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

Programme overview

The PhD in Educational Administration prepares scholars for advanced leadership, research and policy roles in K-12 or higher education. It offers two emphases, K-12 Leadership and Policy and Higher Education Administration, and is not built on a cohort model; students are encouraged to study full time.

Faculty: College of Education and Human Development | Department: Educational Administration and Human Resource Development | Duration: 67 semester credit hours minimum with a prior master's degree (or DDS/DMD, DVM, MD from a US institution); 96 hours minimum from a bachelor's degree | Study mode: full-time | Location: College Station, TX, United States

What you will study

Coursework in either the K-12 Leadership and Policy emphasis or the Higher Education Administration emphasis, including co-teaching with the faculty advisor for at least two semesters in the K-12 emphasis. Faculty expertise covers school accountability, educational law, organizational theory, school finance, and policy and politics of education.

Career pathways

Superintendents, principals, university professors, researchers and policy analysts; higher education professorships, administration and state agency leadership.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Texas A&M University graduate admission (applies to all graduate programs): a formal application; application fee of $65 for U.S. citizens and permanent residents or $90 for international applicants (plus any application-service fee). The normal requirement is a scholastic record over at least the last two years of full-time degree study showing ability to do graduate-level work; applicants changing fields or with weaker records may be required to take additional preparatory work. Departments may set higher requirements, which supersede the university's. International applicants from non-English-speaking backgrounds need a TOEFL iBT of at least 80 (taken before 21 January 2026), a TOEFL iBT score of at least 4.5 with at least 4.0 per skill (taken on or after 21 January 2026), TOEFL Essentials 8.5, or IELTS Academic 6.0 overall; exemptions apply for a US baccalaureate or higher, GRE Verbal 146+, GMAT Verbal 77+, and citizens of listed English-speaking countries (including Ghana and Nigeria).

Requirements published at program group level.

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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