Online Doctorates in Educational Leadership

ARWU Rank:
 53

Established: 1880
Country: United States

Online Doctorate Program Name:
Global Executive, Ed.D.

Residency Requirements: 9 intensive class sessions: 5 in Los Angeles and 4 in Hong Kong, totaling 11 weeks of intensive face-to-face time.

The Global Executive Doctor of Education (Global EdD) program is designed for full-time working professionals around the world who have a Master’s degree and significant leadership experience. The program prepares senior educational leaders, policy makers, administrators, and change agents for the challenging task of improving individual and national education outcomes. This program prepares leaders to achieve large-scale improvements across educational systems through strategic use of policy, innovative practice and assessment. The Global Executive EdD stresses the examination of educational solutions from around the world as participants work with their own local challenges.

Length: 25 months

Required GPA: 3.0+

Required Master's Degree: No

ARWU Rank:
 53

Established: 1880
Country: United States

Online Doctorate Program Name:
Organizational Change and Leadership, Ed.D.

Residency Requirements: Annual immersion weekend held on campus.

Students in this three-year program will explore how learning occurs in formal and informal workplace settings, examine effective strategies for facilitating organizational learning and learn to create systems that produce more effective, adaptable and competitive organizations. Coursework will focus on practices of motivating and supervising others, assessing organizational priorities and driving innovation through new technologies. The program culminates in a dissertation in which students demonstrate effective application of the program’s theories and concepts.

Length: 3 years

Required GPA: 3.0+

Required Master's Degree: No

ARWU Rank:
 64

Established: 1873
Country: United States

Online Doctorate Program Name:
Ed.D. in Leadership and Learning in Organizations

Residency Requirements: Must attend yearly on-campus immersions.

The Doctor of Education (Ed.D.) in leadership and learning in organizations is developed by faculty within Vanderbilt University’s Peabody College department of leadership, policy and organizations. Designed for current and aspiring leaders, the curriculum bridges the divide between theory and practice, equipping students with relevant skills to lead organizational change.

Length: 3 to 4 years

Required GPA: N/A

Required Master's Degree: Yes

ARWU Rank:
 94

Established: 1853
Country: United States

Online Doctorate Program Name:
Leadership in Educational Administration Doctorate (Ed.D.)

Residency Requirements: Three weekend per semester held in rotation at the University of Florida.

The LEAD Ed.D. is one of the inaugural Kellogg Foundation Community College Leadership Programs in the nation. The program has built upon its historical mission on two-year institutions focuses more broadly on two- and four-year institutional administration. The curriculum links research and practice to prepare professionals for careers and advancement as leaders within higher education.

Length: Variable

Required GPA: 3.0+

Required Master's Degree: No

ARWU Rank:
 201-300

Established: 1870
Country: United States

Online Doctorate Program Name:
Higher Education Leadership Ph.D.

Residency Requirements: Face-to-face summer class each summer for 6 days.

This online Ph.D. in higher education leadership provides a unique and enriching educational experience, allowing you to connect with your professors and cohort, and receive a top-quality education, while still maintaining full-time employment at your home institution.

Length: 5 years

Required GPA: N/A

Required Master's Degree: No

ARWU Rank:
 201-300

Established: 1927
Country: United States

Online Doctorate Program Name:
Professional Leadership (Ed.D)

Residency Requirements: Minor residency requirements.

The Online Executive Doctor of Education (Ed.D.) in Professional Leadership, with an emphasis in Literacy or Social Studies/Social Education, in the Department of Curriculum and Instruction is an online 51- credit hour program providing research and applied skills for educators grappling with current issues in urban settings. The program is designed to facilitate the knowledge, skills and dispositions needed for instructional leadership in curriculum and instruction in urban schools, developmental reading programs, community organizations and related educational institutions. The intent is for graduates of this program to remain in educational settings as instructional leaders. The design of the program emphasizes content inquiry, problem-solving and participant collaboration in a variety of courses and research activities.

Length: N/A

Required GPA: 3.0+

Required Master's Degree: N/A

ARWU Rank:
 301-400

Established: 1891
Country: United States

Online Doctorate Program Name:
EdD in Educational Leadership and Management

Residency Requirements: No residency requirements.

Drexel University’s online Doctor of Education degree equips ambitious professionals with advanced management competencies for a broad range of learning environments. Offered by Drexel’s award-winning School of Education, this accredited, fully-online program is ideal for all levels of administrators and instructional experts. The EdD is a singular program based on the Drexel philosophy that theory springs from practice. You will be encouraged to challenge your own thinking within a group and venture beyond problem solving to a unique model of individual leadership that will become a lifelong pattern of professional communication and growth.

Length: 3 to 5 years

Required GPA: 3.5+

Required Master's Degree: Yes