School of Education | 2024-2025 Graduate Catalog | SIU

Southern Illinois University Carbondale has been preparing teachers since its beginning as a normal school in 1869. While the School of Education was established in January 2020, it traces its beginning to 1944 when the College of Education was established. Today, the School of Education is comprised of a variety of academic programs offering both undergraduate and graduate degrees in: curriculum and instruction; educational administration and higher education; quantitative methods, special education; and, organizational learning, innovation, and development. Students interested in teaching careers in preschool, elementary and secondary schools, school administration, and workforce and human resource development are encouraged to learn about the School’s programs.

The School of Education offers the following graduate degrees and post-baccalaureate certificates.

• M.A.T. Curriculum and Instruction Secondary Education
• M.S.Ed. Curriculum and Instruction
• M.S.Ed. Educational Administration
• M.S.Ed. Higher Education
• M.S.Ed. Organizational Learning, Innovation, and Development
• Ed.D. Educational Administration
• Ph.D. Education - Curriculum and Instruction
• Ph.D. Education - Educational Administration
• Ph.D. Education - Workforce Education and Development
• College Teaching, Post-Baccalaureate Certificate
• Educational Administration, Post-Baccalaureate Certificate
• Learning and Performance Technology, Post-Baccalaureate Certificate
• Online Learning, Post-Baccalaureate
• Quantitative Methods, Post-Baccalaureate Certificate