Master of Arts (M.A.) Major in Secondary Education

The program develops teacher leaders who will make significant contributions in schools and other educational settings. The department offers paid assistantships, which give students opportunities to help professors conduct research or teach classes while earning a salary. The program develops teacher leaders who will make significant contributions in schools and other educational settings. Since its inception in 1899 as a teachers college, Texas State University has continuously prepared educators who will bring about positive change in schools. Texas State proudly offers a variety of Master of Arts (M.A.) and Master of Education (M.Ed.) programs in Secondary Education for graduate students who aspire to make significant educational contributions in schools and other educational settings. The program's most famous graduate is Lyndon Baines Johnson, who taught speech in a public school in Texas before becoming President of the United States. The course options that are integrated into these degree programs offer valuable opportunities for additional depth or breadth according to students’ goals and interests.