Your Pathway to Educational Leadership
The M.Ed. in Educational Leadership at American College of Education is your affordable, flexible and high-quality pathway to advancing your education career.
of ACE graduates pass principal licensure exams1
Why Advance Your Educational Leadership Career at ACE?
Designed for aspiring principals, the M.Ed. in Educational Leadership prepares you to obtain principal licensure2 and lead a PreK-12 school effectively. You’ll learn strategies to design and implement a schoolwide vision that reflects a core set of values and a unified mission. Should you already have a master’s degree, you can still prepare for principal licensure with our Certificate in Principal Prep program. Regardless of which program you need, you can advance your career on your time and at an affordable cost without sacrificing quality.
Quick Facts About the M.Ed. in Educational Leadership
Overview*
When you advance your educational leadership career at ACE, we use relevant curricula to help you lead with the latest strategies. Through systematic problem-solving and data-driven decision-making, you’ll develop the ability to cultivate and maintain an inclusive culture that advocates for student, family and personnel needs.
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A Degree You Can Count On
ACE is – and always has been – accredited by Higher Learning Commission, an accrediting body recognized by the U.S. Department of Education.
1Source: Internal Research January 2025 on program licensure pass rates for Texas, Ohio, Florida, Arizona and Indiana. ACE combined pass rate average from September 1, 2022 through August 31, 2023, where ACE is listed as a State Department of Education approved and recognized Education Program Preparation Provider. https://ace.edu/about/student-right-to-know/
2This program is approved for principal licensure in Arizona, Florida, Indiana, Ohio and Texas. ACE educator preparation programs for principals are CAEP accredited and approved by the Indiana State Department of Education. That means that graduates may be able to apply to their state as an out-of-state graduate of an CAEP accredited and Indiana DOE approved program. States may still have additional requirements for accredited or state-approved educator preparation program graduates from another jurisdiction. Such requirements may include but are not limited to, years of experience in a prior or current position, additional state-specific coursework, internship hours, content test passage, or additional state-specific training.
*All values shown are an estimated value of the cost of tuition and fees. Actual amounts may vary depending on the number of transfer credits applied to the selected program hours, the pace and satisfactory completion of the selected program, the receipt of scholarship or grant amounts, or adjustments to tuition or fees as described in the Catalog Right to Modify Tuition section. State sales and use tax will apply where required by law.
**This is an estimated time to completion. Actual completion time may vary depending on the number of transfer credits applied, availability of courses, a satisfactory pace, successful course completion and meeting program milestones as required.