Online Programs

Advance Your Education Online

The Pitt School of Education offers a variety of graduate degrees and certificates in fully online and hybrid formats. Our students enjoy the following benefits:

• Flexible and convenient design
• Taught by Pitt Education faculty
• Same acacdemic rigor as in-person 
• Ideal for working professionals and people located outside of the Pittsburgh area 

Fully Online Programs

These programs are 100% online and can be completed by students from anywhere in the world. In-state tuition is available for all students. 

We offer them through Pitt Online, a division of the University Center for Teaching and Learning. Pitt Online has received the Blackboard Catalyst Award for online courses that excel in design, student experience, and learning support. 

• Critical Technology and Digital Media for Learning Certificate

• Infant Mental Health Continuing Education Course

• Instructional Design and Technology Certificate

• Master of Education in Curriculum and Instruction

• STEAM Certificate

• STEAM Continuing Education Course
   

Hybrid Programs

Offered through the School of Education, these programs offer a dynamic combination of online and face-to-face courses. They are ideal for students who want the best of both worlds: the convenience of an online education with the impact of in-person experiences.

Applied Developmental Psychology

• Infant Mental Health Certificate

Doctor of Education (EdD)

• All areas of concentration in our EdD program:
  • ​Education Leadership, Health and Physical Activity, Higher Education, Out-of-School Learning, STEM, Social and Comparative Analysis in Education, Special Education, and Urban Education

Education/School Leadership

• K-12 Principal Certification
• Master of Education in Education Leadership
• EdD in Education Leadership

Reading Education

• Master of Education and Reading Specialist Certificate
• Reading Specialist Certificate

Special Education

• Supervisor of Special Education Certificate
• EdD in Special Education

Visual Impairment and Blindness

• Certification as Teacher of Students with Visual Impairments
• Certification as Orientation and Mobility Specialist
• Dual Certification as Teacher of Students with Visual Impairments and Orientation and Mobility Specialist
• These programs can also be combined with a Master of Education degree