MES Education Sciences at University of California, Irvine

Programme overview

The School of Education offers a one-year Master of Education Sciences ( MES) with a Concentration in Artificial Intelligence and Learning Analytics. The program provides graduate-level training in the emerging fields of AI and learning analytics, preparing students to apply advanced computational and data analytic methods to study and improve learning in educational and organizational contexts. Graduates are prepared for careers in schools, universities, educational technology organizations, industry, and the nonprofit sector.

Faculty: School of Education | Study mode: full-time | Location: Irvine, CA, United States

What you will study

Students are encour age d to participate in two optional in-person experiences at UC Irvine: a one-week intensive at the beginning of the program and a two-day capstone event at the conclusion of the program . Coursework is delivered online across the academic year and culminates in a capstone project .

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Application information

Entry requirements

Applicants must hold a bachelor’s degree with a minimum grade point average of 3.0 . Students from any undergraduate major are eligible to apply ; however, applicants should d emonstrate pre paration for rigorous graduate study involving statistics, data analysis, and programming . Applicants are required to submit a UCI application, transcripts, a statement of purpose, a personal history statement, CV or resume, a writing sample, and two letters of r ecommendation . Applicants may optionally submit general GRE scores completed within the past five years; those who do not submit GRE scores should discuss in their statement of purpose other evidence of their ability to carry out rigorous quantitative analysis.

USD 49,500 for the whole programme (2026-27). Programme Fee for the cohort entering Fall 2026 (self-supporting programme, one rate for all students). Listed as Master of Education Sciences with a Concentration in Artificial Intelligence and Learning Analytics. Excludes Student Services Access Fee, ca Source

Graduate applications are submitted online through the UCI graduate application portal; the non-refundable application fee is $135 for U.S. citizens and lawful U.S. permanent residents and $155 for all other applicants. Deadlines are set by each programme. GRE is required by some programmes only; TOEFL or IELTS English proficiency is required of graduate applicants unless waived.

Apply through the official page: https://grad.uci.edu/admissions/

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