Graduate degree specializations
Counseling psychology &
school psychology
Department of Educational Leadership & Counseling Psychology
The counseling psychology program offers the Ph.D. in counseling psychology, available at the Pullman campus and masters degrees (both Masters of Arts and Masters of Education), available at the Pullman and Tri-Cities campuses.
Cultural studies &
social thought in education
Department of Teaching & Learning
The cultural studies and social thought in education Ph.D. option is a rigorous, flexible, and individually-tailored course of study that focuses on the problems of culture and power in the contemporary and historical contexts of education.
Curriculum & instruction
Department of Teaching & Learning
The curriculum and instruction specialization offers graduate study at the master’s degree level. The specialization offers students rigorous and individually tailored programs of study. The M.A. and Ed.M. degree programs are designed for students with bachelor's degrees who have an interest in deepening their knowledge in a specific content area (in or outside the College of Education) as well as educational research in curriculum and instruction. The specialization emphasizes applying research, theory, and evidence-based practices to improve education and is designed especially for secondary teachers who wish to take courses in their teaching field as well as advanced coursework in teaching and learning. Comparison of T&L master’s degree options
Educational leadership (K-12)
Department of Educational Leadership & Counseling Psychology
The educational leadership program offers graduate studies at the masters and doctoral levels, plus administrator certification programs for the superintendent, residency principal, and residency program administrator certificates. Program faculty provide a balance and integration of practical experience, theory, and research and aim to prepare educational leaders who function as scholar-practitioners.
Educational psychology
Department of Educational Leadership & Counseling Psychology
The educational psychology program, with core requirements in research, evaluation, and measurement, provides you with a solid academic foundation in educational assessment.
ELL/bilingual
Department of Teaching & Learning
Higher education administration
Department of Educational Leadership & Counseling Psychology
The higher education program is dedicated to meeting your needs as current and future leaders and faculty in colleges and universities. Course work focuses on leadership development and organizational theory within a multicultural context.
Language and literacy
Department of Teaching & Learning
Masters in Teaching
Department of Teaching & Learning
The M.I.T is intended for those who already possess a bachelor’s degree in a field other than education and is designed to prepare them to become effective elementary and secondary education teachers. This program of study leads to a masters degree and a State of Washington teaching certificate. The M.I.T degree is available to students at the Pullman, Spokane and Vancouver campuses.
Mathematics education*
Department of Teaching & Learning
The Ph.D. in mathematics education involves a comprehensive course of study that extends the core Ph.D. requirements by focusing on important issues and evidence in the field of mathematics education.
*The mathematics education program is currently not accepting any new students.
Special education
Department of Teaching & Learning
Sport management
Department of Educational Leadership & Counseling Psychology
The sport management specialization is designed to prepare you for a variety of careers in the sport industry, including positions with professional sport organizations and events, university athletic departments, community and recreational sport agencies, amateur sports organizations, sport merchandising companies, and sport journalism enterprises. WSU offers the only comprehensive masters degree preparation in sport management in the Pacific Northwest.
Teacher leadership
Department of Teaching & Learning
The education doctorate (Ed.D.) in Teacher Leadership is designed to provide access to rigorous doctoral study on each of our WSU campuses. This specialization develops K-16 teachers and teacher leaders for intellectual and practical leadership within classrooms, schools, districts, and the larger educational policy arena.
