{"id":539,"date":"2017-12-21T18:55:46","date_gmt":"2017-12-21T18:55:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nau.edu\/ed-leadership\/?page_id=539"},"modified":"2025-08-14T15:08:59","modified_gmt":"2025-08-14T15:08:59","slug":"graduate-degrees-and-programs","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/department-educational-leadership\/graduate-degrees-and-programs\/","title":{"rendered":"Graduate degrees and programs"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Graduate degrees and programs<\/h1>\n<h2>Advance your career with a master&#8217;s degree from Northern Arizona University<\/h2>\n<p>The Department of Educational Leadership at NAU offers master&#8217;s degrees for those wishing to advance their career in Ed Leadership.<\/p>\n<h3>MEd degrees<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/department-educational-leadership\/med-principal-k-12\/\">Educational Leadership \u2013 Principal Certification K-12, Master of Education\u00a0<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/department-educational-leadership\/med-instructional-leadership-k-12-school-leadership\/\">Educational Leadership \u2013 Instructional Leadership K-12 School Leadership, Master of Education\u00a0<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/department-educational-leadership\/med-educational-foundations\/\">Educational Leadership &#8211; Educational Foundations, Master of Education<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/department-educational-leadership\/med-community-college-higher-education\/\">Educational Leadership &#8211; Community College\/Higher Education, Master of Education\u00a0<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/department-educational-leadership\/med-international-educational-leadership\/\">International Educational Leadership, Master of Education<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>EdD degrees<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/department-educational-leadership\/cche\/\">Educational Leadership &#8211; Community College \/ Higher Education Administration<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/department-educational-leadership\/phd-educational-leadership-doctor-of-education\/\">Educational Leadership &#8211; K-12 Administration<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Certificates<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/department-educational-leadership\/gcert-community-college-teaching-and-learning\/\">Community College Teaching and Learning, Graduate Certificate<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/department-educational-leadership\/gcert-principal\/\">Principal, Graduate Certificate<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/department-educational-leadership\/gcert-superintendent\/\">Superintendent, Graduate Certificate<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Learn more about NAU&#8217;s Education Leadership <a href=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/department-educational-leadership\/accreditation\/\">accreditation information<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h3>Programs of study<\/h3>\n<p>Programs of study include a complete set of courses and other work that must be successfully completed before qualifying for a degree, diploma, or certificate from the Department of Educational Leadership. The program of study is the agreed-upon plan between you and your faculty advisor on completing program requirements. It is used as a verification document when you apply for graduation. Your program of study will depend on the date you started.<\/p>\n<p>Please visit the <a href=\"http:\/\/legacy.nau.edu\/GradCol\/Degrees-and-Programs\/Programs-of-Study-Page\/\">Office of Graduate and Professional Studies programs of study<\/a> page to see a complete list of Programs of study.<\/p>\n<h3>Accreditation<\/h3>\n<p>In addition to the accreditation NAU receives from the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hlcommission.org\/\">Higher Learning Commission<\/a> (HLC), the College of Education\u00a0programs are also\u00a0accredited by several accrediting bodies. The preK12 leadership programs in EDL are all accredited by <a href=\"https:\/\/caepnet.org\/\">CAEP<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h3>Find out more about university-level and COE accreditation<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/legacy.nau.edu\/accreditation\/\">NAU accreditation<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/legacy.nau.edu\/COE\/About\/Accreditation\/\">College of Education accreditation<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<!-- shortcode-right-column -->\n<div class=\"shortcode-right-column\" >\n    <div class=\"shortcode-right-column__container\">\n<!-- shortcode-contact -->\n<div class=\"shortcode-contact\">\n    <div class=\"contact-header\">\n        <h3>Contact the Department of Educational Leadership<\/h3>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"contact-body\">\n                <a href=\"mailto:edl@nau.edu\" aria-label=\"Contact the Department of Educational Leadership: Email Address\" title=\"Email Address\">\n            <div class=\"contact-icon-container\">\n                <i class=\"fas fa-envelope\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\n                <span class=\"sr-only\">Email:<\/span>\n            <\/div>\n            <div class=\"contact-email\">edl&#8203;@nau.edu<\/div>\n        <\/a>\n                        <a href=\"tel:928-523-3202\" aria-label=\"Contact the Department of Educational Leadership: Telephone Number\" title=\"Telephone Number\">\n            <div class=\"contact-icon-container\">\n                <i class=\"fas fa-phone\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\n                <span class=\"sr-only\">Call:<\/span>\n            <\/div>\n            <div class=\"contact-phone\">928-523-3202<\/div>\n        <\/a>\n            <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<!-- shortcode-button -->\n<div class=\"shortcode-button shortcode-button--left\">\n      <a class=\"main-button\" href=\"https:\/\/legacy.nau.edu\/graduate-college\/admissions\/\">Get application information<\/a>\n  <\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Graduate degrees and programs Advance your career with a master&#8217;s degree from Northern Arizona University The Department of Educational Leadership at NAU offers master&#8217;s degrees for those wishing to advance their career in Ed Leadership. 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