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Educational Administration, MEd
Prepare to become an educational leader with a Masters in Educational Administration at Seattle University—gain the tools to lead equitable and just educational systems.
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About this Program
Advancing Leadership for Innovative and Equitable Education Systems
The educational administration program is designed to prepare working professionals aspiring toward roles as principals, executive directors, administrators and instructional leaders. Students also choose a Principal or Program Administrator’s specialization and complete the corresponding certificate coursework.
Graduates develop a deep understanding of leadership practice and of the systemic inequity built into our educational settings. Then we empower graduates to become leaders who are the catalysts for transformative change.
- We frontload context and scholarship with a focus on critical theory, educational justice, instructional leadership and community engagement.
- We partner applied learning with reflective practice, self understanding and advanced leadership study.
- We work to build an expanding management toolbox for each emerging leader.
- We operate as a cohort, to establish a model network of professional learning and support.
Upcoming Info Session
Educational Administration Info Session
- February 27, 2025
- 6:00pm PT - 7:00pm PT
- Virtual
Designed for Leaders and Change-Makers
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Pathways for Leadership Excellence
Designed for working professionals, our program attracts educators who are passionate about making a difference in the pursuit of excellence and equity for students, staff, and schools. Our academic pathways help you focus your leadership career on public schools, mission-driven schools or organizational change.
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Working for Social Justice, Inclusivity and Equity
“Seattle University is a great place for any student who wants to go into education and solve the issues head on.” - Baionne Coleman Principal, Rainier Valley Leadership Academy
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Accelerated Education Administration Certificates
Do you already have a master’s degree but want to gain in-demand education administration skills and credentials? Students who already hold a master's degree may also apply for an accelerated Principal or Program Administrator’s post-master's certification to take your career to the next level.
All Educational Administration students participate in an extensive yearlong leadership experience. The program works in partnership with the district, school or organization in which interns work to ensure high quality, rigorous field experiences.
Further, we work closely with each candidate’s district, school or organization to facilitate the best possible intern placements and mentorships.
In addition, over the course of their study, Educational Administration students are asked to explore settings beyond their workplace through alternate site visits and summer field work that explores the critical impact and importance of schools’ community engagement and partnership.
Hear From Our Alumni
Baionne Coleman, ‘18
"SU is a great place for a student who wants to go solve issues head on. There is a respect for other ethnicities and cultures represented in our communities, so we understand what it looks like to be culturally responsive. We understand what other cultures are experiencing in schools and dig deep into why that is happening. If you want to make a change and address social justice, inclusivity and equity, SU is the place for you—because you're being taught what it looks like in practice."
Principal, Rainier Valley Leadership Academy
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Get in Touch
We’re here to help. For information about Educational Administration at Seattle University, contact:
Ashley Miller
Senior Admissions Counselor
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