CUNY Queens College Reviews of Master's in Education

"I studied at Queens College for my Masters in Education. I received my MAT in the Spring of 2005. This was a change of career degree for me. I originally graduated from SUNY New Paltz with a social services degree. However, I soon realized I was meant to be a teacher. The most important part of my education was receiving real world experience and access to what teaching was really like. Luckily, many of my professors were teachers or principals in the field already . This access to professionals in the field already was very important on my new journey. The classes were informative but I learned the most during my observation and student teaching semesters. Professors cared and nurtured my for teaching in each area. My thesis class was difficult but worthwhile because it helped me learn how to successfully conduct action research. Teaching is action research everyday. What better way to prepare for a lifelong career. The administrative offices were helpful too. In the end, it would have been a perfect program if we spent even more time in the classroom. However, overall it was a great experience and I have been teaching for over 13 years now!"

"I thought that it was very convenient. I was able to work during the day, and attend classes at night. It was very affordable. There were many course options and times to attend classes, including weekends. I enjoyed the weekend classes very much."

"Professors are extremely knowledgeable and passionate about what they teach. Excellent education for cost of tuition."

"The graduate program has tremendous rigor and practical career readiness and preparation. As for a graduate course they are not accommodating to full time working students. There is also class time limitations, such as mainly morning and early afternoon classes. This reduces the available classes for working grad students. The professors are truly knowledgeable in their content areas."

"The program here was worth the money, however, the design of most teacher education training programs need more in-classroom time concurrent with training courses. Comprehensive and concise, however, need more career support in the touch teacher job market in NYC today."