15 PhD programmes offered by the university

Our Educational and Organizational Leadership doctoral program at the University of Pennsylvania prepares educational leaders to meet the demands of district and organizational leadership.  

The Ed.D. in Educational Leadership program at University of Pennsylvania prepares students to become instructional leaders in public and non-public schools, state agencies, and new entrepreneurial ventures.

The Educational Linguistics Ph.D. program at the University of Pennsylvania focuses on language learning and teaching as well as the role of language in education.

The Ph.D. program in Reading, Writing and Literacy at the University of Pennsylvania is committed to furthering knowledge in literacy and literacy education.

The Ph.D. in Teaching, Learning and Teacher Education at the University of Pennsylvania focuses on the preparation of researchers and teacher educators in universities and colleges. Focal areas include teaching and learning, research and practice in teacher education, mathematics education, science education, and the study of urban education and urban contexts. 

The Ph.D. program in Learning Sciences and Technologies at the University of Pennsylvania is designed to build and study the learning technologies of tomorrow, to analyze large-scale educational data, to develop expertise in learning analytics, and to develop cutting-edge curricula and learning materials.

This executive program in Higher Education Management at the University of Pennsylvania brings together cohorts of senior leaders from higher education, government, nonprofit organizations, and the private sector to study with a world-renowned faculty – all without career interruption.

Take your language-teaching expertise—and your career—to the next level in our part-time Educational Linguistics doctoral program at the University of Pennsylvania.

Teaching, Learning and Teacher Education is a doctoral program at the University of Pennsylvania committed to educational practice for scholar-practitioners, curriculum specialists, and instructional leaders.

The Ph.D. in Higher Education at the University of Pennsylvania prepares students for an academic career in the field of higher education. Through coursework and a research assistantship with their advisor, students develop the skills they need to conduct quality primary research in higher education.

The Ed.D. program in Reading, Writing and Literacy at the University of Pennsylvania features a strong commitment to educational practice and preparing practitioner-scholars.

The Ph.D. in Education, Culture and Society at the University of Pennsylvania provides a rigorous theoretical and methodological framework for the study of education, focusing on social, cultural, political, and normative dimensions.

The Ph.D. in Literacy Studies program at University of Pennsylvania prepares scholar-practitioners for positions in research universities and other educational organizations with a primary mission related to furthering knowledge in literacy and literacy education.

The Penn Chief Learning Officer program at the University of Pennsylvania offers the rigor of an Ivy League institution and the flexibility of an executive format. Students develop skills necessary to align learning initiatives with their organization’s strategy, while also developing scholarly research skills needed to write a dissertation.

Aimed at preparing practitioner-scholars, the Ed.D. in Higher Education at the University of Pennsylvania is designed for experienced professionals who wish to continue their careers as research-practitioners and institutional leaders.