PhD Educational Technology (Art, Media & Engr) at Arizona State University

Programme overview

The educational technology Ph.D. program focuses on the design, development and evaluation of instructional systems and on educational technology applications to support learning. The doctoral program emphasizes research using educational technology in applied settings and prepares students for a variety of professional positions.

Faculty: Mary Lou Fulton College for Teaching and Learning Innovation | Department: Division for Advancing Education Policy, Practice | Duration: 84 credit hours | Study mode: full-time | Location: Tempe, AZ, United States

What you will study

84 credit hours, a written comprehensive exam, a prospectus and a dissertation A minimum of 84 credit hours beyond the bachelor's degree is required. At least 54 of these hours must be taken at Arizona State University after admission to the Ph.D. program.

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Application information

Entry requirements

All applicants must submit the Graduate College online application. Applicants to the concentration must complete the educational technology program application and provide the additional materials required for the application to an AME concentration. The complete package is submitted to educational technology. A student must first be admitted to the educational technology doctoral degree program, and then his or her application will be considered by the AME admissions committee. Educational technology admissions criteria apply for admittance into the Ph.D. program. After an AME concentration applicant is admitted into the educational technology Ph.D. program, the faculty will then decide if the person also meets the digital media related requirements for admission into the concentration.

Domestic applicants: USD 13,327 a year (2026-27). Arizona resident tuition. Tuition only for the graduate on-campus (Tempe/Downtown Phoenix/Polytechnic/West Valley) rate band in the ASU tuition estimator, 2026-27: Fall 2026 plus Spring 2027 term tuition summed (full-time flat rate; part-time credit loads Source

International applicants: USD 24,780 a year (2026-27). International tuition. Tuition only for the graduate on-campus (Tempe/Downtown Phoenix/Polytechnic/West Valley) rate band in the ASU tuition estimator, 2026-27: Fall 2026 plus Spring 2027 term tuition summed (full-time flat rate; part-time credit loads ar Source

Entry terms: Fall, Spring and Summer; the terms available for each programme are listed in Degree Search.

Graduate application deadlines are set by each programme office and listed in Degree Search. The nonrefundable application fee is $75 for U.S. citizens, permanent residents, DACA and international online students outside the U.S., and $120 for international students on a nonimmigrant visa studying in the U.S.

Apply through the official page: https://admission.asu.edu/apply/graduate/admission

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