Overview

Educators and learners today face a crisis. According to the Economic Policy Institute, “The teacher shortage is real, large and growing, and worse than we thought.” It’s not just elementary teaching jobs that need to be filled. The shortage of credentialed teachers is felt especially hard in special education, STEM subjects, and high-poverty schools.

The Teaching (Online) degree at American University Washington DC will prepare you to turn learning differences into learning strengths as you delve deep into a cutting-edge curriculum that leverages advancements in neurodevelopment, social-emotional interventions, and a multidisciplinary approach to elementary education.

Careers

The students channel their talents and the skills they’ve developed in the program into a wide variety of career roles and elementary teaching jobs, including classroom teachers, learning specialists, professors, adult educators, bilingual teachers, tutors, researchers, program heads, policymakers, education administration jobs, arts coordinators, curriculum specialists, and educational game designers.

Within six months of completing their programs, 93 percent of American University’s Master of Arts in Teaching graduates are working, continuing their education, or both. Though American University cannot guarantee employment after graduation, we do everything we can through the career services programs to help students identify the right career pathways and opportunities.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Education

Theories of Educational Psychology and Human Development

Effective Teaching for Diverse Students

Teaching Literacy in the Elementary School

Children's Literature: A Critical Literacy Perspective

Special Education for Exceptional Children

Teaching Mathematics in the Elementary School

Teaching Science in the Elementary School

Key information

Duration

Part-time
- 24 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-08-25 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-07-27 00:00:00
Starting 2027-05-11 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-04-20 00:00:00

Language

English

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Credits

33 SCH

Delivered

Online

Campus Location

Washington, D. C., United States

Disciplines

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

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120

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TOEFL^® IBT

100

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IELTS

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General requirements

Statement of Purpose

Official Transcripts

Letters of Recommendation

Resumé

TOEFL (non-native English speakers)

Tuition Fees

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International Applies to you

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Non-residents

34320 USD / year

≈ 34320 USD / year
Out-of-State

34320 USD / year

≈ 34320 USD / year
Domestic

Applies to you

In-State

34320 USD / year

≈ 34320 USD / year

Funding

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