Ph.D. Higher Education Administration at University of South Florida

Programme overview

The Ph.D. in Higher Education Administration is a research degree preparing students for administration, teaching, research or policy positions in colleges and universities or higher education agencies.

Faculty: College of Education | Department: Leadership, Policy, and Lifelong Learning | Duration: 59 credit hours post-master's | Study mode: full-time | Location: Tampa, FL, United States

What you will study

6 credits of shared core (Philosophies of Inquiry, Design of Systematic Studies in Education), 12+ credits of research methods and measurement, 21 credits of required courses (e.g. Organizational Theory and Leadership in Higher Education, History of Higher Education in the United States, College Student Development Theory), 15+ credits of higher education specialization and 5+ credits of dissertation, with a qualifying examination.

Career pathways

Administrators and student affairs professionals, institutional researchers, university and community college faculty, and policy analysts in state and national higher education agencies.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Meet USF university admission and English proficiency requirements. Master's degree from an accredited university in education or a related professional field (or foreign equivalent); current resume or vita; GRE preferred; three academic references; personal statement and interview with program faculty, writing samples and work references upon request.

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.

Doctoral admission is offered for Fall, Spring and Summer semesters.

Final university deadlines for doctoral programmes: February 15 for Fall, October 15 for Spring, February 15 for Summer. Programme-specific priority deadlines apply for funding and consideration.

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