Master of Arts in Art Education

University of North Texas

The Department of Art Education rigorously prepares innovative arts education professionals for a dynamic educational landscape, through critical inquiry, creative research, acts of transformative making, and intersectional perspectives and implications for just and sustainable futures.

Why Earn a Master's in Art Education?

The M.A. in Art Education offers three separate options — Advanced Coursework, Museum Education, and Teaching Certification — that empower you to:

• Become a more effective advocate for arts education,
• Find your voice and renew your passion for teaching,
• Become a leader in your district and institution.
• Cultivate the skills and knowledge to have greater influence when administrators are making decisions, and
• Feel more connected to a supportive professional network and learning community.

If you are a certified art teacher and wish to take advanced coursework toward an M.A. degree, be a museum educator, or get certified in K-12 art education in Texas, this degree is for you!

Career Outlook

The Art Education master’s program at UNT has a proven record of success by producing nearly half of the state's university-certified art educators. Our certification track prepares you to work as an art teacher at elementary-, middle- or high-school levels as well as for careers in community art programs and other educational facilities.

Our graduates from the Museum Education and the Graduate Art Museum Certificate programs intern in regional museums and go on to careers as art museum professionals.

K-12 certified teachers and professionals from arts-related fields can enhance their existing practices to become arts leaders through advanced coursework and/or can expand their career options within arts institutions.