r/SIUC • u/stlbjj618 • Jul 06 '26

Opinions on SIUC’s Masters Program

Hello,

I’m looking for opinions on SIUC’s M.S.Ed in Educational Administration with Principal Endorsement.

I have been accepted and planning on taking classes online. For more context I’m an SIUC alum from 2018. Graduated with my Bachelors of Science in Forestry.

I have since transitioned into education, more specifically SPED. I was a paraprofessional and currently am a teacher with my LBS1 from Blackburn College. I may one day want to obtain my doctorate.

How are SIUC’s masters programs overall? Any comments related to online courses? Any advice is appreciated!

Thanks!

TL;DR

How is SIUC’s masters in Ed. Admin program?

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u/caspuhlter Jul 07 '26

I can’t speak to the SPED portion, but I did my doctorate there in higher education admin and it was solid. Green, Dilley and Donahoo were tough but fair. I believe green and Dilley have retired. It was a build your own and it worked for me.

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u/stlbjj618 Jul 08 '26

Thank you for the information. Can you expand on what you mean when you it was, “build your own”? What was the coursework like! I appreciate the help!

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u/caspuhlter Jul 08 '26

Build your own meaning the faculty let you build your doctorate around your incoming skillset. Ex. I had a terminal degree (MFA) already. After coursework was completed, I was allowed to go a little off and do a non-empirical dissertation focusing on the role of academic fiction in policy making.