PhD Engineering Education Systems and Design at Arizona State University

Programme overview

In the Doctor of Philosophy program in engineering education systems and design, you prepare to conduct engineering education research related to your scholarly interests using a systems and design approach. You have a passion for developing skills as an engineering education researcher and are committed to contributing to the engineering education community. Your learning is driven by engagement with faculty and peers through coursework, research and programmatic events.

What you will study

84 credit hours, a written comprehensive exam, an oral comprehensive exam, a prospectus and a dissertation Required Core (21 credit hours) EGR 535 Innovation and Design of Engineering Academic Settings (IDEAS) (3) EGR 565 Qualitative Methods for Engineering Education Research (3) EGR 572 Quantitative Methods for Engineering Education Research (3) EGR 574 Engineering Education Systems in Context (3) EGR 576 From Then Until Now: Examining Inequities in STEM (3) EGR 671 Applications of Qualitative Methods for Engineering Education Research (3) EGR 673 Applications of Quantitative Methods for Engineering Education Research (3) Electives and Research (48 credit hours) electives (36) research (12) Other Requirement (3 credit hours) EGR 594 Topic: EESD Seminar (3) Culminating Experience (12 credit hours) EGR 799 Dissertation (12) Additional Curriculum Information Students may be allowed to apply up to 30 credit hours from a previously awarded master's degree to their doctoral program as approved by the academic unit and the Graduate College.

Career pathways

Graduates are equipped for competitive positions in top-tier research institutions as exemplary scholars and teachers or to serve as leaders in engineering education in a variety of settings, including: education startups government agencies industry policy-setting institutions science centers and museums think tanks universities

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Application information

Entry requirements

Applicants must fulfill the requirements of both the Graduate College and the Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering. To be considered for admission to the program, applicants must have earned a bachelor's or master's degree in engineering or a closely related field from a regionally accredited institution. Applicants must have a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.25 (scale is 4.00 = "A") in their first bachelor's degree program or in the last 60 hours of their first bachelor's degree program; or a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.00 (scale is 4.00 = "A") in nine credit hours of graduate coursework from a U.S. institution; or a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.00 (scale is 4.00 = "A") in an applicable conferred master's degree program from a regionally accredited college or university.

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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