Doctor of Education (EdD) in Leadership, Learning, and Educational Change
The Doctor of Education (EdD) in Leadership, Learning, and Educational Change is a part-time, cohort-based program for educational practitioners aspiring to leadership in PK-20+ educational organizations. This 55-credit hour program is designed to be completed in 3 years, including a core curriculum (25 credit hours), a specialized area of interest (18-28 credit hours), and dissertation-related coursework (12 credit hours) culminating in a dissertation-in-practice.
Why earn your EdD at Missouri State?
The Doctor of Education in Leadership, Learning, and Educational Change is an interdisciplinary doctoral program designed to develop educators who aspire to assume leadership roles within educational organizations and have a positive impact on the education system. Using a cohort-based model, students will take core courses in a designated sequence, participate in Leader Scholar Communities, choose an individualized specialty area, and complete a dissertation study. The program's flexibility allows students to tailor their coursework to their individual interests, ensuring that they can specialize in areas that align with their career aspirations.
Enjoy an accessible degree plan
Get an affordable education and select from a wide range of courses. Personalize your schedule with convenient class times and topics that match your interests.
Exchange ideas with your peers
Develop meaningful relationships in your cohort and in Leader Scholar Communities. You'll learn and study with a diverse group of students who have similar interests as you.
Gain flexibility with electives
Fulfill your elective requirements with courses that match your interests. Find specific topics in education or broaden your scope into other disciplines.
Receive individualized guidance
Learn from expert faculty in small class sizes. Your advisors and professors are here to help you achieve your academic and professional goals.
Customize your degree
Tailor your degree to match your professional goals. Explore the broad field of education to find your specialized area of interest.
You could:
- Learn teaching methods in educational technology, curriculum, instructional coaching or special education.
- Support kids by taking classes in our early childhood and elementary education, child life studies, or child and family development programs.
- Study at a higher level in fields like student affairs, higher education or K-12 administration.
- Focus on specific subjects in education, such as art, literacy, music or math and science.
- Broaden your interests to courses outside of education by earning a graduate certificate.
Need help planning your degree path? Get guidance from faculty who will help you choose courses that align with your career goals.
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Study problems that matter
Use your dissertation to investigate complex and meaningful problems of practice. Grow your identity in educational leadership as a reflective scholarly practitioner.
As a member institution of the Carnegie Project on the Education Doctorate (CPED), MSU’s EdD is designed to help you transform educational practice by studying a “persistent, contextualized, and specific issue embedded in the work of a professional practitioner, the addressing of which has the potential to result in improved understanding, experience, and outcomes.”
Expand your career options
With an EdD, you can secure jobs in academic administration and leadership. You can work in schools, universities, educational nonprofits and education-related community organizations.
You’ll be able to apply for jobs like:
- K-12 administrators: principals, curriculum directors and coaches
- District-level administrators: superintendents, directors, and coordinators
- Higher education administrators: deans, campus administrators, and student affairs professionals
- Educational/community nonprofit leaders and policy analysts
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Prepare for a rewarding job in education and boost your career potential.
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