Program Co-Directors: Zhonghong Jiang and Brenda Strassfeld
Contact Info: East Building, 6th Floor
Phone: 212-998-5200
The master's degree program in mathematics education prepares students to teach at the middle school through high school level. Students in the master's degree program with appropriate mathematical background may take their graduate mathematics courses at NYU's world-renowned Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences.
We have two Masters degree options.
- An initial certification for teaching middle school and high school mathematics. The program requires 43 points.
- A professional certification for teaching middle school and high school mathematics for those who already meet the requirements for initial secondary mathematics certification in the state of New York.
Members of the mathematics education faculty have been, and continue to be, active at the highest levels of professional associations and in current areas of professional research. In this capacity, they encourage and support students in the programs to become actively involved in both professional activities and ongoing research projects. Program faculty also serve as the directors and coordinators of numerous teacher training and research projects in which students in the Mathematics Education Program are able to participate. Current research activities of the mathematics education faculty listed on their websites. The current faculty include:
Career Opportunities
Graduates have many career opportunities open to them both within and outside the academic community here and abroad. These include the teaching of mathematics and related subjects (including computer science) at all levels from secondary school through college; serving as a mathematics specialist or coordinator in a school or a school district; training new teachers in a college or university; and working in the private sector as a trainer or a specialist in an area of applied mathematics.