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Make a Difference with an School Health Education Master’s Degree
As a health teacher, you’ll provide health instruction for students in kindergarten through grade 12. Health teachers help their students learn how to prevent illness and improve personal wellness.
Tuition & Fees
33-36 credits
(8-credit practicum also available)
$645 per-credit
$2,935 Graduate Assistantships available per semester
(enrolled in a minimum of 6 credits per semester)
Length & Format
1 year
to graduate, if full-time
In-person
program delivery
Small class sizes of 16
About The School of Education
Professors at the Esteves School of Education include distinguished researchers, experienced classroom teachers, and respected program directors, principals, superintendents and district administrators with connections to schools and school districts throughout New York state.
Specialties in our School Health Education master’s program
Our School Health Education master’s program will allow you to actively improve your own health as you educate and motivate students to do the same.
The Power in Positive Ed
Well-being matters, and today’s students and teachers need the tools to manage today’s world.
That’s why Russell Sage College became the first college in the nation to partner with The Center for Positive Education. Each student in the Esteves School of Education graduates with training in Positive Education, and Russell Sage will extend the training to the greater education community with professional development opportunities.
Program Objectives
In this program, you’ll learn:
- How to plan and implement effective health education lesson plans for the classroom and online
- How to deliver dynamic presentations in schools and community settings
- About issues that impact our health and well-being
- How to change health behaviors in a positive direction
- How to make stress an ally in your personal and professional life
You’ll participate in two seven-week long student-teaching experiences as part of this program.
There is also a seven-week, 50-hour student teaching experience for students who are already initially certified. (Students who take this program are seeking an additional teaching certification in school health education.)
Personal advising, experienced faculty
Faculty are experts who work in the field, coming from area public schools and community health agencies as well as Sage’s Esteves School of Education.
Careers with a Health Education Master’s
Individuals with a Health Education master’s degree become health teachers at elementary schools and high schools and in community settings.
Recent graduates have been hired as teachers at an elementary school in Vermont and at schools throughout New York state, and as a program manager at the New York State Department of Education.
Health Education Spotlights
Meet students and alumni from our Health Education master’s program.
Student
“The professors here get to know you really well. They want to make sure that you’re successful.”
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Mackenzie Akin
Alumni
ZaQuan Irby
ZaQuan Irby had been a varsity athlete in high school and knew he wanted athletics to be part of his …
Alumni
“I always felt like I was part of the community. I had personal connections with my professors. I made a lot of good friends.”
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Tyler Rondeau
