Master of Science in Bilingual/ESL Education at Texas A&M University

Programme overview

Prepares graduates for instructional leadership roles serving bilingual and dual-language learners, with coursework in bilingualism and biliteracy for teachers, researchers and curriculum developers from early childhood to post-secondary levels. Approved for asynchronous or synchronous distance education.

Faculty: College of Education and Human Development | Department: Department of Educational Psychology | Study mode: full-time | Location: College Station, TX, United States

What you will study

Thesis-only degree: minimum 36 credit hours of courses and research, with a research proposal, final examination and thesis. No non-thesis option.

Career pathways

Teachers, researchers and curriculum developers working with bilingual and dual-language learners.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Texas A&M University graduate applicants (university-wide): TOEFL iBT overall 80 for tests taken before 21 Jan 2026 (4.5 overall with at least 4.0 per section for later tests), IELTS Academic 6.0 overall, TOEFL Essentials 8.5, or GRE Verbal 146 / GMAT Verbal 77 subject to departmental approval; exempt if a full US baccalaureate or higher was completed. Programme-specific requirements are set by the department.

Requirements published at program group level.

Tuition is charged per credit, so the total depends on the modules you register for each year. Current fees are listed in the official fee schedule.

Graduate admission is handled by each programme; applicants apply through the Texas A&M GraduateCAS or the programme's own application, and deadlines are set by the department.

The graduate application processing fee is $65, in addition to the centralized application service fee. Deadlines and required documents are set by each department; GRE score code 6003 (non-engineering) and 4119 (engineering).

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