Doctor of Education

Distinguish yourself as a leader in education Are you looking to elevate or support your organization or educational institution using practical, research-based tools? Our Doctor of Education prepares you to use analytical, critical, and innovative thinking to improve performance and solve complex problems in education. This program does not lead to any educational licensure or certification. Specialize your degree To specialize your educational focus, you’re encouraged to take one of these four elective tracks: Educational Leadership: Gain in-depth understanding of academic structure, school financing, policy-making and faculty — all while emerging as a leader who values diversity and academic integrity. Curriculum and Instruction: Influence curriculum development and policy, and evaluate instructional and assessment methods to improve learning outcomes. Educational Technology: Implement technologies that revolutionize the way students learn and integrate technology into curriculum. Higher Education Administration: Gain a top-level view of the complex challenges facing educational communities — and gain the skills to address them through research, planning, fiscal oversight and outcomes assessment. Distinctive learning model Our unique Scholar-Practitioner-LeaderSM model separates us from other doctoral programs. It fits into every aspect of your doctoral studies, preparing you with the advantages of:

emerging as a leader who values diversity and academic integrity.
Curriculum and Instruction: Influence curriculum development and policy, and evaluate instructional and assessment methods to improve learning outcomes.
Educational Technology: Implement technologies that revolutionize the way students learn and integrate technology into curriculum.
Higher Education Administration: Gain a top-level view of the complex challenges facing educational communities -and gain the skills to address them through research, planning, fiscal oversight and outcomes assessment.

Distinctive learning model
Our unique Scholar-Practitioner-LeaderSM model separates us from other doctoral programs. It fits into every aspect of your doctoral studies, preparing you with the advantages of: Scholarship -you'll understand how to design research and use its data to solve root problems • Practitioners -you'll learn how to apply your skills to solve problems in your organization or community • Leadership -you'll develop leadership skills that help you change organizations and communities • Better doctoral experience In 20 years of delivering doctoral education, we've come to realize that the doctoral journey can be very focused and personal, yet also lonely. That's why we've restructured our programs to create a more supportive, motivating environment for doctoral students.
Here's how it works: You'll move through courses with the camaraderie and support of a cohort of students.

Networking opportunities
Access powerful networking tools through our PhoenixLink™ career services platform. Take advantage of personal career coaching. Search and apply for jobs, or make your resumé visible to employers. And connect with employers and alumni through career fairs and mixers or with peers through the school's Facebook® group for doctoral students. It's all about connections. And we help you make them.

Learning outcomes
Along with the knowledge and skills related to the University Learning Goals, graduates should gain program-specific knowledge, skills and abilities. Each college or school creates a set of Program Student Learning Outcomes (PSLOs) to describe the knowledge, skills or attitudes students will possess upon completion of the program of study. By the time you complete your Doctor of Education, you should be able to perform these learning outcomes.

Institutional accreditation
University of Phoenix is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission (HLC), hlcommission.org. Since 1978, University of Phoenix has been continually accredited by the Higher Learning Commission and its predecessor.
The goal of accreditation is to ensure that education provided by institutions of higher education meets acceptable levels of quality.
Accreditation is your assurance that the University meets quality standards.

Dissertation
You'll begin the dissertation process in your third course and follow a schedule of milestones throughout your program. This makes your dissertation doable in smaller segments and helps identify any research methodology challenges early, so there are no surprises or delays at the end.

Symposium
While some doctoral programs require on-campus residency, we've shifted to an 8-week online Symposium. In the required course you'll: Receive a detailed overview of each milestone in the doctoral journey • Understand what the University expects from doctoral students • Understand what doctoral students can expect from the University • Doctoral students may also enroll in an optional, zero-credit, zero-tuition/fee one-weekend seminar in Phoenix, Ariz. The seminar provides an opportunity for personal interaction with faculty and peers as well as instruction around the framework of your dissertation.

Transfer credits
Earn your degree faster. Current doctoral students from an accredited university or college may be eligible to receive up to 27 credits based on previous doctoral coursework.