PhD in Advanced Educational Studies – Educational Leadership Forging Breakthroughs in Leadership Practice
60
Credit Hours
100% online, 8-week courses
Transfer in up to 39 credits
Grow Your Leadership Skills and Expand Your Influence with Liberty’s PhD in Advanced Educational Studies Degree
Have you received your Doctor of Education (EdD), but you find yourself needing a degree that helps you move into the realm of research so you can make valuable contributions to your field? Liberty University has designed a unique opportunity to transfer up to 39 credits of your conferred EdD credit into our PhD in Advanced Educational Studies – Educational Leadership.
Successful education requires outstanding leadership and guidance at the top of the organization. Liberty University’s 100% online PhD in educational leadership degree program can expand your knowledge, skills, and training in the leadership aspects of education. Additionally, you can use your degree to gain a strong authority in leadership found in corporations, businesses, and successful educational administrations. Each course in the online education degree integrates specific course materials and assignments that require you to examine relevant topics and current events in light of Scripture and a Christian worldview.
With advanced training in education, organizational leadership, ethics, and research, you can gain valuable communication and problem-solving skills needed to lead your students and organization to success. Our PhD in Advanced Educational Studies – Educational Leadership online can provide you with the tools and skills you need to lead an educational administration and develop research materials and publications to contribute to the body of knowledge in educational leadership.
Why Choose Liberty’s PhD in Advanced Educational Studies Degree in Educational Leadership?
Your time is valuable, so we have designed this degree to allow graduates from EdD programs the opportunity to add a specialization and pursue a PhD degree without needing to start from the beginning of a doctoral program. Liberty’s online PhD in Advanced Educational Studies in Educational Leadership can help you expand on your EdD research or capstone project by giving you the chance to create a dissertation on a similar research topic.
We designed our online PhD in educational leadership to allow EdD graduates the opportunity to transfer up to two-thirds of their conferred credit into a Liberty PhD in Advanced Educational Studies program. Furthermore, it’s 100% online, which means you are not required to attend courses on campus at any time as you pursue your degree. We are committed to helping you obtain your degree in a way that is most convenient for you. You can also receive training and instruction from professors who are grounded in their Christian faith and ready to equip you to be a Champion for Christ in the education field.
What Will You Study in Liberty’s PhD in Educational Leadership?
Liberty University’s educational leadership courses integrate theoretical knowledge with practical skills necessary for effective educational leadership. Our courses teach you how to analyze and evaluate rational and irrational decision-making from an ethical standpoint for educational leadership and policy formulation.
As you begin our PhD in educational leadership degree online, you can learn how to apply organizational theories and models to create and lead effective higher education organizations and implement best practices. You can also cover issues of effective communication and how to develop productive relationships both within and outside of the school.
In addition, you can conduct research and work on your dissertation to contribute to the field of educational leadership. This shift in course emphasis can allow you to take what you’ve gained in your professional degree and apply it to a more research-focused doctorate.
Potential Career Opportunities
- Academic dean
- Chief learning officer
- Educational researcher
- Executive director of education
- Higher education administration
- Higher education curriculum coordinator
- Higher education professor
- Provost
- School superintendent
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Degree Information
- This program falls under our School of Education.
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- An extensive final dissertation project is required.
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Tuition & Aid
Your success is our success, which is why we are committed to providing quality academics at an affordable tuition rate. While other colleges are increasing their tuition, we have frozen tuition rates for the majority of our undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral programs for the past 9 years – and counting.
Doctoral Full Time | $595/Credit |
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Doctoral Part Time | $650/Credit |
Eligible current and former military service members and their spouses may qualify for a special rate of $300/credit hour (learn more).
Tuition rates may change annually. For the most current information, please visit our LU Tuition Cost page.
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Admission Information for Our Online PhD in Advanced Educational Studies – Educational Leadership Degree
Admission Requirements
- Apply online or over the phone with an admissions counselor by calling (800) 424-9596.
- A non-refundable, non-transferable $50 application fee will be posted on the current application upon enrollment (waived for qualifying service members, veterans, and military spouses – documentation verifying military status is required).
- Send official college transcripts (mailed as sealed, unopened copies or sent via a direct electronic transcript system). A regionally or nationally accredited Ed.D. or PhD in Education with at least a 3.0 GPA is required for admission in good standing.
- Applicants whose native language is other than English must submit official scores for the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) or an approved alternative assessment. For information on alternative assessments or TOEFL waivers, please call Admissions or view the official International Admissions policy.
Preliminary Acceptance
If you are sending in a preliminary transcript for acceptance, you must:
- Be in your final term and planning to start your PhD degree after the last day of class for your EdD or PhD in Education degree.
- Complete a Doctoral Self-Certification Form confirming your completion date. You may download the form from the Forms and Downloads page or contact an admissions counselor to submit the form on your behalf.
- Submit an official transcript to confirm that you are in your final term. The preliminary transcript must show that you are within 9 credit hours of completion for an EdD or PhD in Education program.
- Send in an additional, final official transcript with a conferral date on it by the end of your first semester of enrollment in the new doctoral degree.
Transcript Policies
Official College Transcript Policy
An acceptable official college transcript is one that has been issued directly from the institution and is in a sealed envelope. If you have one in your possession, it must meet the same requirements. If your previous institution offers electronic official transcript processing, they can send the document directly to luoverify@liberty.edu.
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Military
Liberty University is dedicated to providing world-class educational experiences to military students across the globe.
Who May Qualify?
- Active Duty
- Reserve/National Guard
- Veterans/Retirees
- Spouses of Service Members and Veterans/Retirees
Military Tuition Discount
We want to help you find the doctoral degree you want – at a price you’ve earned. As a thank-you for your military service, Liberty University offers eligible current and former service members like you or your spouse multiple pathways to earn a doctoral degree for only $300/credit hour. Find out how you can take advantage of this unique opportunity as you work toward your goal of reaching the pinnacle of your profession – for less.
Tuition rates may change annually. For the most current information, please visit our LU Tuition Cost page.
Frequently Asked Questions
What are the benefits of pursuing a program like this online?
Completing your PhD with an integrated dissertation gives you a terminal educational credential that shows employers you have reached the pinnacle of your field’s achievement. Additionally, you can learn how to create and administer effective education environments.
Does this program allow transfer credit?
Our PhD online allows you to transfer in up to 39 credit hours so you can turn your EdD into a PhD quickly – depending on your transfer credit.
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