Overview
About the program
You will develop a deep and nuanced understanding of the education policy process, including policy formulation, implementation, and evaluation, and the methodological approaches used to examine these processes and their effects.
As an Education Policy student at the University of Pittsburgh, you will also explore how the (re)design of policies and systems create substantive improvements in learning opportunities for learners of all ages.
Through apprenticed research experiences and coursework, students will be prepared to engage in collaborative partnerships with a range of policy stakeholders including educators, leaders, policymakers, students, and communities across local, national, and international contexts
Programme Structure
Courses include:
- Educational Systems, Macro Policy, and Politics
- Education Policy Implementation: Students, Families, Educators, and Policymakers
- Education and Society
- Gender and Education
- Sociology of Education
- History of Education
- Politics and History of Higher Education
- Contemporary Philosophy of Education
- Education and Culture
- Anthropology of Education
- Economics of Education
- Theories of Educational Inequality
Key information
Duration
- Full-time
- 60 months
Start dates & application deadlines
- Starting
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Credits
Delivered
Disciplines
Education Public Policy View 94 other PhDs in Public Policy in United StatesWhat students do after studying
Academic requirements
We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.
English requirements
Student insurance
Make sure to cover your health, travel, and stay while studying abroad. Even global coverages can miss important items, so make sure your student insurance ticks all the following:
- Additional medical costs (i.e. dental)
- Repatriation, if something happens to you or your family
- Liability
- Home contents and baggage
- Accidents
- Legal aid
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Other requirements
General requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in any subject
- Interest in a career related to education policy and in exploring how policy can contribute to more just and equitable education systems
- The GRE exam is not required.
- Applications are submitted through the Pitt Education Online Application Form.
- There is a non-refundable application fee of $50 (USD) to be paid by credit card.
- Your online application must include (a.) a Goal Statement (b.) your resume or curriculum vita; and (c.) contact information for three academic or professional contacts to later be invited to provide letters of recommendation.
- Transcript submission
- Submission of a professional writing sample in the form of a previously completed term paper, master's thesis, article, etc. that does not exceed 20 pages in length. The paper can be uploaded as part of your online application.
Tuition Fee
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International
43804 USD/yearTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 43804 USD per year during 60 months. -
National
43804 USD/yearTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 43804 USD per year during 60 months. -
In-State
25834 USD/yearTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 25834 USD per year during 60 months.
Living costs for Pittsburgh
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Funding
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Scholarships Information
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