M.Ed. in Educational Leadership

The Master’s of Education Leadership (EdL) Program provides candidates with three pathways for earning a master’s degree. The first is a full-time, 10-month residency program at one of the 16 K-12 High Tech High Schools. The second and third pathways are almost exclusively online, completed in either 10 or 20 months with a required one-week immersion course at our San Diego campus, where you will take a deep dive into project-based learning pedagogies and build community with your cohort. All three pathways are designed as a cohort learning model with students from diverse professional backgrounds who progress through the program as a group.

The EdL program is designed to help educators strengthen the skills, mindsets and tools to lead for justice and deeper learning. Our program is uniquely created for educators with at least three years of on-the-ground experience and who are ready to commit to self-development within a dedicated learning community. Our courses are designed and taught by faculty from the High Tech High Graduate School of Education, national practitioners, and educators from HTH K-12 schools. Graduates of the 10-month in-person Residency and the 10 and 20-month online program are poised for leadership positions in PreK-12 schools, districts, educational non-profit organizations,startups, and government agencies.