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M.Ed. – Curriculum & Instruction

A master's that fits your life.

Rio's fully online M.Ed. in Curriculum & Instruction lets you finish in about a year, taking one project at a time, so you're never choosing between your job and your degree. Every course builds a portfolio of real work you can put to use right away, whether you're a teacher moving up the salary lane or a training pro earning your credential.

Accredited by the Higher Learning Commission (HLC) and priced to stay within reach, it's a graduate program rooted in the communities you serve, because there's something special about earning it at Rio.

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University of
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$10,500

$350 / credit hour

10 months

Youngstown State University

$13,080

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Kent State University

$13,400

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Ohio University

$15,150

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M.Ed. – Curriculum & Instruction

Online Curriculum

Rio's M.Ed. in Curriculum & Instruction is fully online and non-licensure, designed to be completed in as little as ten months. Courses run in seven-week terms with six start dates per year, and each term carries a uniform six-credit load so the pace stays consistent from start to finish.

Every course produces a portfolio-ready artifact. There are no exams, just project-based work you can put to use as soon as you complete it. By the time you graduate, you'll have a collection of real deliverables that reflect the full scope of the program.

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Portfolio

2 credits

Mentoring Models

2 credits

Learning Theory

2 credits

Leaders & Change

2 credits

Curriculum

2 credits

Research & Evaluation Methods

2 credits

Literacy in Technology

2 credits

Grant Writing

2 credits

Foundations of AI in Curriculum & Instruction

2 credits

Assessment Design and Learning Data

3 credits

Learning Experience Design: Curriculum Across Modalities

3 credits

Differentiation and Universal Design for Learning

3 credits

Curriculum Design Capstone

3 credits

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