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K-State's Master of Arts in Teaching program allows you to change careers and become a teacher, much like this MAT student.

Master of Arts in Teaching

K-State’s Master of Arts in Teaching is an online, flexible degree program designed for career changers like you.

Your pathway to teaching is waiting!

Sign up to receive additional program specifics or attend a live MAT webinar. Start your path to becoming a teacher.
High-quality teacher education at competitive rates.
Individualized program to meet your needs.
Earn a Kansas teaching license in as little as 12 months.
97% of graduates employed within one year.

Join Dr. Vontz and other MAT faculty live every month for an in-depth informational webinar. Get more details about the program while getting to know your future professors.

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  • Join Dr. Thomas Vontz for a live webinar explaing K-State's MAT program.

    Our students make lasting connections with their classmates, faculty, and staff, all while learning to be thoughtful, independent, caring, creative, and wise teaching progressions in their local schools.

    Thomas S. Vontz, Ph.D.
    Professor and Director, Master of Arts in Teaching

The Master of Arts in Teaching (MAT) program opens a pathway to elementary (K-6) or secondary (6-12) teaching. The master’s degree combines thorough, 100% online coursework with field experiences in accredited schools near you.

Multiple options available

K-State has designed two Master of Arts in Teaching tracks specifically with career-changers in mind.

  1. A license-seeking track for students who want to pursue their MAT while continuing their current employment.
  2. A practitioner track for students who want to pursue their MAT while teaching full time.

    Students teaching in Kansas will be required to hold a restricted teaching license.

Choose your specialization

Students can choose to specialize in:

  1. Elementary education (K-6)
  2. Secondary education (6-12)

    Regardless of what you studied as an undergraduate student, you can choose one of the available secondary education options:

    1. Agricultural Eucation
    2. English / Language Arts
    3. Social Studies
    4. Mathematics
    5. Modern Languages: Chinese, French, German, Japanese, or Spanish

Why choose K-State's MAT?

  • Multiple start dates. Begin in fall, spring or summer semesters.
  • Pace. Complete the program in as little as 12 months or go at your own pace.
  • Flexibility. Design a course schedule that fits your life.
  • Personalized mentorship. Explore teaching with your own personalized MAT GradCat — an experienced, veteran mentor teacher.
  • Exceptional Learning Community. Your peers in the MAT program come from across the country and around the globe, bringing talent, insight, and shared purpose into every conversation.
  • Job placement. Join a program that places 97% of its students within one year of graduation.
  • Transferability. Transfer your Kansas Teaching License to other states upon completion of any additional license transfer requirements.
  • Funding. Students are eligible to apply for TEACH grants, Teacher Loan Forgiveness and Kansas Service Scholarships. Scholarships are awarded to more than 70% of our students.

Once you complete the program, you’ll earn a master’s degree and be eligible to apply for an Initial Teaching License in the state of Kansas. The license will transfer to other states upon fulfillment of any additional state requirements.

31-33
credit hours
$551.14
per credit hour*

Ready to make a change?

Your pathway awaits.
  • Vann Hassell, MAT student, uses his experience with ASL to help educate deaf students.

    K-State's program recognizes the variety of talents and experiences career-changers bring to the educational arena and gives these professionals a path to share their knowledge with the next generation.

    Vann Hassell
  • MAT student Bonnie Burkland chose K-State's MAT program for its availability and ties to alumni.

    I am very thankful for the wonderful support that KSU provides through this program. Everyone was very helpful and encouraging, preparing all of us to be successful teachers.

    Bonnie Burkland

Find out more from the director of the Master of Arts in Teaching program

Dr. Thomas Vontz, program director and professor, shares how K-State's MAT program will help you succeed.

  • MAT student Aram Kokuzian living his best life.

    Thanks to the M.A.T., I get to do what I love every day. It's just the best! If you know you want to make a change in your life, go for it.

    Aram Kokuzian
  • Dr. Thomas Vontz describing his passion for educating future teachers.

    Everything we do is intended to improve the student experience, so that you can become the kind of teacher that students remember for the rest of their lives.

    Thomas S. Vontz, Ph.D.

Ready to learn more about the Master's of Arts in Teaching program, attend the next live webinar, or start your path to becoming a teacher?

Begin your pathway.

*Tuition rate is based on 2024-2025 rates, which are subject to change annually. For a full breakdown of all tuition and fees, please visit K-State's tuition and fees website

Statement on 34 CFR 668.43(a)(5)(v). Graduates of Kansas State University's teacher education programs who successfully complete the Kansas teacher licensure exams are eligible to apply for a Kansas Initial Teaching License. Kansas State University cannot determine whether its teacher education programs lead to licensure in any state other than Kansas. If you plan to teach in a state other than Kansas, you will need to check the teacher license transfer requirements of your state's Department of Education.