Charlotte’s online Master of Education program ranks in nation’s top 10

UNC Charlotte’s Master of Education in Learning, Design and Technology (LDT) ranked 10th in the nation in U.S. News and World Report’s Educational/Instructional Media Design category. The online M.Ed. program in the Cato College of Education, as well as its companion online graduate certificate and blended Ed.D. programs, offers concentrations in training and development, online teaching and learning and school specialist roles.

Led by award-winning faculty members who build their courses with students’ needs in mind, the LDT program has achieved Quality Matters program level certification for both program design and learner success. Considered the “gold standard” in online education, Quality Matters (QM) is a nationally recognized, faculty-driven, peer-review process used to ensure the quality of online and blended course design.

“Our nationally ranked Learning, Design and Technology program offers degrees and certificates that allow students to align their academic pursuits to their professional objectives,” said Beth Oyarzun, program director and lead faculty member. “The courses are highly collaborative and project based so students can gain practical instructional design skills and real-world experience.”

UNC Charlotte is committed to high-quality online learning and offers the highest number of QM-certified courses and the most QM-trained faculty in the state of North Carolina. Charlotte also places in the top 2% in the world for the number of QM-certified courses.

“Our best online programs are bolstered by a comprehensive review process that puts students first,” said Asher Haines, associate provost of School of Professional Studies. “UNC Charlotte has a strong faculty culture of providing quality online instruction, and they support one another in the design and teaching of online courses.”