Master of Education

For Master of Education, the tuition fee is 59,412 NZD per year.

This programme is a great opportunity for educators, policy makers and those in related fields to complete a postgraduate qualification that can be designed to suit a specific field of interest, and fitted around work commitments. Design your study to suit your career goals and commitments. Choose from a range of courses covering subjects such as multicultural and international education, educational policy and leadership, youth development, and Māori, Pacific and indigenous education. Or you might explore the issues around sustainability and the environment in education, learn about evaluation and assessment, or develop your skills for teaching bilingual students in mainstream centres and schools. You may wish to focus on a major. You can complete the Master of Education either by coursework or by a combination of coursework and a thesis or dissertation. There are examples of how this might look for you within the planning guide (PDF, 230KB). If you are planning on doing a dissertation or thesis course, you'll need to achieve an average grade of B or above for all your other postgraduate courses and a B+ or better in EDUC 503. This programme is ranked in the top 250 worldwide in the QS World University Rankings 2026. The QS World University Rankings is an annual global publication that gives overall rankings and subject rankings for more than 1,500 universities worldwide. You don't have to jump straight in the deep end—study towards your Master of Education using the stair-casing options. The 60-point Postgraduate Certificate in Education is a great first step into postgraduate study and leads to the Postgraduate Diploma in Education which then leads to the Master of Education. If you enrol in the Master's programme but don't complete it, you may be able to graduate with the Certificate or Diploma. The Master of Education is a 180-point postgraduate programme. You can study full time or part time, either on campus or online. Please note that online study depends on course availability and may not be possible if you choose taught courses only. Most students complete the MEd part-time while they are working. Part-time students doing two 15 point courses or one 30 point course per trimester will need to do around 20 hours of study a week. Make sure you take this into account if you are working. If you do well in your Master’s research, you can apply to do a PhD, or if you have significant professional experience in education or related fields, you can complete a Doctor of Education (EdD). The Faculty of Graduate Research will handle your application and support you throughout your doctoral study. Contact the postgraduate programme director about available supervision before you apply. I am a citizen of‐ Choose ‐AfghanistanAlbaniaAlgeriaAmerican SamoaAndorraAngolaAnguillaAntarcticaAntigua and BarbudaArgentinaArmeniaArubaAustraliaAustriaAzerbaijanBahamasBahrainBangladeshBarbadosBelarusBelgiumBelizeBeninBermudaBhutanBolivia (Plurinational State of)Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and SabaBosnia and HerzegovinaBotswanaBouvet IslandBrazilBritish Indian Ocean TerritoryBrunei DarussalamBulgariaBurkina FasoBurundiCabo VerdeCambodiaCameroonCanadaCayman IslandsCentral African RepublicChadChileChinaChristmas IslandCocos (Keeling) IslandsColombiaComorosCongoCongo (Democratic Republic of the)Cook IslandsCosta RicaCroatiaCubaCuraçaoCyprusCzech RepublicCôte d'IvoireDenmarkDjiboutiDominicaDominican RepublicEcuadorEgyptEl SalvadorEquatorial GuineaEritreaEstoniaEthiopiaFalkland Islands (Malvinas)Faroe IslandsFijiFinlandFranceFrench GuianaFrench PolynesiaFrench Southern TerritoriesGabonGambiaGeorgiaGermanyGhanaGibraltarGreeceGreenlandGrenadaGuadeloupeGuamGuatemalaGuernseyGuineaGuinea-BissauGuyanaHaitiHeard Island and McDonald IslandsHoly SeeHondurasHong KongHungaryIcelandIndiaIndonesiaIran (Islamic Republic of)IraqIrelandIsle of ManIsraelItalyJamaicaJapanJerseyJordanKazakhstanKenyaKiribatiKorea (Democratic People's Republic of)Korea (Republic