{"id":128,"date":"2021-09-24T16:47:36","date_gmt":"2021-09-24T16:47:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/education\/graduate-programs\/"},"modified":"2026-05-31T23:30:01","modified_gmt":"2026-06-01T03:30:01","slug":"graduate-programs","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/education\/graduate-programs\/","title":{"rendered":"Graduate Programs"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"content-block content-block--has-menu wp-block-butler-content-block\">\n\t<div class=\"content-block-container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"content-block-layout\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"content-block-menu-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<nav class=\"content-block-menu-nav\" aria-label=\"Site menu\" id=\"page-nav\"><div class=\"content-block-menu-wrapper\"><header class=\"content-block-menu-header\"><span class=\"content-block-menu-header-label\">College of Education and Human Development Menu<\/span><button type=\"button\" class=\"content-block-menu-mobile-toggle\" title=\"Toggle menu\" aria-label=\"Toggle menu\" aria-expanded=\"false\"><\/button><\/header><ul class=\"content-block-menu-list\"><li class=\"content-block-menu-list-item content-block-menu-item-initial\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/education\/about\/\" class=\"content-block-menu-list-link\">About<\/a><\/li><li class=\"content-block-menu-list-item content-block-menu-item-initial\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/education\/undergraduate-programs\/\" class=\"content-block-menu-list-link\">Undergraduate Programs<\/a><\/li><li class=\"content-block-menu-list-item content-block-menu-item-initial\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/education\/graduate-programs\/\" class=\"content-block-menu-list-link\">Graduate Programs<\/a><\/li><li class=\"content-block-menu-list-item content-block-menu-item-initial\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/education\/about\/adult-learning-programs\/\" class=\"content-block-menu-list-link\">Adult Learning Programs<\/a><\/li><li class=\"content-block-menu-list-item content-block-menu-item-initial\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/education\/global\/\" class=\"content-block-menu-list-link\">Global &amp; Intercultural Opportunities<\/a><\/li><li class=\"content-block-menu-list-item content-block-menu-item-initial\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/education\/faculty-staff\/\" class=\"content-block-menu-list-link\">Faculty and Staff<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/nav>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"content-block-content-container is-layout-constrained\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-graduate-programs\">Graduate Programs<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Butler&#8217;s College of Education and Human Development is committed to creating a living laboratory experience for students and a community of scholars with fellow educators and civic partners. Through our innovative graduate programs, we are meeting these challenges while responding to the evolution of instruction and school and professional leadership.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Butler offers graduate degrees and certificates that prepare you to be successful principals and school counselors. Boost your career and reach more students through our on-campus master\u2019s programs as well as certificate programs aimed at counselors, social workers, and educators.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Discover what makes the College of Education and Human Development the best place for your graduate instruction.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-2c90304e wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-text-link-blue-medium\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/education\/graduate-programs\/experiential-program-preparing-school-principals\/\">Experiential Program for Preparing School Principals (MS)<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-text-link-blue-medium\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" 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