Overview

The Executive Ed.D. Higher Education Leadership program from University of Miami, is guided by a practitioner-scholar model that combines theoretical offerings with application to practical higher education problems. Students focus on areas of special interest and choose dissertation projects that address issues confronting the contemporary higher education workplace.

Student Learning Outcomes

Students will grasp the basics of social science research on issues in higher education and demonstrate skills in asking effective research questions, developing sound methodology and conducting appropriate analyses.

Students will effectively apply knowledge of leadership theory, research and best practices to problems of practice in higher education.

Students will master all doctoral dissertation components as demonstrated through communication effectiveness – written and oral deliveries – at quality academic and professional levels.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Organization and Administration of Higher Education I

Higher Education in the United States: From Harvard to Present

Student Diversity in American Higher Education

Organization of Higher Education II: Governance, Leadership and Finance

College Student Development: Theory, Research and Practice

Enrollment Management: Theory and Practice

Advanced Seminar in Enrollment Management

Seminar in Higher Education Administration: Contemporary Issues

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 36 months

Start dates & application deadlines

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More details

Fall deadline: July 3

Language

English

Credits

60 SCH

Delivered

On Campus

Disciplines

Educational Leadership View 164 other PhDs in Educational Leadership in United States

Academic requirements

GPA

3

GRE^®

Required

English requirements

We are not aware of any English requirements for this programme.

Student insurance

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Other requirements

General requirements

achieve acceptable scores on the Graduate Record Exam (GRE) taken within the past five years. International applicants whose native language is not English or applicants whose degrees are from a non-U.S. University must pass the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) or International English Language Testing Systems (IELTS) and the GRE;

provide official transcripts showing completion of a bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution and an acceptable undergraduate grade point average.

provide three letters of recommendation that address the issues and meet the criteria established by the program being applied to;

provide a personal statement that addresses the mission and purpose of the program being applied to;

resume;

take part in an admissions interview (required by some programs); and

Tuition Fee

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International

48420 USD/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 2421 USD per credit during 36 months.
National

48420 USD/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 2421 USD per credit during 36 months.

Living costs for Miami

1508 - 2603 USD /month

Living costs

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