Prepare to be a Teacher, Teacher Educator, or Advance Your Career as an Educator

For more than 130 years, National Louis University has been a pioneering and innovative force in new teacher preparation, educator advancement, and educational leadership.

● National Louis University offers bachelor’s, master’s, post-master’s programs in today’s in-demand areas of education, from classroom specializations to school leadership, counseling, psychology, and more.

● Our faculty balances the practical aspects of working in schools with the importance of research, enabling you to increase your knowledge while participating in powerful learning experiences.

● At NLU we have flexible schedules to fit your lifestyle. Students can take full or part-time, daytime or evening classes. We make advancing your teaching career faster, easier and more convenient.

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Degree Options

  • B.A. in Applied Educational Studies
  • B.A. in Early Childhood Education
  • B.A. in Elementary Education
  • B.A. in Infant -Toddler Studies
  • M.A.T. in Early Childhood Education
  • M.A.T. in Elementary Education
  • M.A.T. in Middle Grades Education
  • M.A.T. in Secondary Education
  • M.A.T. in Special Education
  • M.Ed. in Curriculum and Instruction with Advanced Professional Specializations
  • M.Ed. in Early Childhood Administration
  • M.Ed. in Educational Leadership
  • M.Ed. in Higher Education Leadership & Student Affairs
  • M.Ed. in Learning Sciences Education
  • M.Ed. in Reading
  • M.Ed. in Teacher Leadership
  • Ed.D. in Educational Leadership
  • Ed.D. in Higher Ed Leadership
  • Ed.D. in Postsecondary Teaching and Instructional Leadership
  • Ed.D. Teaching and Learning: Curriculum, Advocacy and Policy
  • Ed.D. Teaching and Learning: Disability and Equity in Education
  • Ed.D. Teaching and Learning: Reading, Language and Literacy
  • Ed.S. in Applied Behavior Analysis
  • Ed.S. in Curriculum and Instruction with Advanced Professional Specializations
  • Ed.S. in Educational Leadership
  • Ed.S. in Higher Ed Leadership
  • Ed.S. in Learning Sciences Education
  • Ed.S. in Reading
  • Ed.S. in School Psychology
  • Ed.S. in Teacher Leadership

National Louis University offers more than 70 career-focused endorsement, certificate, undergraduate, graduate and doctoral programs in Chicago and Florida.

Every individual deserves an education that helps them reach their full potential

To Fulfill its Promise, NLU Offers:

Military Support

Military Support

Career Development

Career Development

Scholarships

Scholarships

NLU Alumni 2020

"Remote teaching methods are critical here. The feeling of being with other in the same space, even if only virtually, is essential to maintain that intangible but vital feeling of participating in a community of learning."

NLU Alumni 2020