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EdD Higher Education Leadership and Policy at Vanderbilt University

Vanderbilt University, United States

Programme overview

The Ed.D. in K-12 and Higher Education Leadership and Policy is a cohort-based doctorate for mid-career K-12 and higher education professionals, with concentrations in K-12 Educational Leadership and Policy and in Higher Education Leadership and Policy, ending in a year-long capstone project. Classes meet on weekends, with about six on-campus weekends per semester.

Faculty: Peabody College of Education and Human Development  |  Department: Leadership, Policy, and Organizations  |  Duration: 9 semesters (about 3 years); 84 credit hours (54 programme plus 30 transfer from master's)  |  Intake: Summer (May start)  |  Study mode: full-time  |  Location: Nashville, TN, United States

What you will study

Shared courses cover leadership theory, organizational behavior and decision analysis (research design, quantitative and qualitative methods, program evaluation). Higher Education concentration courses include Advanced Nature and Function of Higher Education, College and University Management, Advanced Postsecondary Access, The College Student: Advanced, and College and University Finance. Both concentrations finish with the Capstone Experience.

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Application information

Entry requirements

No prescribed set of prior experiences; most successful applicants have 5-7 years of experience and show increasing leadership. Peabody Ed.D. applicants: GRE encouraged; no application fee. Priority Decision 1 December 1, Priority Decision 2 January 3, rolling after January 3.

Requirements published at faculty level.

Graduate School fall application deadlines differ by department and range from 1 December to 15 January. The Graduate School application fee is $95, paid online after submitting the application, and only one fee is charged for up to two programme applications per year.

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