Higher Education Administration (Ed.D.)

Degree Levels:
Graduate Certificate
Master
Doctorate

Delivery Options:
Online

As an established or emerging leader, you'll enjoy a comprehensive, practitioner-focused curriculum tailored to sharpen your skills to lead a multitude of positions at colleges and universities worldwide. Plus you further refine your skills in the areas that most interest you. And, you'll grow as a leader.

You'll enjoy an engaging and interactive learning experience that accommodates working professionals and attend classes online when it is convenient for you.

A diverse student body with varied professional backgrounds provide engaging discussions in which you learn with and from your peers. Together you will advance your knowledge and improve practices in your field.

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Program Requirements

Department of Educational Leadership and Higher Education

Graduate Assistantships

Program Highlights

Flexible 100 percent online coursework
Enjoy 8- and 16-week course delivery
Structured to actively connect and engage with your professors and colleagues
Gain employment and a lifetime of career advancement
Select your own dissertation research topic, within the field
Apply knowledge to challenges you face as a professional
Ability to earn your degree in 3 1/2 years
Same affordable tuition no matter where you live
Faculty are nationally recognized practitioners and published researchers
No GRE/GMAT requirement

Program Distinctions

Program offers online or on-campus graduate assistantships.
Take an optional Education Abroad experience in Italy
Diverse student body from across the country and around the world
Participate in our Leadership Institute to explore current practices and research in the field
St. Cloud State is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission.

Graduate Director

Dr. Steven McCullar

Student Organizations

Professional Educators Network

Popular Careers

Administration
Advising
Alumni Development
Athletics
Enrollment Management
Residential life
Multicultural resource centers
Student life and development
Teaching

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Application Deadlines

	U.S. Citizens	International Outside U.S.	International Inside U.S.
Fall	Jan. 15 (Priority 1) March 15 (Priority 2) Aug. 1 (Final)	Jan. 15 (Priority 1) March 15 (Priority 2) Aug. 1 (Final)	Jan. 15 (Priority 1) March 15 (Priority 2) Aug. 1 (Final)
Spring	N/A	N/A	N/A
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University Facts & Stats

Doctoral graduate assistants receive up to a $15,000 stipend per year and a tuition reimbursement for up to six graduate credits per semester
Top 3 percent of the most affordable universities in the Forbes’ “America’s Top Colleges” ranking
100 percent of doctoral students found employment in the field in 2018-19

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