PhD Educational Policy and Leadership Studies at University of Iowa

Programme overview

The PhD has two subprograms. Educational Leadership prepares scholarly professionals for leadership in educational, nonprofit and public-sector settings; Higher Education and Student Affairs prepares graduates for student affairs, academic administration, research faculty, policy analysis and teaching roles.

Faculty: College of Education | Department: Educational Policy and Leadership Studies | Duration: Minimum 75 s.h. (Educational Leadership) or 74 s.h. (HESA); sample plans span four years | Location: Iowa City, IA, United States

What you will study

Educational Leadership: leadership core, EPLS concentration, 15 s.h. of research methods, a 9 s.h. cognate and dissertation, with comprehensive and oral exams. HESA: 18 s.h. substantive core (Finance in Higher Education, History of Higher Education, College Students), 18 s.h. research methods, concentration area and dissertation.

Career pathways

HESA: student affairs and academic administration, research faculty positions, postsecondary policy analysis, and teaching and academic leadership at two- and four-year colleges.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Graduate College and programme requirements apply. Educational Leadership requires a master's degree by programme start plus teaching and leadership experience in PK-12 or adjacent fields. HESA requires Graduate College requirements only.

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.

Graduate and professional admission requirements, costs and deadlines are set by each degree programme; applicants apply through the Admissions Profile application and may apply to only one programme unless applying to a combined degree programme.

Apply through the official page: https://admissions.uiowa.edu/

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