数学教育硕士课程的目的是提高大芝加哥地区学校的数学教学质量，并应对中学数学老师的短缺。该计划的设计使其可以由在职教师以每季度两门课程的速度完成。学生还可以选择根据自己的需要以较慢的速度继续学习该程序。该计划的主要重点是数学内容，但也花费了大量时间在课堂上采用新的教学策略和技术的方法上。
The purpose of the Master of Arts in Mathematics Education program is to improve the quality of mathematics instruction in schools in the greater-Chicago area and to offer a response to the shortage of secondary school mathematics teachers. The program is designed so that it can be completed by in-service teachers at the rate of two courses per quarter. Students also have the option to proceed through the program at a slower pace depending on their individual needs. The main emphasis of the program is mathematics content, but significant time is also spent on methods of incorporating new teaching strategies and technologies in the classroom.