Education, Ed.D.
Leading in Education
This program will prepare you as an educator and leader in public or private systems, including K-12 districts and community colleges. Designed for experienced educators, you will lead original dissertation research, likely within the context of your professional work, with a primary focus on real world, real-time applications in your community. Students graduate proficient in program evaluation, case study and action research.
Fast Facts
- Degree is intended for those who career goals will likely use research pertaining to improvement of programs.
- An Ed.D. is a terminal degree.
- Classes are available online and face-to-face.
- Classes are delivered in Boise, Coeur d'Alene, Idaho Falls and Moscow.
Choose from the following Ed.D. specializations
This program prepares education professionals for leadership positions in public or private education systems, including K-12 districts and community colleges. The degree is designed for experienced educators who want to perform and apply research to address practical problems relevant to their personal careers and local educational landscapes. As a student in this program, you will lead original dissertation research, likely within the context of your professional work, with a focus primarily on real-world, real-time applications in your local community. Students graduate proficient in program evaluation, case study and action research.
This program prepares education professionals for leadership positions in public or private education systems, including K-12 districts and community colleges. The degree is designed for experienced educators who want to perform and apply research to address practical problems relevant to their personal careers and local educational landscapes. As a student in this program, you will lead original dissertation research, likely within the context of your professional work, with a focus primarily on real-world, real-time applications in your local community. Students graduate proficient in program evaluation, case study and action research.
A Doctor of Education (Ed.D) degree with an educational leadership emphasis is for students who want to learn advanced skills and theories that will help inform and improve research and practice. This degree prepares students to assume positions as research-based faculty members in universities, high-level administrators and analysts in schools, school districts and in state and national-level agencies. The doctorate can also open doors in the private sector as a consultant and CEO.
The College of Education, Health and Human Sciences (EHHS) has a specialization in STEM education. The college focuses on the disciplines within STEM not only because the skills and knowledge in each discipline are essential for student success, but also because these disciplines are deeply intertwined in the real world and in how students learn most effectively.
There are various areas of expertise and experience in EHHS that include but are not limited to:
- K-12 STEM Education
- Math and Science Education
- Engineering and Technology Education
- Indigenous STEM Education
- Experiential STEM Education
Because there is so much variance among study plans in the STEM Education specialization based on students’ backgrounds and focus, a sample program sheet is not provided. Contact the associate dean for the College of Education, Health and Human Sciences for specific information regarding a given focus within STEM Education.