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University of Illinois Springfield · School of Education, College of Public Affairs and Education

Education, MA

Master'sMAMaster of Arts in Education

Overview

A 36-credit MA in Education with 20 credit hours of electives, where students may add a graduate certificate as a concentration, ending with a capstone project. Listed by UIS as an online program.

Official program name
Education, MA
Awarded degree
Master of Arts in Education
Source: uis.edu · verified October 10, 2026
Degree level
Master's
University
Source: catalog.uis.edu · verified October 10, 2026
Administering location
Springfield, ILWhere the university or its administering campus is located. Study is online; this is not a residency requirement and does not decide whether you may enroll from your state.
Subject
Specializations
Optional certificate concentration (e.g., Educational Technology, ESL, Higher Education Pedagogy, LBS1)
Source: catalog.uis.edu · verified October 10, 2026
Required credits
minimum of 36 semester hours, including 20 credit hours of electives
Source: catalog.uis.edu · verified October 10, 2026
Duration
2 years
Source: uis.edu · verified October 10, 2026
Teaching language
English (not separately stated)
Why this program is listed

Listed in the UIS online program directory as online only; program page shows online tuition only.

Source: uis.edu · verified October 10, 2026

We list online bachelor's, master's and doctoral degrees from institutionally accredited US universities. Eligibility rules

Online format and attendance

“Online” is not one format. Delivery, campus visits, practical placements and class schedule are shown separately, each only as the university states it.
Academic delivery
Fully onlineAll coursework is online and the institution states no required on-site activity for this program.All coursework is online and the institution states no required on-site activity for this program.
Source: uis.edu · verified October 10, 2026
Campus visits
Campus visits: not verified
Practical placement
Placement requirement: not verified
Class schedule
Not verified
Study intensity
Not verified

The program page does not say whether campus visits or placements are required. Ask the university before you apply — missing information is not “no requirement”.

Curriculum

Capstone

Specializations, concentrations and tracks

  • Optional certificate concentration (e.g., Educational Technology, ESL, Higher Education Pedagogy, LBS1)
    Source: catalog.uis.edu · verified October 10, 2026

Admissions

Required, optional, waived and not-required items are shown exactly as the university states them. Anything not listed is not verified — not “not required”.
Application fee
Required$60 — $60 graduate application fee for domestic students; $75 for international students
Source: uis.edu · verified October 10, 2026
Other requirement
Not verifiedNo admission requirements beyond the general UIS criteria
Source: catalog.uis.edu · verified October 10, 2026

Tests

Entrance and English-language test policy: not verified. We publish this only when the institution states it on an official page.

We do not publish acceptance rates or estimate admission chances.

Start dates and deadlines

Dates are shown with the term the university printed. A past date is marked passed and is never carried into a new cycle.

  • Application deadline

    December 28, 2026 · for Spring 2027

    Source: uis.edu · verified October 10, 2026
    Upcoming

Tuition and fees

Each amount keeps its student category, academic year and basis. Per-credit, per-term and whole-program figures are not comparable with each other, and tuition is not the full cost of attendance.
CategoryAmountBasis and year
All online students — E-tuition (online program), graduateFrom the university's online tuition table$384.25per credit · 2026-2027Estimated tuition$13,833 = 36 credits × $384.25 per credit. Excludes mandatory fees, books, travel for any required visits or placements, transfer credit reductions and rate changes. Not the full cost of attendance.Source: uis.edu · verified October 10, 2026

Other published fees

Online Academic Support Fee
$45 per creditMandatory
Source: uis.edu · verified October 10, 2026

Scholarships and financial aid

Awards published by the university for this program or for online students at this level. Loans must be repaid and are not scholarships; financial aid availability does not make a program “fully funded”. Scholarships & funding guide

Program-specific scholarships: not verified. We publish this only when the institution states it on an official page.

Accreditation, authorization and licensure

Three separate questions: is the university accredited, can it enroll students from your state online, and does the program meet licensure requirements where you live?

Institutional accreditation

  • Higher Learning Commission (HLC) — accreditedSource: ope.ed.gov · verified October 10, 2026

Programmatic accreditation

No programmatic accreditation verified for this program. Institutional accreditation does not imply it.

State authorization

  • UIS is a member of NC-SARA; the University of Illinois System lists all U.S. states and territories except California as SARA members. Official pageSource: uis.edu · verified October 10, 2026

International applicants

Not verified for this online program.

Sources and verification

Every fact on this page comes from the official pages below. Last verified October 10, 2026.
  1. catalog.uis.edu/graduate-students/cpae/education/ — Official catalog / bulletin, verified October 10, 2026
  2. DAPIP — HLC institutional accreditation record (data files downloaded 2026-10-10) — U.S. Department of Education dataset (IPEDS / DAPIP), verified October 10, 2026
  3. uis.edu/education/academic-programs/education-graduate-programs/education-ma — Official program page, verified October 10, 2026
  4. uis.edu/online — Official program page, verified October 10, 2026
  5. uis.edu/online/online-degrees-programs — Official program page, verified October 10, 2026
  6. uis.edu/registrar/tuition-fees/spring-tuition — Official catalog / bulletin, verified October 10, 2026

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