Overview

Education is ideally an “evidence-based” practice, centered on scientific inquiry. High-caliber, cutting-edge, and quality research is essential for improving educational practice in our world today.

Features

Those who pursue a Ph.D. in Education at Southern Methodist University are serious about science, about performing research, and about making unique contributions to the existing body of knowledge.

Upon graduation, these highly proficient researchers tend to seek employment in one of three areas: academia, public organizations or large school districts, or private for-profit companies.

Programme Structure

Curriculum:

Ph.D. graduates who pursue a career in academia most frequently find employment through post-doctoral training, an associate professorship, or as a full-time professor.

Frequently students pursue tenure-track positions because of their job security and increased pay. These roles entail a combination of teaching, student advising, and continued research.

Key information

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2025-08-25 00:00:00
- Apply before 2024-12-01 00:00:00

Language

English

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Delivered

On Campus

Disciplines

Education View 335 other PhDs in Education in United States

Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

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Student insurance

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Liability
Home contents and baggage
Accidents
Legal aid

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Other requirements

General requirements

Official copies of all graduate and undergraduate transcripts where you have received 9 or more credit hours or a degree has been conferred. (Official Transcripts must be sent directly by the institution to SMU.)

Scores from the verbal, quantitative, and analytical writing sections of the Graduate Record Exam (GRE) taken within the last five years, use the institution code 7464. Applications and admission decisions rest on much more than the GRE scores; however, the preferred scores identified Quantitative (150 new scale, 630 old scale) and Verbal (153 new scale, 500 old scale) scores as a minimum.

Statement of professional purpose

Academic writing sample

Three letters of recommendation

Tuition Fee

Funding

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Scholarships Information

Below you will find PhD's scholarship opportunities for Education.

Available Scholarships

You are eligible to apply for these scholarships but a selection process will still be applied by the provider.

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