Master of Arts in Educational Leadership and Administration

The Master of Arts in Educational Leadership and Administration is designed for the working professional in the K-12 arena who is interested in various school-based and central office leadership positions, supervisory positions, and increased responsibility in teaching. The program is designed to prepare graduates for advanced levels of professional responsibility in diverse school communities and to increase their technical, conceptual, political, and leadership skills. Emphasis is on leadership and management, change, communication, organizational learning, administrative and legal issues, human relations, human resource development, general supervisory principles and responsibilities, and supervision of instruction.

Graduate School of Education and Human Development at The George Washington University

For more than 100 years, the Graduate School of Education and Human Development (GSEHD) has continually adapted to and confronted challenging social, economic and political climates, all the while maintaining a steadfast commitment to providing the highest quality education for graduate students and the communities we serve.

GSEHD is known for its nationally and internationally renowned faculty, robust partnerships, and engaged students, who emerge from our programs enriched in both theory and practice and become agents of change in the education and human services fields. 

Ranked among the top 35 graduate schools of education nationwide since 1997, GSEHD had been continuously accredited by the  National Council for the Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE) since 1954.