Master’s in Integrated STEM Education Online

Prepare to Teach In-Demand STEM Content & Skills

WPI’s Innovative Graduate Program for PreK-12 Educators

Make your teaching more meaningful and relevant in today’s STEM-focused world.

Equip students with the interdisciplinary knowledge and skills they’ll need in the future—while advancing your own content expertise—with the online master’s degree in Integrated STEM Education at WPI.

Discover how to drive student learning in STEM through standards-aligned, real-world projects.

Help students see that they can use their knowledge and skills to solve real-world problems—now and in the future. Gain research-based practical tools you can apply in your classroom immediately.

Program Highlights

Become a model STEM educator and fill urgent demand in the US.
Boost your confidence and hone your knowledge in STEM subjects.
Enhance access, engagement, and support for the diverse student body in your STEM classroom.
Advance to a new position in your career.
Deepen your understanding of issues related to STEM education locally and throughout the US.
Build experience developing and facilitating high-quality STEM curriculum, guided by world-class WPI faculty.

*See Curriculum section for modality details.

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Exclusive Tuition Savings for Full-Time Educators

At WPI, we value the dedication of educators. That’s why we offer significant tuition discounts on select graduate programs for full-time PreK-12 teachers.* Visit our Tuition and Fees page for current pricing and eligible programs.

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Learn from the award-winning leader in STEM education.

WPI is a top-tier STEM-focused research university and a pioneer in project-based learning. Our distinctive model for experiential education uses a blended approach combining multiple disciplines and hands-on problem solving. Guided by our acclaimed experts in content and pedagogy, you’ll learn new, innovative ways to teach STEM subjects at any grade level.

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Master our general teaching framework, then make it yours.

Choose from a wide variety of electives or zero in on your desired discipline. Then, complete a final project in which you research and design solutions to a real-world problem related to STEM education.

Curriculum

Graduates of WPI’s Integrated STEM Education program will gain tools for high-quality STEM teaching in PreK-12 settings, supporting learners in developing problem-solving, critical thinking, communication, and collaboration skills that benefit their future careers, lives, and communities.

MS in Integrated STEM Education: Program Requirements

WPI’s MS in Integrated STEM Education requires a minimum of 30 semester credit hours of graduate coursework.

Three core courses in STEM education (9 credits)
Four elective courses (12 credits)
Two courses focused on the final project:
- Research methods (3 credits)
- Capstone, research thesis, or Graduate Qualifying Project (GQP) (6 credits)

This program can be completed 100% online or hybrid (i.e., with a mix of courses that can be taken either online or in person).

All core courses in STEM education are online only and require synchronous participation.
Some elective and research methods courses are offered in person only.
However, enough elective and research methods courses are offered online that students can complete the program 100% remotely if desired.

Concentrations are available.

Taking four courses in the same subject will award you a concentration in that subject.
The program director will provide information and guidance about which courses are offered fully online.

Meet Our World-Class Faculty & Staff

Mia Dubosarsky

Director, Professional Development, STEM Education Center

Mia is passionate about supporting educators in finding the excitement and beauty in teaching students about problem solving and the world around them. Mia’s 20+ years of experience as a science and STEM educator include founding and managing a science enrichment business, workin [...]

Kathy Chen

Exec Director, STEM Education, STEM Education Center

Kathy Chen joined The STEM Education Center at WPI after 15+ years as a professor in Materials Engineering at California Polytechnic (Cal Poly) State University, San Luis Obispo where she served as Department Chair and lead many K-12 and community STEM outreach activities. In her [...]

Donna Taylor

Associate Director, Academic Services, STEM Education Center

Prior to joining the STEM Education Center full time in 2018, Donna was a classroom teacher with 15 years of teaching experience. She holds National Board Certification in Early Adolescence Science and is a NASA Network of Educator Astronaut Teacher. She has won s [...]

Jillian DiBonaventura

Instructor/Director of Teacher Preparation, STEM Education Center

Jillian DiBonaventura joined the STEM Education Center at WPI as Director of Teacher Preparation in 2022. She brings a wealth of experience to the role, with a diverse background in both classroom teaching and teacher education. Jillian began her career teaching K-12 Music in Wor [...]

Noemi Robertson

Instructor/Director for Community Partnerships and Education Access, STEM Education Center

Noemi Robertson joined the STEM Education Center as the Instructor/Director of Community Partnerships & Education Access in October 2022. Noemi is responsible for building and managing relationships in the local community to support teaching experiences for the WPI Teacher P [...]

Thomas Noviello

Assistant Teaching Professor, Physics

Anne Ogilvie

Director, Team Learning, The Global School

Projects are the reason I came to WPI. As a longtime experiential educator and true believer in the transformational power of hands-on learning, I was eager to engage with faculty and students as part of WPI’s project-based curriculum. In my former role leading WPI’s Global [...]

Caitlin Neer

Instructional Designer III,

Information Technology Services

Caitlin is responsible for coordinating the design, development and implementation of online, blended, or technology-enhanced courses and faculty training in current pedagogical practices.