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Best Master's in Native American Education Programs by Local Teacher Pay

Edited by Zoe MacDougall, BS in Psychology

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Ranked by the median wage for elementary teachers in each program metro area, from BLS. The top 1 out of 1 programs reviewed from the IPEDS database.

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    Arizona State University Digital Immersion

    Scottsdale, AZPublicOnline available

    • 9Master's/yr
    • $59,180Metro teacher pay
    • Master of Arts in Indigenous Education
    • Online
    About the program

    Arizona State University offers an online Master of Arts in Indigenous Education grounded in Indigenous-led research approaches and community-based methodologies, positioning the degree as much for community impact as individual advancement. Its 30 credit hours unfold across ten courses of about seven and a half weeks each, a rapid, stackable rhythm suited to working educators and community members studying at a distance. Rather than splitting into concentrations, the program keeps a single track and lets students customize a culminating project tied to their own professional and community interests, typically addressing a specific community need. That project-centered close signals a program that treats students as practitioners returning knowledge to their communities rather than pursuing abstract research alone. ASU notes that the diploma and transcript do not distinguish the online delivery, giving the degree the same standing as its on-campus counterparts. This program offers a master's degree in native american education in Arizona.

    Why it ranks here

    For a graduate program we set aside undergraduate figures and weigh three things instead: how established it is, the local market its graduates enter, and the institution's standing. On the first, it is clearly established, turning out 9 master's degrees a year, a steady if smaller cohort. Its graduates step into Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ, where elementary teachers earn a median $59,180, roughly $57,281 once local cost of living is factored in, a real-world read on what the credential is worth in that market.

    Area teacher pay: Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics May 2025, adjusted for local cost of living via U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, Regional Price Parities. A location figure, not this program's graduate earnings.

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