lexington-Richland School District Five
- Richland School District Two
- Rock Hill School District