The Gratz College’s Master of Arts in Education Program offers a concentration in instruction and is designed to provide teachers with knowledge and practical skills that they can actually utilize in the classroom. The goal is to enhance classroom instruction and to empower teachers to reach their full potential as educators.

All courses, and the program, focus on helping teachers enhance instruction and learning in public and private school classrooms, kindergarten through high school.

The courses are taught using a variety of interactive instructional techniques, including cooperative learning, projects, small group participation, classroom strategies application and lots of discussion.

Courses are taught by master classroom teachers with years of experience of working in public elementary, middle school, and secondary settings. The courses are “state of the art,” developed by some of the preeminent educational research and design organizations in the country.

The courses are offered on convenient weekend and week-long intensive time schedules, which research has proven the best for “immersion learning” and transfer of skills training.

Tuition is reasonable for a 3-credit graduate course and it includes all fees and materials.

Coursework for this 33 credit M.A. in Education Program is offered on-campus and at many off-campus sites in Pennsylvania. Three credits, 45196 Educational Research, must be taken on-campus in Melrose Park. We value teacher’s time and the need for convenience; therefore we bring the program off-campus to them.

Courses are conducted in the traditional teacher/student classroom setting and are not video, internet, or distance learning courses. Courses may also be taken on a non-degree seeking basis for Act 48 professional development credit and/or salary advancement.