Master of Education in Educational Technology Online

Elevate your ability to manage technology in school environments with this asynchronous program that explores modern instructional design trends and innovative online learning tools.

Apply by: 12/30/24
Start class: 1/13/25
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Program Overview

Transform your classroom with the master’s in educational technology online program

Prepare to inspire innovation with the flexible online Master of Education in Educational Technology program. This dynamic program empowers you to design and implement classroom technologies and assess their impact on student learning. Benefit from instruction by experienced faculty and expand your professional network through interactions with our supportive online learning community.

Build advanced expertise with multimedia design principles and examine the use of microcomputers in a wide range of academic environments. The curriculum for the online master’s in educational technology program examines the theoretical and research perspectives of online learning and aligns with standards established by the International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE).

As a student of this educational technology master’s online program, you will learn how to:

  • Design and develop technology-integrated learning experiences
  • Select, evaluate, and implement educational technologies
  • Utilize technology tools to assess student learning
  • Analyze data to evaluate technology integration impact
  • Advocate for the effective use of educational technology
  • Lead professional development initiatives in educational technology
  • Apply ethical frameworks to technology use in education
  • Understand legal and privacy concerns related to educational technology
  • Design and develop technology-integrated learning experiences
  • Select, evaluate, and implement educational technologies
  • Utilize technology tools to assess student learning
  • Analyze data to evaluate technology integration impact
  • Advocate for the effective use of educational technology
  • Lead professional development initiatives in educational technology
  • Apply ethical frameworks to technology use in education
  • Understand legal and privacy concerns related to educational technology

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Total Tuition $14,970*
Duration As few as 12-14 months
Credit Hours 30
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Tuition

Earn your degree affordably with pay-by-the-course tuition

Tuition for the Master of Education in Educational Technology online program is affordable and paid by the course, so you can achieve your academic goals while remaining within your budget.

Tuition breakdown

Total Tuition $14,970*
Per Credit Hour $499

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Calendar

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The Texas State Master of Education in Educational Technology is delivered in a convenient online learning format that offers maximum flexibility for working adults like you. Choose the start date that fits your goals.

TermStart DateApp DeadlineDocument DeadlineRegistration DeadlineTuition DeadlineClass End DateTerm Length
Spring 1 20251/13/2512/30/241/6/251/13/251/13/253/3/258 weeks
Spring 2 20253/4/252/18/252/25/253/4/253/4/255/7/258 weeks

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Apply by 12/30/24
Start Class 1/13/25

Admissions

Create an application checklist for the online M.Ed. edu technology program

Apply to the online M.Ed. in Educational Technology program quickly and easily with our streamlined admission process. Review the admission requirements below and take the next step toward your professional goals.


To be eligible to earn your M.Ed. in Educational Technology online from Texas State University, you must have the following:

  • Completed online application
  • Nonrefundable application fee of $55 ($90 for international*)
  • Baccalaureate degree from a regionally accredited university
  • Copy of official transcripts from all institutions where course credit was granted
  • Minimum 2.75 GPA overall or 2.75 GPA in your last 60 hours of undergraduate course work (plus any completed graduate courses)
  • A statement of purpose that addresses your reasons for choosing the program, your area of study, your relevant experiences, your career goals, and the attributes that will make you successful in the program
  • Approved English proficiency exam score:
    • Applicants are required to submit an approved English proficiency exam score that meets the minimum program requirements below unless they have earned a bachelor’s degree or higher from a regionally accredited U.S. institution or the equivalent from a country on our exempt countries list.
      • Official TOEFL iBT scores required with a 78 overall
      • Official PTE scores required with a 52 overall
      • Official IELTS (academic) scores required with a 6.5 overall and minimum individual module scores of 6.0
      • Official Duolingo Scores required with a 110 overall
      • Official TOEFL Essentials scores required with an 8.5 overall

You have the opportunity to upload copies of your official transcripts during the application process (not print-outs, grade reports, advising transcripts or transcripts stamped "unofficial"). You can accomplish this by ordering or requesting your official transcripts from your university registrar, opening the documents, and scanning them into one PDF file. Please follow the instructions below when uploading your documents:

  • Redact your social security number every time it appears, but do not make additional alterations
  • Include front pages and back pages as well as the transcript legend
  • Combine multiple pages and/or multiple transcripts into one PDF
  • Arrange all pages in the correct order
  • Remove any encryption/password protections

Electronic transcripts can be sent to Texas State University graduate admissions at [email protected].

Official transcripts can be mailed to:

TXST One Stop
Texas State University – Graduate Admissions
601 University Dr.
San Marcos, TX 78666

*Texas State defines an international student as anyone who is in a non-immigrant visa status, including H-1B visa holders. If you are not a U.S. citizen, permanent resident, refugee, or asylee, you would be classified as an international student and should complete the international application for admission.

Admission Requirements

  • Minimum 2.75 GPA
  • No GRE required
  • Bachelor’s degree from a regionally accredited university

Courses

Our master’s in educational technology online program features cutting-edge curriculum

To graduate from the M.Ed. in Educational Tech online degree program, you must complete a total of 30 credit hours, including 24 credit hours of core courses and six credit hours of electives.

Duration: 8 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
Study of problems in the education of children in the schools. Topics include basic research procedures needed in the preparation of thesis or other research reports and development or skill in reading, analysis, and application of educational and behavioral research. A research paper is required of each student
Duration: 8 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
This course provides hands-on experience with a variety of educational uses of microcomputers in early childhood, elementary, middle, and high schools. Review of relevant research and discussion of current issues will also be included.
Duration: 8 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
This course focuses on both instructional and multimedia design principles. Students will design, implement, and evaluate an extended technology project to solve an instructional problem.
Duration: 8 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
Students will examine trends and issues related to the integration of technology in instruction based on learning theory, learners’ needs, teaching strategies/practices, social and psychological factors, and state/national standards.
Duration: 8 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
This course is designed to help the Educational Technologist manage the various needs and technologies in the school setting. Emphasis will be placed on planning for integration and management, hardware issues, software issues, and personnel issues
Duration: 8 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
This course is designed to introduce students to those leadership skills required for implementing technology in an education program.
Duration: 8 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
This course will focus on the use of instructional design principles in Educational Technology to solve instructional problems. Topics covered include developing teacher training materials, courses, individualized instruction, websites, multimedia projects, workshops, and online instruction in the education setting.
Duration: 8 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
This course will provide students with information on current issues and emerging trends to enhance their ability to function effectively as educational technology leaders at the school, district, or agency level. May be repeated once for credit with different emphasis.

Take two courses outside of the Education Technology program. Pick courses that will help you design instruction once you’re done with the program. They can be C&I; Professional Development; Adult Education; Educational Leadership; or Organization, Workforce, and Leadership Studies (OWLS); i.e., Career and Technical Education (CTE) courses. 

Duration: 8 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
The Educational Technology Internship allows the intern to apply theory into practice in a real world setting. The intern is provided site-based opportunities for applying leadership skills in training teachers to use technology in an educational setting.
Duration: 8 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
This course will examine theoretical and research perspectives of learning in an online context. Students will analyze online tools in relation to teaching objectives and design an online component to a course they teach.

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