Foundational & Graduate Studies in Education

Advance your education, enhance your skills and increase your earning potential with our advanced education master’s degrees, certifications and post-baccalaureate programs.

Programs that Enrich Your Career

Expand your skill set and create opportunities for professional growth with the programs in our Department of Foundational & Graduate Studies in Education (FGSE). Our programs combine engaging instruction, advising and mentorship, academic research and practical field experience to give you a well-rounded education that sets you on the path to success.

"I would recommend the doctoral program at MSU to anyone who is looking to challenge themselves and make a statement in the world and be able to affect change at the highest level and have the credentials to allow them to do that."

Ian Levenstein

Ed.D. program graduate

FGSE Programs

Teachers who complete a Rank I program may obtain a Rank change for salary purposes in Kentucky. We offer Rank I programs in the following areas:

Rank I in Career and Technical Education (See Department of Agricultural Sciences)
Rank I in Counseling
Rank I with Environmental Education Endorsement
Rank I General Pedagogy
Rank I with Gifted Students P-12 Endorsement
Rank I with Literacy Specialist Endorsement P-12
Rank I with Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) P-12 Endorsement
Rank I in Educational Technology with Instructional Computer Technology Endorsement
Gifted Education Endorsement