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Fast Facts

Program Length

36-credit program completed in one year full time or two to three years part time.

Internships

All students put their learning into practice through a hands-on internship.

Concentrations

Four specialized concentrations let students tailor the program to their career goals.

Industry Partners

Collaborate with industry partners such as Intuit and the Mark Cuban Foundation to tackle real-world challenges.
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A Community of Innovators

About the Program

Through a unique blend of technology, educational research, and design thinking, MEITE prepares students to shape the future of learning for the social good. Graduates leave Chapel Hill ready to design, implement, and evaluate high-impact educational innovations across sectors and evolving learning environments — bringing creative, high-impact solutions to schools, startups, nonprofits, and beyond.

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Program Benefits

  • Build skills in design thinking, edtech, and entrepreneurship
  • Customize your degree by choosing from four concentrations
  • Connect rigorous coursework with internships at leading organizations
  • Receive funding to attend professional conferences
  • Experience cutting-edge technologies integrated into your learning
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“The MEITE program taught me how to identify problems, design innovative solutions, and iterate based on user feedback. My classes gave me real-world applications in entrepreneurship, technology, and innovation, so that I was able to get my feet wet with structured experiential learning.”
Jason Straus '19 — Senior Manager at Participate Learning
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LOCATION

Where Learning Meets Innovation

Chapel Hill puts you at the center of one of the nation’s most dynamic regions for ideas and opportunity.

With easy access to the Research Triangle, a thriving hub nationally-ranked for technology, entrepreneurship, research, and innovation, the region provides students opportunities to connect classroom learning with real-world experience and build relationships with startups and established organizations. For aspiring entrepreneurs, designers, developers, and education innovators, it’s an environment where ideas can become solutions and graduate study can become a launchpad for what comes next in your career.

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