College of Education

If you have a passion for teaching, you’re needed now more than ever. Kean University offers the best training in the region to prepare you for a job in front of the classroom and across the spectrum of the academic experience.

Since Kean was founded in 1855, our mission has been to prepare informed, dynamic professionals with the knowledge and skills to teach in diverse settings.

Kean University is one of the 50 largest producers of teachers in the nation, because we put our students into classrooms through field experiences and continually support them as they secure jobs in New Jersey and beyond after graduation. 

Our programs are constantly evolving to share more impactful and inclusive techniques and practices that better prepare students to thrive in our increasingly diverse and globally minded world. Our early childhood, elementary and secondary education programs also include an endorsement and valuable insight into teaching students with disabilities that will help you land your dream job after graduation. 

The College of Education is organized into four schools, each offering an array of undergraduate degrees that lead to state teaching certification and other rewarding careers, including:

• Art Education
• Community Health Education 
• Early Childhood Education
• Elementary Bilingual Education
• Elementary Education
• Music Education (This program is currently not accepting new students)
• Physical Education | Exercise Science
• Physical Education | Teacher Certification 
• Recreation Administration
• Secondary Education
• Spanish 
• Theatre Education 
• Recreational Therapy

A Teacher of Students with Disabilities option is available in Early Childhood Education, Elementary Education and Secondary Education. 

Kean also offers a range of master's and doctoral degree programs in education, including: 

• Educational Leadership (Ed.D.)
• Early Childhood Education (M.A.)
• Educational Administration  (M.A.)
• Exercise Science  (M.S.)
• Fine Arts Education  (M.A.)
• Hindi and Urdu Language Pedagogy  (M.A.)
• Instruction and Curriculum (M.A.)
• Special Education  (M.A.)
• Speech-Language Pathology  (M.A.)
• Speech-Language Pathology Doctorate (SLPD)

The College of Education is home to a number of innovative programs and resources, including the Child Care and Development Center, the College of Education Resource Center and the P-3 Alternate Route Pre-service Workshop. The College also publishes the Journal of School Connections, an interdisciplinary, peer-reviewed publication that shares research and insight into innovative classroom practices.

The ultimate measure of the effectiveness of our programs, however, is the quality of the teachers we produce. Our graduates are continually earning recognition for their teaching, including a recent Milken Award winner and three New Jersey Teacher of the Year recipients. 

Our graduates are empowered to transform the world.