Educational Leadership EdD at University at Buffalo

Programme overview

The online EdD prepares experienced educators and administrators to tackle challenges in PK-12 and higher education, building leadership, research and change management skills. Students choose a concentration in PK-12 Educational Administration or Higher Education and complete a Problem of Practice dissertation. Delivery combines asynchronous coursework with periodic synchronous sessions in a cohort.

Faculty: Graduate School of Education | Department: Educational Leadership and Policy | Duration: 42 credit hours; 3 years (online cohort) | Intake: Summer (deadline February 1, rolling until March 20) | Study mode: Online / Full Time | Location: Buffalo, NY, United States

What you will study

Core strands in educational leadership foundations, organizational theory and change management, equity, diversity, justice and inclusion, and qualitative and quantitative research. Year 1 includes Nature of Inquiry and Leading and Managing People; Year 2 includes Educational Organization Diagnosis and Qualitative Data Analysis; Year 3 is dissertation courses.

Career pathways

PK-12: superintendent, school principal, assistant principal, curriculum director, director of student services. Higher education: dean, department chair, director of student affairs, provost, vice president of academic affairs.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Master's degree required. PK-12 concentration: current New York State school administrator certificate (SBL, SDL, SDBL, SAS, SDA or SBA; other jurisdictions reviewed case by case) and completion of an approved administrator preparation program; administrative experience preferred. GRE/MAT not required. Application: $50 fee; two recommenders (supervisor level); unofficial transcripts; statement of interest up to 1,000 words including a potential Problem of Practice; DEI personal statement up to 1,000 words; EdD Letter of Support (data-access form signed by applicant and supervisor); resume. Deadline February 1, rolling until March 20 for summer admission. International applicants: proof of degree, passport page, English scores (TOEFL, IELTS Academic, PTE Academic or Duolingo) within two years, financial documentation. Up to 6 transfer credits.

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.

Entry terms and deadlines vary by programme; applicants apply directly to UB through the Graduate School application, with some programmes using external national applications plus a supplemental UB application.

A non-refundable application fee is required for each programme applied to; fees vary by programme and payment instructions are emailed after the application is submitted.

Law (JD) application fee is $85; applicants submit the LSAT or GRE.

MD: AMCAS application accepted June 1 to November 15; supplemental application and materials due December 1; supplemental fee $100; Early Decision AMCAS due August 1 and supplemental due August 31.

Apply through the official page: https://www.buffalo.edu/grad/explore/admissions/apply.html

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