Research and Assessment in Education and Human Services, M.Ed.

Specialization leading to a Master of Education  degree.

(30 credits)

The Master’s degree in Research and Assessment in Education and Human Services is designed to ground students in applied research methodology in education and human services, as well as in data-based decision-making for school evaluation and improvement. Unlike other programs that specialize in particular content areas, the Research and Assessment in Education and Human Services program provides students with research skills that can be applied in a variety of fields related to education. A student may choose to focus on research methods and statistics courses (especially valuable for those interested in conducting research, entering psychology/sociology fields, or pursuing doctoral studies), or to pursue courses that align with one of the three advanced graduate certificates: Data-Based Decision Making, Advanced Graduate Certificate  (for expertise in school and student performance data and school evaluation), Program Evaluation in Educational and Youth-Serving Organizations, Graduate Certificate  (data-based program assessment for youth-serving organizations), or Data Analytics in Education, Graduate Certificate  (working with data analytics and data visualization using education data).