Baltimore Cohorts

Loyola University Maryland's School of Education has a partnership with Baltimore County and Baltimore City to offer its teachers hybrid and fully online master's degree and certificate cohort options.

*Students in Baltimore City are eligible for direct billing.

Cohort Location

Loyola's Timonium Graduate Center
2034 Greenspring Drive
Timonium, MD  21093

Upcoming Virtual Information Sessions

Learn more about the benefits and admission process of our cohort graduate programs. Register today! Attendees will have the opportunity to speak with recruiters, complete an application and have the $60 application fee waived!

All Counties /All Programs

• Monday, May 3 at 3:30 p.m. - REGISTER HERE

• Monday, May 3 at 6:30 p.m. - REGISTER HERE

• Tuesday, June 15 at 6 p.m. - REGISTER HERE

Baltimore City educators only

• Tuesday, April 20 at 6 p.m. - REGISTER HERE

Curriculum and Instruction for Social Justice

• Tuesday, May 11 at 6:30 p.m.- REGISTER HERE

Educational Technology

• Wednesday, May 26 at 5:30 p.m. - REGISTER HERE

Cohort Offerings

M.Ed. in Educational Leadership

This program is for educators who wish to become leaders at the school (principal/assistant principal) and/or district level (supervisor, director, assistant superintendent, and superintendent). This 39-credit program will focus on both the theory and practice of contemporary school leadership. The program includes a six-credit internship, through which students have the opportunity to apply experience and further develop their leadership abilities in a real-life education setting.

Program Overview

M.Ed. in Educational Technology

This program is for teachers who wish to expand their use of technology in their own classroom, as well as those wishing to become technology leaders on the school, district, and national levels. This 36-credit program requires an 18-credit technology core, a 3-credit research core, a 12-credit leadership core, and a 3-credit culminating internship. 

Program Overview

M.Ed. in Literacy-Reading Specialist

This 30-credit program is designed for the certified teacher who wishes to be certified by the Maryland State Department of Education (MSDE) as a Reading Specialist based on and aligned to the standards outlined by the International Literacy Association. In this program, you will be prepared to not only meet the needs of struggling literacy learners, but also to assume leadership positions within your school.

M.A. in Curriculum and Instruction for Social Justice

Program Overview

Certificate in Teaching English Language Learners

This 15-credit fully online certificate is for anyone working with English language learning clients or students. You will develop practical skills and theoretical knowledge necessary for effective expertise in bilingual teaching, learning, and assessment.

Program Overview

Certificate in Administration and Supervision (Post-Master's certification)

This program is for an individual that has obtained a master's degree from an accredited institution and 27 months of satisfactory teaching performance or satisfactory performance as a specialist. This program provides eligibility for certification as an administrator I (assistant in administration, supervisor in instruction, or supervisor in central administration).

Program Overview

How to Apply

1. Submit the online application for cohort programs.
2. You will receive an email with your login information to complete next steps.
3. Log in and upload supplemental materials, which include submitting your essay and any optional documents (résumé, letter of recommendation)
4. Send official* transcripts or e-scripts of colleges/universities attended to:

Office of Graduate Admission
Timonium Graduate Center
2034 Greenspring Drive
Timonium, MD  21093
graduate@loyola.edu

For more information or questions regarding Baltimore cohorts, please contact Jerusha Dunning or Jade Margerum at education@loyola.edu or 410-617-2990.

*Cohort locations subject to availability