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Changing demographics, new technologies and rapidly evolving workforce needs are transforming where, how and what people learn. Nobody understands this more than those of you who are already working in post-secondary environments, where students face rising costs and have an increasingly diverse range of goals and needs.
UW’s Doctor of Education in Higher Education Administration can not only help you navigate professionally in this shifting landscape, but it can also help you advance as a leader ready to help position your organization to better serve students now and into the future.
About Higher Education Administration
Whether you work at a college, university, adult education center or serve in military or corporate training settings, UW’s online Ed.D. program will give you a strong background in the functional areas of higher education, preparing you for senior administrative positions as well as teaching in a higher education setting.
While the Ph.D. in Higher Education Administration stresses theoretical study and research, the Ed.D. emphasizes applied theory and research with the goal of providing a stronger foundation for enhancing your professional practice and leadership skills, making it possible for you to effect visionary changes in your organization.
As an online higher education administration doctoral student, you will have chance to earn a terminal degree while also retaining your position at your current institution. You will also develop the research and leadership skills to take your career in new directions and make a difference in students’ post-secondary experiences.
Here are some reasons to consider the UW Ed.D. higher education administration program:
Campus orientation. Spend one day on the UW campus near the beautiful Laramie Mountains, where you will learn about the program while getting to know faculty and fellow students. The remainder of your program takes place 100 percent online.
Flexible course delivery. Maintain your current work and life commitments while earning your doctorate. Courses are offered online and through a blended format of online and audio conferencing.
Faculty practitioner-scholars. Learn from faculty who have held various administrative positions in post-secondary settings and are also active scholars. UW higher education administration faculty study areas such as community colleges, adult education, distance education and social justice in higher education.
Dissertation. Research and write a dissertation based on your interests and career goals. Recent dissertation titles include:
Minor. Add a graduate minor in qualitative research methods or quantitative research methods to your Ed.D. program.
Carnegie Project on the Education Doctorate (CPED). Select a degree program dedicated to excellence. The College of Education is among the approximately 100 institutions that belong to the Carnegie Project on the Education Doctorate. We apply the CPED quality framework to help prepare you to become a skilled practitioner who can meet contemporary educational challenges.
Travel grants. Pursue support to cover travel costs associated with presenting at or attending professional conferences.
Assistantships. Explore graduate assistantships in other campus departments. These opportunities offer full-time, on-campus students faculty research involvement, college-level teaching experiences and stipends.
Accredited. The College of Education at UW is nationally accredited by the Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation (CAEP).
Scholarships. Look into relevant graduate scholarships from UW, such as:
The UW Ed.D. in Higher Education Administration prepares you for upper level administrative positions at colleges and university and other post-secondary environments.
Higher Education Administration Careers
UW higher education administration Ed.D. alumni can work in the following positions:
“Choosing the Ed.D. program was a very positive decision. The classes are interesting and timely, the faculty are incredibly supportive, and the ability to complete a doctoral degree at a distance made getting the Ed.D. a reality while working full-time. This is a quality program with great support, in a convenient format and at a reasonable cost!"
– Breann Lamborn, Ed.D. ’19
Below is a sampling of Higher Education Administration Ed.D. classes you might take as a student at the University of Wyoming:
View the full Doctor of Education in Higher Education Administration degree program curriculum.
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