Online and Distance Education
Carmichael Hall, Room 200
Ball State University
Muncie, IN 47306

Hours: Summer hours through Aug. 13: 7:30 a.m.-4 p.m. Eastern time, Monday-Friday
Phone: 1-800-872-0369 or 765-285-1581
Fax: 765-285-7161
E-mail: distance@bsu.edu

Master of Arts in Education in Elementary Education

Webinar
Register for a June 12 webinar about our master's in elementary education. You will be able to chat live with a faculty advisor. The session will be held at 1 p.m. Eastern time.
Our all-online master of arts in education (MAE) in elementary education has several focus areas, which allows you to customize your program to your career goals. 

And, you will be learning from a university recently ranked by U.S. News & World Report as one of the best graduate teacher education programs in the nation.

If it is quality service you like, in 2012 U.S. News ranked Ball State's Teachers College 17th in the nation for student services and technology for online students in educator preparation programs.

Our program is fully accredited by the National Council for the Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE), the North Central Association, and the Indiana Professional Standards Board.

If you are an Indiana teacher, earning our master's degree in a specific content area can make you eligible for the state's 10-year accomplished practitioner license.

Focus Areas
If you are you looking for specializations in applied classroom practices, early childhood education, reading, autism, educational technology, gifted and talented education, math education, or response to intervention, learn more about our many focus areas that allow you to customize your master's degree to fit your needs best.

Accelerated Track
Three of our degree options can be earned in less than 18 months (four semesters) with no waiting lists as they are offered in an accelerated, online format. Learn more about our new accelerated master's degree programs.

Academic Advisor
Harold Roberts 
Department of Elementary Education

Get Started
Learn more about admission requirements for this degree.