Make Learning Equitable for All
The EdM in Education for Equity & Social Justice at Boston University’s Wheelock College of Education & Human Development is a comprehensive program for educators, policymakers, and human development professionals. You’ll learn how to address injustices in systems like education, health, housing, policy, the criminal legal system, and other areas of public life.
Gain resources and tools to design strategies to prevent and reverse inequities and engage in research projects developed with community partners in public education, nongovernmental organizations, social institutions, and more. Those seeking licensure may add the needed courses to advance that goal.
Boston University Wheelock College of Education & Human Development is a top-ranked college that focuses on cross-disciplinary research, experiential learning, and community engagement. We seek to empower our students, faculty, and staff to reshape the systems that impact learning and human development, more firmly centering them in justice, diversity, and belonging.
Change Starts with You
Grow in your career with the EdM in Education for Equity & Social Justice:
- 22 core credits (can only be completed online)
- 12 credits of electives (may be completed either online or in person)
- Can lead to initial teaching licensure with additional graduate courses
- Can be completed full-time within 12 months, including summers, or within 2 years on a part-time schedule
Requirements
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View Wheelock’s program page for full details about the program and its academic structure.
Application Details
Learn about application requirements and admissions details.
Career Paths
Advance your career in both public and private institutions with a master’s in Education for Equity & Social Justice
- Chief Diversity or Chief Equity Officer
- Director of Diversity, Inclusion, and Belonging
- Director, DEI Human Resources
- Employment Equity Manager
- Diversity Consultant
- Diversity Trainer
- Inclusion Specialist
- DEI Analyst
Student field placements in the 2022–2023 academic year
Among U.S. graduate schools of education (U.S. News & World Report)
Awarded in external research funds in 2022
Driven by a desire to combat issues of racial disparity and injustice, Clinical Associate Professor Felicity Crawford, EdD, had a vision: to collaborate across disciplines to create a master’s program that would “help educators, policymakers, and other professionals learn how to address the consequences of systemic inequity that come along with invidious discrimination against excluded groups.” Now, this former PreK–12 educator and education researcher joins colleagues from across BU Wheelock to teach courses in the Equity & Social Justice EdM.