Overview

Department of Education / Department of Education is located in Baltimore, MD, in a suburban setting.

Degrees & Awards

Degrees Offered

Degree	Concentration	Sub-concentration
Master of Art Education (MAE)
Master of Arts in Education (MAE)
Master of Arts (MA)
Master of Arts in Teaching (MAT)
(Graduate Certificate)
(Postbaccalaureate Certificate)

Degrees Awarded

Degree	Number Awarded
Master's Degrees	84
Doctoral Degrees	0
Other Advanced Degrees	50

Earning Your Degree

Part-time study available?
Evening/weekend programs available?
Distance learning programs available?
Terminal master's degree available?	No

Degree Requirements

Degree	Requirement
Master's Degrees	Entrance Exam GRE General Test, GRE Subject Test (for MA in TESOL); PRAXIS Core Examination or GRE with minimum score of 1000 (for MAT); PRAXIS II (for MAE) Comp Exam Required for some Thesis Required for some
Doctoral Degrees	Comp Exam Required Thesis Required

Admissions

Acceptance Rate

192

Applied

171

Accepted

111

Enrolled

Applying

50

Application Fee - Domestic

Yes

Electronic
applications accepted?

Yes

Applications processed
on a rolling basis?

Application Deadlines

Type	Domestic	International	Priority date
Fall deadline	June 1st	June 1st	No
Spring deadline	November 1st	June 1st	No

Entrance Requirements

Exam	Details
Master's Degree Exam	GRE General Test, GRE Subject Test (for MA in TESOL); PRAXIS Core Examination or GRE with minimum score of 1000 (for MAT); PRAXIS II (for MAE)
Master's Degree Requirements	Minimum GPA of 3.0

International Students

Exam	Details
TOEFL: Required

Tuition & Fees

Financial Support

Application deadlines for financial awards	March 1
Types of financial support available	Teaching Assistantships Scholarship and/or loans Graduate Assistantships Tuition waivers for student who do not receive fellowships or assistantships Career or field-related internships Federal Work-Study

Student Body

264

Total Graduate Students

5%

International Breakout (representing other countries)

Race/Ethnicity

Hispanic/Latino	9.09%
Black or African American	12.12%
White or Caucasian	60%
American Indian or Alaska Native	0.38%
Asian	7.2%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	0%
Two or more races	2.65%
Unknown	9.47%

Gender

Male (24%)

Female (75%)

Faculty

46

Total faculty

Full-time - 21

Part-time - 25

Male (12)

Female (34)

Research

Focus of faculty research:	Teacher leadership; STEM education; ESOL/bilingual education; early childhood education; language, literacy and culture
Externally sponsored research expenditures last year:	100,000

Location & Contact

Address 1000 Hilltop Circle
Sherman Hall, Wing A, Room 426
Baltimore, MD  21250
United States

Contact Dr. Jon Singer
Department Chair
Email: jsinger@umbc.edu
Phone: 410-455-2466
Fax: 410-455-3986

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