Online Doctorates in Education

ARWU Rank:
 8

Established: 1754
Country: United States

Online Doctorate Program Name:
Ed.D. degree in Nursing Education

Residency Requirements: Minor residency requirements.

The Doctor of Education in Nursing Education is designed for nurses with masters degrees who want to become nurse educators in either academic or staff development settings. The program fosters deep collaboration among students and faculty to maximize preparation for educator roles. Also, the program features a unique collaborative approach to dissertation design and development.

Length: N/A

Required GPA: N/A

Required Master's Degree: Yes

ARWU Rank:
 14

Established: 1876
Country: United States

Online Doctorate Program Name:
Doctor of Education (EdD)

Residency Requirements: 3-day summer residencies.

The program, designed to prepare an exceptional corps of practitioner-scholars, both nationally and internationally, sets the bar for transformational leadership in education through scholarship, professional development and networking with educational leaders and researchers representing a variety of backgrounds and interests. Online delivery allows candidates to address a Problem of Practice particular to the educational environment they occupy, wherever they are in the world.

Length: 3 years

Required GPA: 3.0+

Required Master's Degree: No

ARWU Rank:
 94

Established: 1853
Country: United States

Online Doctorate Program Name:
Curriculum, Teaching, and Teacher Instruction (Ed.D.)

Residency Requirements: A week-long on-campus experiences every summer during the first 3 summers. One day each for qualifying exams and then dissertation defense.

The Ed.D. in Curriculum & Instruction with a specialization in Curriculum, Teaching and Teacher Education (CTTE) is made specifically for the practicing educator. Working together within a community of practice, you will tackle your school’s problems while learning through theory and research to inform your teaching. Your work will be focused on positive, practical changes. Your colleagues, students, and your school will all benefit as a result.

Length: 4 years

Required GPA: 3.0+

Required Master's Degree: No

ARWU Rank:
 94

Established: 1853
Country: United States

Online Doctorate Program Name:
Educational Technology (Ed.D.)

Residency Requirements: Three required campus-based experiences, the first of which is a 2-day orientation in the first semester, followed by 4-day summer sessions at the end of the first and second year.

The Ed.D. (Doctorate in Education) in Curriculum and Instruction with an emphasis on Educational Technology at the University of Florida is designed for those aiming to be researching professionals: Professionals who conduct research related to educational technology in educational environments.

Length: 3 years

Required GPA: N/A

Required Master's Degree: No

ARWU Rank:
 101-150

Established: 1451
Country: UK

Online Doctorate Program Name:
Doctorate in Education

Residency Requirements: Six core courses each lasting one semester and each with one weekend in Glasgow.

This online distance learning programme offers a professionally relevant and academically rigorous opportunity for advanced study in education. The programme is designed for professionals at all levels in education, training and development, and in education-related fields. The Doctorate is comparable to a PhD in terms of scale and rigour. It differs in that it provides a structured programme of advanced study that is relevant to your profession and focused on the inter-relationship of research, policy and practice.

Length: 60 months

Required GPA: N/A

Required Master's Degree: Yes

ARWU Rank:
 151-200

Established: 1876
Country: United States

Online Doctorate Program Name:
Ed.D. in Curriculum and Instruction

Residency Requirements: "Required to attend periodic face to face orientations. Before the commencement and then during the summers of the second and third years of the program. "

The Online Doctor of Education (Ed.D.) prepares leaders in P–12 public and private education to be accomplished in providing direction in curriculum, instruction and instructional assessment. The program requires a minimum of 64 semester credit hours beyond the master's degree, all of which will be presented through a Web-based delivery system in a cohort structure. Estimated completion time in four years.

Length: 4 years

Required GPA: 3.3+

Required Master's Degree: Yes

ARWU Rank:
 201-300

Established: 1858
Country: United States

Online Doctorate Program Name:
Adult and Higher Education (Ph.D.)

Residency Requirements: Intensive one-week course during the summer at OSU's main campus in Corvallis, Oregon.

Oregon State University's Doctorate of Education (Ed.D.) program in Adult and Higher Education prepares post-secondary education professionals for leadership roles in four-year universities, community colleges and similar institutions. Effective leadership is a combination of management, vision and commitment to the mission of higher education institutions. This degree program, offered by Oregon State University's College of Education and delivered through OSU Ecampus, is grounded in OSU’s commitment to developing tomorrow’s leaders with the principle that leadership can be learned and enhanced.

Length: 3 to 4 years

Required GPA: N/A

Required Master's Degree: Yes

ARWU Rank:
 201-300

Established: 1858
Country: United States

Online Doctorate Program Name:
Ph.D. in Counseling

Residency Requirements: Face-to-face classes occur only twice each quarter in a Friday through Saturday block in Wilsonville, Oregon.

The Ph.D. in Counseling program prepares students to work as advanced practitioners, clinical supervisors and counselor educators in clinical and academic settings. The program emphasizes student contribution to the counseling profession through research while understanding and addressing the societal changes of today's communities. OSU's program is CACREP-accredited and aims to prepare graduates to be leaders and advocates for change. This doctorate program is offered by the Oregon State University College of Education and online courses are delivered by OSU Ecampus.

Length: 3 to 4 years

Required GPA: N/A

Required Master's Degree: Yes

ARWU Rank:
 301-400

Established: 1846
Country: United States

Online Doctorate Program Name:
Curriculum, Instruction and the Science of Learning, PhD

Residency Requirements: Minor residency requirements.

The Curriculum, Instruction and the Science of Learning (CISL) is a multidisciplinary doctoral degree program that focuses on addressing practical educational problems through research in diverse contexts for learning and teaching. While educational programs in Curriculum and Instruction are common, our program stands out by emphasizing the Science of Learning, a 21st century approach to developing evidenced-based practice through design research. In design research, we implement innovative practice/curriculum, study the effects, and improve the implementation for further study. The field emerged out of new technological innovations but has expanded to include diverse interdisciplinary formations to create educational solutions.

Length: Variable

Required GPA: N/A

Required Master's Degree: No

ARWU Rank:
 301-400

Established: 1964
Country: UK

Online Doctorate Program Name:
PhD in E-Research and Technology Enhanced Learning

Residency Requirements: Two four-day residential meetings.

This structured part-time Doctoral Programme in E-Research and Technology Enhanced Learning leads to a PhD. The programme combines a limited number of face-to-face residential meetings with carefully designed 'online' learning activities and peer collaboration. It is available to anyone in the world wishing to develop their e-learning research and practice. This PhD doctoral programme is designed specifically for people who wish to study to an advanced level and carry out a piece of research of the highest possible standard in an aspect of their professional practice.

Length: 4 years

Required GPA: N/A

Required Master's Degree: No

ARWU Rank:
 301-400

Established: 1964
Country: UK

Online Doctorate Program Name:
PhD in Education and Social Justice

Residency Requirements: No residency requirements.

This unique PhD in Education and Social Justice (by thesis and coursework) is a part-time structured PhD programme that is undertaken entirely online, over 4 years. It provides a well-defined and supported route to a PhD for people around the world. The programme is designed so that participants can study entirely from home and whilst in full- or part-time employment. The programme enables professionals, who are working to promote social justice in or through education, to become autonomous researchers and to gain deeper and more critical insights into their professional practice and concerns. It includes development of the capacity to undertake and write up a substantial, original research project.

Length: 4 years

Required GPA: N/A

Required Master's Degree: No

ARWU Rank:
 301-400

Established: 1964
Country: UK

Online Doctorate Program Name:
PhD in Educational Research - Higher Education

Residency Requirements: Residentials at Lancaster four times a year.

This PhD in Educational Research - Higher Education is part-time structured programme that is undertaken through directed study and residential-based learning over 4 years. Participants focus on their final research thesis from the third year onwards. It is a well-established and successful route to a professional doctorate, having been delivered successfully for over 20 years. The aim of the programme is to provide an opportunity for higher education professionals to become autonomous researchers and to gain deeper and more critical insight into their own and others' professional practices and concerns.

Length: 4 years

Required GPA: N/A

Required Master's Degree: No

ARWU Rank:
 301-400

Established: 1964
Country: UK

Online Doctorate Program Name:
PhD in Higher Education: Research, Evaluation and Enhancement

Residency Requirements: No residency requirements.

The programme provides a well-defined and supported route to a PhD for professionals working in higher education institutions around the world. Participants can study entirely at a distance from Lancaster and whilst in full or part-time employment in a higher education environment. This programme is exclusively designed for higher education professionals of whatever sort, for example: academics; managers; administrators; educational developers; student learning specialists.

Length: 4 years

Required GPA: N/A

Required Master's Degree: No

ARWU Rank:
 301-400

Established: 1869
Country: New Zealand

Online Doctorate Program Name:
Doctor of Education (EdD)

Residency Requirements: Required on-campus workshops.

The degree of Doctor of Education is awarded on the basis of submission of a thesis and the completion of coursework. The coursework is an integral and constitutive part of the thesis research of the degree. The thesis should give evidence that the candidate has the ability to carry out research, has shown originality and independence, and has made a significant contribution to knowledge in their particular profession. A research to practice portfolio consisting of evidence documenting the connection between the candidate’s research and practice and how the research has informed and enhanced practice should be submitted as part of the thesis. It is expected that some of the work in the thesis would be worthy of publication. The programme should be of a kind which a diligent and competent student might reasonably be expected to complete within six years of part-time study.

Length: 3 to 6 years

Required GPA: N/A

Required Master's Degree: Yes

ARWU Rank:
 401-500

Established: 1963
Country: UK

Online Doctorate Program Name:
PhD in Education

Residency Requirements: Some residency requirements.

The PhD in Education is designed to enhance specialised knowledge through academic study and research. The programme is suitable for teacher educators. The course focuses on practice and aims to help students to achieve a critical understanding of teaching theories and to obtain solid grounding in research methodology appropriate for conducting research projects in their professional contexts.

Length: N/A

Required GPA: N/A

Required Master's Degree: Yes

ARWU Rank:
 401-500

Established: 1890
Country: United States

Online Doctorate Program Name:
PhD in Learning Technologies

Residency Requirements: No residency requirements.

The doctorate in Learning Technologies focuses on defining, understanding, and expanding the synergy of technology and learning/instructional systems theory. The core of the Ph.D. program is the application of technologies within the learning process. Towards this end, a successful doctoral candidate demonstrates proficiency in skills and knowledge that allows the individual, upon graduation, to become a contributing scholar/practitioner in the field. Graduates work as faculty, instructors, teachers, instructional designers, directors of distance education, technology coordinators, trainers, and other professionals in the instructional, educational, and learning technology fields both in educational and corporate settings. The program has a focus on academic research and writing, which has resulted in a majority of graduating doctoral students holding positions at universities.

Length: Variable

Required GPA: 3.5+

Required Master's Degree: Yes