The program is designed to be completed in 32 months.

The Ed.D. program requires 48 credits.

No, the program is 100% online, making it ideal for busy professionals.

The program culminates in a capstone. Beginning with your first course, your dedicated faculty mentors support you throughout the process of identifying a quality capstone project that aligns with your professional goals and organizational needs. By your third course, you will have determined the topic and problem that your capstone project will address while the faculty provides guidance, resources, and ongoing support. There are also 4 mandatory 2-hour Zoom sessions you must attend on the Saturday of week 5 in terms 1, 6, 9, and 12 to ensure your capstone is a success.

Core courses include Ethical Analytical Leadership, Assessment and Accountability, Technology Innovation and Diffusion, Instructional Technology, Leading Through Vision and Mission, Teacher Leader Innovation, Building Collaborative Culture, School Leadership Topics, Diversity and Leadership, Educational Politics and Policy, Qualitative Research, Quantitative Design, Action Research, and capstone-related coursework.

In addition to core leadership and research courses, you'll take specialized courses in Higher Education Administration, Higher Education Leadership Topics, Student Affairs and Leadership, and Higher Education Finance, Planning and Budgeting.

Tuition is $850 per credit hour, with a total program cost of $40,800 (without fees). There is a $45 technology fee per course.

Ed.D. graduates pursue careers in educational leadership (elementary principal, high school principal, school superintendent, special education director), higher education administration (college president, provost, academic dean, registrar), teaching and instruction (professor, assistant professor, adjunct professor), organizational development (learning and development director, training manager), and executive leadership (CEO, chief diversity officer, chief operating officer).

The Ed.D. is framed around questions of equity, ethics, and social justice to bring about solutions to complex problems. It prepares leaders who can construct and apply knowledge to make a positive difference in their communities. You'll develop collaboration and communication skills to work with diverse communities, analyze problems of practice, and use multiple frames to develop meaningful solutions.

We offer two options: School and Organizational Leadership for candidates seeking practitioners' skills as strong organizational leaders in schools and organizations, and a Higher Education Concentration for education professionals seeking to lead and innovate in postsecondary settings.

The Ed.D. is best suited for leaders within and beyond the private sector who want to apply research to practice with an emphasis on leadership from a service perspective. Unlike a PhD, which focuses on research and theory, the Ed.D. is practitioner-based and prepares you to become a higher-level administrator. Compared to an MBA, the Ed.D. requires a master's degree, has less quantitative focus, and caters specifically to education, nonprofit, and related professionals.

You'll need a master's degree from a regionally accredited institution with a minimum 3.0 GPA in graduate coursework. Applicants with a 2.7-2.99 GPA may enter following a faculty interview. You'll also need to submit two letters of recommendation.

The program has intakes available in both fall and spring terms.