The EdD program in Higher Education Administration is a part-time cohort program that focuses on issues of how research can be used to inform professional practice and centers on an extensive program of coursework in higher and postsecondary education.
This EdD is designed to meet the increasing need for visionary and entrepreneurial leaders in community colleges, four-year colleges and universities, corporate-sponsored education, and governmental agencies. The objectives of the EdD include providing:
Meaningful learning opportunities for employed professionals to earn a terminal degree in an integrated curriculum with immediate applicability to their professional settings.
A coherent and flexible combination of theory, skills development, research, and problem solving, and a culminating project that will clearly add value to and enhance the knowledge of professional settings.
Common learning experiences in leadership, organizations, policy, and applied research while concurrently offering the opportunity for study directly related to practice settings.
Admissions
Admission to graduate programs in the Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development requires the following minimum components:
See How to Apply for admission requirements and instructions specific to this program.
Program Requirements
The program requires a minimum of 42 credits beyond the master’s degree. Students who are missing essential content may need to complete additional coursework.
Select a minimum of 2-3 credits from the Quantitative sequence and a minimum of 3 credits from the Qualitative sequence. The remaining credits are taken from either sequence for a total of 8-9 credits in research courses.
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Select 9-10 credits that may be in higher education or related areas of study to allow flexibility in choosing courses that support a student’s professional goals and interests chosen in consultation with an adviser.
For Research Methods, select a minimum of 2-3 credits from the Quantitative sequence and a minimum of 3 credits from the Qualitative sequence. Remaining credits are taken from either sequence for a total of 8-9 credits in research courses.
Additional Program Requirements
Candidacy Review
Students write a paper that is reviewed by two faculty members during a meeting.
Prospectus Defense
Dissertation Defense, Submission, and Approval
Students must successfully defend their dissertations and submit them for approval.
Departmental Approval
All doctoral candidates must be approved for graduation by their department for the degree to be awarded.
Upon successful completion of the program, graduates will be able to:
Demonstrate knowledge and expertise in the field of higher education and explain and compare different approaches and ideas in higher education in both verbal and written form.
Design a research project to address an identified problem and select appropriate research approaches to address the problem.
Effectively communicate complex ideas based on research outcomes and disseminate their scholarly work in their field of study or practice.