Overview

The Research, Measurement and Statistics program at Kent State University develops professionals who have the theoretical knowledge base and application skills to teach courses at the college level in research design, statistics, measurement and evaluation; conceptualize, design and evaluate a wide variety of research methodologies; choose appropriate analyses for questions and designs that have been proposed; communicate effectively with educators and other professionals in the development and application of research and psychometric materials; and evaluate programs culminating in written reports.

Learning Outcomes

Graduates of this program will be able to:

Demonstrate knowledge of descriptive and inferential statistics at a conceptual and application level.

Demonstrate knowledge of measurement, including the methods to develop valid and reliable measures of constructs.

Demonstrate knowledge of contemporary and classic theories in program evaluation, the purposes and logic of program evaluation and the processes of different types of program evaluation.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Statistics for Educational Services

Measurement

Survey Design and Applied Research in Education

Modern Test Theory: Item Response Theory

Multivariate Analysis in Educational Research

Factor Analysis in Educational Research

Statistics: Anova and Nonparametric Tests

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 48 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2025-05-12 00:00:00
- Apply before 2025-03-15 00:00:00
Starting 2025-08-18 00:00:00
- Apply before 2025-03-15 00:00:00
Starting 2026-01-12 00:00:00
- Apply before 2025-10-15 00:00:00

More details

Applications submitted by this deadline will receive the strongest consideration for admission.

Language

English

IELTS

6.5

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Credits

81 SCH

Delivered

On Campus

Disciplines

Educational Research Statistics View 32 other PhDs in Educational Research in United States

Academic requirements

GPA

3.5

English requirements

IELTS

6.5

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Other requirements

General requirements

Master's degree from an accredited college or university
Minimum 3.500 GPA is recommended
Official transcript(s)
GRE scores (minimum score 50th percentile is recommended)
Résumé or curriculum vita
Goal statement
Two letters of recommendation
English language proficiency

Tuition Fee

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International

19954 USD/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 19954 USD per year during 48 months.
National

19954 USD/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 19954 USD per year during 48 months.
In-State

10706 USD/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 10706 USD per year during 48 months.

Living costs for Kent

1036 - 1710 USD /month

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