Education Career Guide How to become a teacher.

Leads to teacher licensure. Specific grade levels will vary depending on teaching certification in your state.

• Time: 60% of grads earned this degree within 36 months.
• Tuition and fees: $3,770 per 6-month term.

Candidates for this program often include:

• Aspiring elementary school teachers who currently lack a teaching license
• Substitute teachers
• Career-changers
• School paraprofessionals
  
• Others who feel the call to teach

This elementary education degree program includes courses in the foundations of teacher education, instructional planning and presentation, assessment, and classroom management. Core teacher education courses focus on diversity, disciplinary literacy, elementary education methods, and pedagogy. It requires in-classroom observation and a term of full-time demonstration teaching. This online teaching degree program helps you to be eligible for teaching certification in any of the 50 states.

(Specific grade levels will vary depending on licensure in your state.) If your state offers a single K–12 special education teaching license and you are interested in focusing on teaching students with mild to moderate exceptionalities, consider the B.A. Special Education (Mild to Moderate) online teaching degree. 

• Time: 62% of grads earned this degree within 3½ years.
• Tuition and fees: $3,770 per 6-month term.

Candidates for this online teaching degree often include:

• Aspiring special ed teachers who currently lack a teaching license
• Substitute teachers
• Career-changers
• School paraprofessionals
  
• Others who feel the call to teach

This special education teaching online degree program prepares you to teach students with mild-to-moderate disabilities, with courses in the foundations of teaching, instructional planning and presentation, assessment, and classroom management. Core elementary and special education courses focus on diversity, disciplinary literacy, elementary education methods, and special education topics such as law, assessment, and behavioral management. This program requires in-classroom observation and a term of full-time demonstration teaching. Compare B.A. Special Education (Mild to Moderate)

This special education bachelor's degree program will help you prepare for an exciting future helping exceptional students. If your state requires—or if you're interested in—dual licensure in both elementary education and K–12 special education, consider the B.A. Special Education (K–12) program.

• Time: 62% of grads finish similar online teaching degree programs within 3½ years.
• Tuition and fees: $3,770 per 6-month term.
  

Candidates for this special education degree program often include:

• Aspiring special ed teachers who currently lack a teaching license.
• Substitute teachers.
• Career-changers.
• School paraprofessionals.
  
• Others who feel the call to teach.

This online degree program includes coursework and assessments tailor-made for future teachers who are committed to working with students who have mild to moderate learning exceptionalities. It offers deep engagement in serving special education students and leads to your K–12 special education license in states that do not require dual elementary-ed and special-ed licensure. It also includes a preclinical experience with face-to-face observation hours and a Demonstration Teaching component hosted by an experienced teacher and directed by a clinical supervisor.

Specific grade levels will vary depending on teaching licensure in your state.

• Time: 61% of grads earned this degree within 30 months.
• Tuition and fees: $3,770 per 6-month term.

Candidates for this science teaching degree program often include:

• Aspiring junior high math teachers who currently lack a teaching license
• Substitute teachers
• Career-changers with a passion for math
• School paraprofessionals
  
• Others who feel the call to teach

This science teaching degree program includes online courses in the following areas: general education, foundations of teaching, science, mathematics, pedagogy, science education, field experience, and a teacher performance assessment. It requires in-classroom observation and a term of full-time demonstration teaching. This science teaching degree prepares you to be eligible for a teaching license in any of the 50 states.

Leads to teacher licensure. Specific grade levels will vary depending on licensure in your state.

• Time: 71% of grads earned this degree within 42 months.
• Tuition and fees: $3,770 per 6-month term.

Candidates for this math teaching degree program often include:

• Aspiring junior high and high school math teachers who currently lack a teaching license
• Substitute teachers
• Career-changers with a passion for math
• School paraprofessionals
  
• Others who feel the call to teach

This online math teaching degree program includes courses in the foundations of teaching, general education, mathematics content, math education, instructional planning and presentation, and pedagogy. It requires in-classroom observation and a term of full-time demonstration teaching. This online math teaching degree program helps students become eligible for math teaching certification.

Specific grade levels you are qualified to teach will vary depending on teaching certification in your state.

• Time: 69% of grads earned this science teaching degree within 36 months.
• Tuition and fees: $3,770 per 6-month term, plus a one-time fee of $350 to cover the cost of an at-home science lab.

Candidates for this online science teaching degree often include:

• Aspiring junior high or middle school science teachers who currently lack a teaching license
• Substitute teachers
• Career-changers with a passion for science
• School paraprofessionals
  
• Others who feel the call to teach

This science teaching degree program includes coursework in the following areas: general education, foundations of teaching, science, mathematics, pedagogy, science education, field experience, and a teacher performance assessment. It requires in-classroom observation and a term of full-time demonstration teaching.

Leads to teacher licensure. Specific grade levels will vary depending on licensure in your state.

• Time: 71% of grads earned this online chemistry degree within 42 months.
• Tuition and fees: $3,770 per 6-month term, plus a one-time fee of $350 to cover the cost of an at-home science lab.

Candidates for this online chemistry degree program often include:

• Aspiring junior high or high school chemistry teachers who currently lack a teaching license
• Substitute teachers
• Career-changers with a passion for chemistry
• School paraprofessionals
  
• Others who feel the call to teach

This chemistry teaching degree program includes online classes in the following areas: general education, foundations of teaching, general science, mathematics, chemistry, pedagogy, and science education. It requires in-classroom observation and a term of full-time demonstration teaching. Earn a chemistry degree online and be eligible for a teaching certification.

Leads to a teaching license. Specific grade levels will vary depending on teaching certification in your state.

• Time: 67% of graduates finish within 18 months.
  
• Tuition and fees: $3,935 per 6-month term.

Candidates for this master's of arts in education degree program often include:

• Aspiring elementary teachers who currently hold a bachelor's degree but lack a teaching license
• Substitute teachers
• Career-changers
• School paraprofessionals
  
• Others who feel the call to teach

This online teacher's degree includes courses in the foundations of teaching, mathematics content, instructional planning and presentation, elementary education methods, and effective teaching practices. It requires in-classroom observation and a term of full-time demonstration teaching.

Leads to teacher licensure. Specific grade levels will vary depending on licensure in your state.

• Time: 70% of graduates finish this middle school math teaching degree within 18 months.
  
• Tuition and fees: $3,935 per 6-month term.

Candidates for this master's in math education degree often include:

• Aspiring junior high math teachers who currently hold a bachelor's degree but lack a teaching license
• Substitute teachers
• Career-changers with a passion for math
• School paraprofessionals
  
• Others who feel the call to teach

This M.A. Teaching program in middle grades math education includes courses in the foundations of teaching, mathematics education, instructional planning and presentation, and pedagogy. It requires in-classroom observation and a term of full-time demonstration teaching.

It differs from the M.A. Teaching, Mathematics Education (Secondary) program in that it does not require courses in upper levels of calculus, including advanced calculus and mathematical modeling. The curriculum of this online math degree is designed to prepare middle school math teachers for success.

Leads to teacher licensure. Specific grade levels will vary depending on the teaching certification in your state.

• Time: 66% of graduates finish this high school math teaching degree within 18 months.
  
• Tuition and fees: $3,935 per 6-month term.

Candidates for this high school math education program often include:

• Aspiring junior high and high school math teachers who currently hold a bachelor's degree but lack a teaching license
• Substitute teachers
• Career-changers with a passion for math
• School paraprofessionals
  
• Others who feel the call to teach

This online teaching degree in secondary math education includes courses in the foundations of teaching, mathematics education, instructional planning and presentation, and pedagogy. It requires in-classroom observation and a term of full-time demonstration teaching.

It differs from the M.A. Teaching, Mathematics Education (Middle Grades) program in that it includes courses in upper levels of calculus, including advanced calculus and mathematical modeling. Graduates from this secondary math degree program will be eligible for a teaching license in any of the 50 states.

Leads to teacher licensure. Specific grade levels will vary depending on licensure in your state.

• Time: 69% of graduates finish this secondary science teaching degree within 18 months.
  
• Tuition and fees: $3,935 per 6-month term.

Candidates for this high school teaching degree program often include:

• Aspiring junior high and high school science teachers who currently hold a bachelor's degree but lack a teaching license
• Substitute teachers
• Career-changers with a passion for science
• School paraprofessionals
  
• Others who feel the call to teach

This graduate-level secondary science teaching program includes the following areas of coursework: foundations of teaching, science education, pedagogy, field experience, research, and a teacher performance assessment. It requires in-classroom observation and a term of full-time demonstration teaching. You'll be prepared to teach in middle school or high school settings, based on teaching certification in your state.

Leads to teacher licensure. Specific grade levels will vary depending on licensure in your state.

• Time: 74% of graduates finish this online English degree program within 18 months.
  
• Tuition and fees: $3,935 per 6-month term.

Candidates for this high school English teaching program often include:

• Aspiring junior high and high school English teachers who currently hold a bachelor's degree but lack a teaching license
• Substitute teachers
• Career-changers with a passion for English
• School paraprofessionals
  
• Others who feel the call to teach

This secondary English MAT program includes courses in the foundations of teaching, instructional planning and presentation, English content, research, and pedagogy. It requires in-classroom observation and a term of full-time demonstration teaching. This online English degree prepares students for teaching certification in any of the 50 states.

Leads to teacher licensure. Specific grade levels will vary depending on licensure in your state.

• Time: 76% of grads earned this online biology degree within 42 months.
• Tuition and fees: $3,770 per 6-month term, plus a one-time fee of $350 to cover the cost of an at-home science lab.

Candidates for this online teaching degree often include:

• Aspiring junior high or high school biology teachers who currently lack a teaching license
• Substitute teachers
• Career-changers with a passion for biology
• School paraprofessionals
  
• Others who feel the call to teach

This biology teaching degree program includes online courses in the following areas: general education, foundations of teaching, general science, mathematics, biology, pedagogy, and science education. It requires in-classroom observation and a term of full-time demonstration teaching.

Leads to teacher licensure. Specific grade levels will vary depending on teaching license options in your state.

• Time: 67% of grads earned this online physics degree within 36 months.
• Tuition and fees: $3,770 per 6-month term, plus a one-time fee of $350 to cover the cost of an at-home science lab.

Candidates for this online teaching degree often include:

• Aspiring junior high or high school physics teachers who currently lack a teaching license
• Substitute teachers
• Career-changers with a passion for physics
• School paraprofessionals
  
• Others who feel the call to teach

This physics teaching degree program includes online courses in the following areas: general education, foundations of teaching, general science, mathematics, physics, pedagogy, and science education. It requires in-classroom observation and a term of full-time demonstration teaching. Graduates of this online teaching degree program will be eligible for teaching certification.

Leads to teacher licensure. Specific grade levels will vary depending on teaching license options in your state.

• Time: 69% of grads earned this middle school teaching and high school teaching degree within 42 months.
• Tuition and fees: $3,770 per 6-month term, plus a one-time fee of $350 to cover the cost of an at-home science lab.

Candidates for this science teaching degree program often include:

• Aspiring junior high or high school geoscience teachers who currently lack a teaching license
• Substitute teachers
• Career-changers with a passion for earth science
• School paraprofessionals
  
• Others who feel the call to teach

This geosciences teaching degree program includes online courses in the following areas: general education, foundations of teaching, general science, mathematics, earth sciences, pedagogy, and science education. It requires in-classroom observation and a term of full-time demonstration teaching. This high school teaching degree program prepares you for teaching licensure in any of the 50 states.