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As business and industry demands a more highly skilled workforce, we need educational leaders with experience in solving problems in areas related to community leadership, higher education, creating innovative learning technologies and more. With this degree’s interdisciplinary approach, you can gain skills necessary to influence change in a variety of settings and
- Study education, leadership, organizational change and policy;
- Learn to design educational games and other innovative technology-based learning;
- Build a foundational knowledge in educational theory, research and practice;
- Personalize a program of study based on your career aspirations and interests.
No matter where you are in your career, a bachelor’s degree in educational studies (BES) from Mizzou will help you stand out. Prepare to enter the workforce, change your career or advance your current position.
The online BES is also offered with the following emphasis areas:
Quick facts
Official name
Bachelor of educational studiesCampus
Program type
Bachelor's degreeAcademic home
College of Education & Human Development | Department of Educational Leadership and Policy AnalysisDelivery mode
100% onlineAccreditation
Higher Learning CommissionFreshman credit hours
120Freshman estimated cost
$68,292.00Transfer credit hours
59Transfer estimated cost
$33,576.90*This cost is for illustrative purposes only. Your hours and costs will differ, depending on your transfer hours, your course choices and your academic progress. See more about tuition and financial aid.
Career prospects
- Educational or community entrepreneurship
- Student development
- Higher educational leadership
- Library support
- Human resources development
Program structure
This program is 100% online: no campus visits are required. You may meet your course work requirement with both semester-based and self-paced courses.
This degree does not lead to state certification to teach in the public school system.
Course work includes
- Individual and team leadership
- Project management
- Career guidance
- Human learning
- Learning spaces
- Information literacy
- Research and data skills
Delivery
100% onlineAccreditation
The University of Missouri is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission, one of six regional institutional accreditors in the United States.