Advance Your Career with Rutgers’ Online Master’s in
Adult and Continuing Education
Gain new skills to support adult learning across several potential career paths and roles—at the #1 graduate school in New Jersey.
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Become a Leader in Adult Education
Our fully online program equips you with the knowledge and techniques to design, develop, and implement effective curricula for diverse settings, including nonprofits, education, and corporate environments.
Why Choose Rutgers?
- Specialized Tracks: Tailor your degree with one of our four specialized tracks, available as online certificates.
- Career Advancement: Boost your earning potential by 37%—master’s degree holders in New Jersey earn significantly more than those with a bachelor’s degree.
- Expert Faculty: Learn from award-winning faculty who are leaders in their fields.
Customize Your Career Path
At Rutgers, you’ll have the chance to choose from four specializations, each available as online certificates, reflecting the primary career paths for this versatile degree:
- Adult ESL and Literacy Education: Make a meaningful impact by assisting students as an ESL, adult education, or literacy instructor, or take on a leadership role as a program manager.
- Educational Technology: Revolutionize learning by optimizing technology use in roles such as instructional coordinator or designer, technology specialist, or learning and development manager.
- Higher Education Teaching: Propel your career forward as a college administrator, teach adult learners at the community college level, or design and deliver courses using best practices for adult education.
- Human Resources Development: Drive business success by specializing in onboarding, retention, and training, and excel as an HRD specialist or corporate trainer.
Discover High-Demand Jobs
You Can Get with a Master of Education in Adult & Continuing Education
Talent Development Manager
(Average Salary: $140,290)
This six-figure job drives the talent management process by developing strategies to improve employee onboarding, skills assessment, and career development.
Manager of Professional Education
(Average Salary: $140,748)
This six-figure job drives the talent management process by developing strategies to improve employee onboarding, skills assessment, and career development.
Training and Development Manager
(Average Salary: $138,142)
Oversee the development and implementation of training programs to enhance employee skills and performance.
Instructional Designer
(Average Salary: $96,258)
Use educational theories and tools to create interactive learning content. Work with subject matter experts to design and build online courses that enhance learning experiences.
Education Manager
(Average Salary: $82,971)
Develop curricula, supervise staff, coordinate training, evaluate program quality, manage resources, and communicate with stakeholders.
Human Resources Specialist
(Average Salary: $77,324)
Focus on recruiting, screening, and interviewing job applicants and handling employee relations and benefits.
Excellence Without Boundaries
As America’s 8th oldest institution of higher learning, Rutgers has nurtured generations of alumni who have made meaningful contributions to local, national, and global communities. Our diverse community of scholars is driven by a commitment to research, discovery, and service.
Spanning three main campuses in New Brunswick, Newark, and Camden, Rutgers extends its academic excellence through robust online programs connected to these locations. Regardless of which campus you choose to call home, this integration ensures that online students receive the same high-caliber education guided by award-winning Rutgers faculty.
Whether you’re learning on campus or online, Rutgers prepares you for lifelong success. Through a shared dedication to excellence, we cultivate leaders ready to contribute positively to their communities and uphold our legacy of producing globally minded citizens.
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