Overview

Key facts

The Individually Designed in Education program at Stanford University is based on an individual program of study developed in consultation with the student's Stanford GSE advisor and must be finished in 3 years. The program consists of 45 units for the degree, at least 27 of which must be taken within Stanford GSE (students register in the Stanford GSE course number). Prospective students must submit the following for consideration into the program:

A statement of purpose indicating the relevance of a MA in Education to the student's doctoral degree and the academic rationale for the program proposal.A preliminary program proposal outlining the proposed coursework for the master's degree.If admitted to the program, a Graduate Program Authorization Petition must be submitted by the student in Axess (link is external) and be approved by the student's home department.

The Associate Dean of Student Affairs will appoint a program advisor for the student. The advisor will develop the final program proposal in consultation with the student and subject to the approval of the Associate Dean of Student Affairs.

Programme Structure

Courses included:

Well-Being in Immigrant Children & Youth: A Service Learning Course

Psychological and Educational Resilience Among Children and Youth

Workshop: Comparative Studies of Educational and Political Systems-Bromley

Psychology and American Indian Mental Health

Urban Education

Issues in Evaluation-Porteus

Research in Curriculum and Teacher Education-Borko

Education's Digital Future-Barron

Proseminar 3-Reardon & Frye Leinhos

Designing Learning Spaces-Forssell

Supporting Students with Special Needs-Fur

Higher Education and Society-Stevens

Applied Quasi-Experimental Research in Education

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 36 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2027-09-22 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-11-15 00:00:00

Language

English

TOEFL^® IBT

100

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Credits

45 alternative credits

45 units

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Stanford, United States

Disciplines

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Academic requirements

GRE^®

Required

English requirements

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100

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Other requirements

General requirements

An Individually Designed M.A. application form
A statement of purpose indicating the relevance of a MA in Education to the student's doctoral degree and the academic rationale for the program proposal.
A preliminary program proposal outlining the proposed coursework for the master's degree.
If admitted to the program, a Graduate Program Authorization Petition must be submitted by the student in Axess and be approved by the student's home department.
The Associate Dean of Student Affairs will appoint a program advisor for the student. The advisor will develop the final program proposal in consultation with the student and subject to the approval of the Associate Dean of Student Affairs.

Tuition Fees

Tuition fees are shown in and the most likely applicable fee is shown based on your nationality.

International Applies to you

Applies to you

Non-residents

42360 USD / year

≈ 42360 USD / year
Out-of-State

42360 USD / year

≈ 42360 USD / year
Domestic

Applies to you

In-State

26480 USD / year

≈ 26480 USD / year

Additional Details

Tuition per quarter.

Living costs

Stanford

United States

1100 - 1600 USD / month

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

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