38 Full-time PhD programmes in Leadership

The Interdisciplinary Leadership program from Governors State University prepares advanced leaders to meet real-world problems and issues with sophisticated, multi-dimensional solutions

Global Leadership and Management at Arizona State University is a practically oriented degree program designed to your needs and aspirations. It is intended for seasoned working professionals who desire a doctorate degree to advance in globally-oriented organizations to meet the challenges of the Fourth Industrial Revolution.

This Leadership and Policy Studies, Doctorate from University of Memphis is among the leading academic programs in the country offering opportunities to study with nationally- and internationally-renowned faculty in K-12 administration, higher education leadership, and policy analysis.

Students enrolled in the Teacher Leadership programme at Rutgers University will learn how to design research-informed professional development and teacher learning opportunities and gain experience in their focus area — whether that be science, literacy, early childhood or elementary education, mathematics education, special education, or another specialized area. 

The Doctor of Philosophy degree in Educational Leadership and Research - Educational Research from Louisiana State University prepares graduates to become scholars and administrators in colleges and universities, and to use research and data to implement academic structures that address student needs. 

The Doctor of Education in Organizational Leadership program at the Pepperdine University prepares students to work in a wide variety of leadership roles and to transform organizations for optimal success and growth.  

Become a valued resource to the professional community. Leadership is a highly desired and needed skill in today’s workforce, and Lipscomb University aims to equip professionals to become those leaders through this Leadership and Policy Studies degree program. 

A doctoral degree in Business Leadership at the University of South Africa (UNISA) will require you to undertake research at the most advanced academic levels culminating in the submission, assessment and acceptance of a thesis.

Throughout this Leadership Studies MPhil/PhD programme from The University of Exeter you will work with and learn from our inspirational and diverse faculty of leading researchers. Research into management at the School tackles a very broad range of subjects, covering all sub-disciplines within the faculty.

Develop the expertise to take on new roles, understand the dynamics involved in teacher change, and lead positive organizational change around critical teacher leadership issues with the Teacher Leadership at Maryville University.

The Public Health Leadership program from University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences provides extensive training in the public health sciences, public health practice, and leadership skills necessary to respond to the rapidly shifting, sometimes unanticipated challenges of the public health and health care systems. 

A PhD in Leadership Studies at the University of San Diego prepares graduates to work in any industry imaginable.

Renowned for its academic excellence and rigor, the University of Maryland Eastern Shore’s Organizational Leadership Doctoral Program strengthens and develops students’ ability to engage in leadership activities in a variety of settings.

The Leadership Communication doctoral program at Kansas State University that prepares you to lead change, advance communication, and engage communities.

The Doctor of Philosophy in Agricultural Leadership, Education and Communications at Texas A&M University is a campus degree program and a specialized, research-oriented degree.

The Executive Healthcare Leadership D.N.P. at the University of South Carolina is a practice degree designed to prepare nurse leaders to assume advanced executive leadership roles.

The DNP: Executive Leadership (Post-MSN) program option at George Washington University is designed for nursing leaders in senior management positions or those with substantial leadership experience. 

The Doctor of Nursing Practice - Executive Leadership (DNP-EL) at Thomas Jefferson University offers nurses with a Master’s degree a dynamic, flexible program preparing them for executive leadership roles across all care delivery sites and systems.