PhD Higher Education Administration at University of Tennessee, Knoxville

Programme overview

The PhD in higher education administration offers advanced study for aspiring leaders in current positions, executive leadership roles, higher education policy dialogue, and faculty and policy scholar roles.

Faculty: College of Education, Health, and Human Sciences | Duration: 72 graduate credit hours (48 beyond the master's plus 24 dissertation) | Study mode: full-time | Location: Knoxville, TN, United States

What you will study

Coursework covers ELPS foundations (9 hours), a research core (18 hours) including research design, applied statistics, advanced qualitative research and academic writing, a higher education core (15 hours) including HEAM 605 Advanced Seminar in Administrative Theory and HEAM 619 Administration and Governance of Higher Education, 6 elective hours and at least 24 hours of ELPS 600 dissertation. A written and oral comprehensive exam and a dissertation defense are required; full-time and part-time schedules exist.

Career pathways

Higher education leadership, policy and faculty or policy scholar roles.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Requirements: combined Graduate School/program application, three letters of recommendation, official transcripts of all undergraduate and graduate work, and a writing sample. An overall GPA of 3.50 in previous graduate study is required. Admission is holistic. Deadlines: October 15 (spring and priority for fall assistantships) and March 15 (summer and fall).

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.

International graduate applicants on F and J visas: Fall online submission April 15 and file completion May 15; Spring June 15 and October 1; Summer October 15 and February 15. Departmental deadlines may be earlier.

Apply through the official page: https://gradschool.utk.edu/

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