Mathematics Education at Indiana University is a program area within the Department of Curriculum and Instruction. At the masters level, we offer a Master of Science in Secondary Education with an emphasis on mathematics. Although there is no official mathematics education track for students in the Master of Science in Elementary Education program, students in that program may orient their coursework toward mathematics with the help of a mathematics education advisor.

The doctoral program, which is tailored to meet the needs of individual students, includes both the Doctor of Education (Ed.D.) and the Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) degrees. As is the case with many universities, the degrees are in Curriculum and Instruction with an emphasis in mathematics education. The requirements for the Ed.D. and Ph.D. degrees are almost identical except for students whose masters level coursework is more than five years old at the time they enter the program. Those individuals may find the Ed.D. easier to complete because older coursework can be transferred and counted without revalidation. Students with little if any graduate coursework more than five years old usually select the Ph.D.

It is important to note that while the information on this web site is oriented toward Bloomington-based graduate programs, mathematics education graduate programs are available on both the Bloomington and Indianapolis (IUPUI) campuses. Students at the masters level will be able to complete all coursework on the Indianapolis or Bloomington campus or may take courses at both. Some doctoral level coursework is available only on the Bloomington campus and thus doctoral students enrolled at the Indianapolis campus may need to travel to Bloomington once or twice per week. (Bloomington-based doctoral students may complete the entire program without traveling to Indianapolis.)


For further information, choose from the following listings:

For information on undergraduate programs, see the Office of Teacher Education.

Contact information:

Professor Diana Lambdin, Program Coordinator
Mathematics Education
Wright Education Building, Room 3058
Bloomington, Indiana 47405-1006
(812) 856-8149 or Send me e-mail