Doctor of Education in Educational Administration at Texas A&M University

Programme overview

The K-12 Educational Leadership and Policy EdD in Educational Administration prepares leaders for public, charter and private schools, at district and school level, and for research or teaching roles. It uses a cohort model in which students take classes together, and includes a path to Texas superintendent certification.

Faculty: College of Education and Human Development | Department: Educational Administration and Human Resource Development | Duration: 69 semester credit hours minimum | Study mode: full-time | Location: College Station, TX, United States

What you will study

The 69-hour degree includes at least 6 hours of proseminars, courses for a specific professional role, research methods, supporting fields (one of 12+ hours or two of 9+ hours each), a professional internship of at least 6 hours and a record of study of at least 12 hours. The record of study can be a district analysis/redesign, journal-ready articles or traditional dissertation-style research.

Career pathways

Superintendents, principals and university professors.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Texas A&M graduate admission (all graduate programmes): the applicant's scholastic record over at least the last two years of full-time degree study must show ability to do graduate-level work; an applicant with an unsatisfactory record or changing fields may be required to take preparatory coursework. International applicants from non-English-speaking countries need a TOEFL iBT of at least 80 (tests before 21 January 2026) or 4.5 overall with at least 4.0 in each section (tests on or after that date), TOEFL Essentials 8.5, or IELTS Academic 6.0 overall; the requirement is waived for those who completed a bachelor's degree or higher in the United States, or who score at least 146 on GRE Verbal or 77 on GMAT Verbal (departments may still require TOEFL/IELTS). Application fee is $65 for U.S. citizens and permanent residents and $90 for international applicants. Program deadlines and any programme-specific GRE or recommendation requirements are set by the academic programme.

Tuition is charged per credit, so the total depends on the modules you register for each year. Current fees are listed in the official fee schedule.

The graduate application processing fee is $65, in addition to the centralized application service fee. Deadlines and required documents are set by each department.

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