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EdD Higher and Postsecondary Education at Columbia University

Columbia University, United States

Programme overview

A doctoral programme combining broad study of higher education with a specialised emphasis area and a dissertation based on original research. It requires 75 points from 2024-2025 (up to 30 prior graduate credits may transfer).

Faculty: Teachers College  |  Department: Organization and Leadership (Higher and Postsecondary Education)  |  Intake: Fall  |  Study mode: full-time / part-time  |  Location: New York, NY, United States

What you will study

Study spans academic and developmental analysis, organizational and institutional analysis, and social/cultural and civic analysis, with an emphasis such as teaching and learning, administration and leadership, or diversity and access, a two-part certification exam and a dissertation.

Career pathways

Policy-makers and evaluation specialists, senior administrators including college or university presidents, leaders of instructional development centers, scholars and researchers.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Master's degree; online application with statement of purpose and resume; transcripts or course-by-course evaluations; three letters of recommendation, at least two academic; academic writing sample; $75 application fee. International applicants whose native language is not English submit TOEFL iBT (minimum 100 if taken before 21 January 2026, 5.0 on the new scale if taken on or after that date), IELTS 7.0 or Duolingo 130, unless exempt (for example by a graduate degree taught in English).

Intake: Fall

Apply through the official page: https://www.tc.columbia.edu/admissions/

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