Educational Leadership, Online EdD

Ed.D. in Educational Leadership Online

Your Full Professional Potential is within Reach

As an experienced education professional, learning is at the root of all that you do. Continue your learning journey and reach your long-term goals with the educational leadership doctorate online program from Arcadia University. Through self-paced courses, you’ll focus on educational leadership strategies and become properly equipped to address academic challenges, drive educational innovation, and improve academic systems both in your community and on a global scale.  

Online Ed.D. Educational Leadership Careers: Answer the Call for Top-Skilled Professionals

Only about 5% of United States citizens earn a doctoral degree, creating a scarcity among qualified professionals for in-demand educational leadership roles.¹ After completing your Ed.D. in Educational Leadership online, you’ll have the credential to stand out as a top-skilled leader with the trusted expertise required for executive roles like school district administrator, instructional coordinator, superintendent, postsecondary education administrator and faculty, and more.

Online Ed.D. Educational Leadership Curriculum: Self-Paced Courses Taught by Doctoral Practitioners

When earning your Ed.D. in Educational Leadership online with Arcadia, you’ll complete 18 courses for a total of 51 credit hours. Cohorts begin in the fall semester each year and take two three-credit courses each semester. The curriculum includes educational leadership core courses, qualitative and quantitative research courses, dissertation work and support, and one career-focused elective of your choice.

All courses are taught through an interactive online classroom by faculty The self-paced nature of the courses allows you to study on your time and prioritize your education goals while also maintaining your full-time professional schedule.

Ed.D. in Educational Leadership Online Course Highlights

• Social Justice and the Opportunity Gap
• Resolving Ethical Challenges in Educational Institutions
• Embracing Diversity
• Financial Leadership in Educational Institutions

Online Ed.D. Educational Leadership Admission Requirements

Arcadia’s team of enrollment counselors is here to support you throughout the admissions process as you apply to the educational leadership doctorate online program. Below are the standard application requirements for this degree:

You can transfer up to six non-degree credits to meet part of the Ed.D. in Educational Leadership online program requirements.

This program offers rolling admissions and accepts applications year-round.

Online Ed.D. Educational Leadership Tuition Details

Tuition for Arcadia’s Ed.D. in Educational Leadership online degree is $1,090 per credit for a total program tuition of $55,590. Our enrollment team can help you explore your options for funding your education to determine financial aid eligibility. Start by submitting your FAFSA form with Arcadia University’s FAFSA^® code: 003235. 

What You Will Learn

The educational leadership doctorate online program prepares you to impact the education field as an innovative leader. You’ll learn to access and identify appropriate academic data to make informed decisions and influence policy formation to lead educators into the future.

Hone your skills in organizational management, financial leadership, educational sustainability, data-based decision-making, and more.

Online Ed.D. Educational Leadership Learning Outcomes

• Assess educational communities’ capacities to grow and change, including evidence-based education-related programs.
• Identify, access, and use appropriate data to inform decision-making at all levels of education systems.
• Understand the policy environment and the various approaches to policy formation and implementation that influence educational communities.
• Assess communities around the principles of inclusion, opportunity, justice, and democracy and develop systematic approaches to studying educational theory and practice.
• Identify innovative and effective educational practices that are preparing educators, students, and communities to become participants in the 21st century global society.
• Develop and implement a research agenda and dissertation that will contribute to research and practices in institutions and the field of education.

Courses Taught by Experts

Our faculty are experts in their fields and bring real-world experience to every course. You’ll receive the support you need to achieve success as a student and as a professional.

Faculty Spotlight

Peggy Hickman, Associate Professor, Chair

Peggy Hickman, Ph.D.  is an Associate Professor of Education at Arcadia University.  She completed her doctorate in Multicultural Special Education at the University of Texas, Austin, as well as an M.Ed. in Educational Administration from UTAustin and an M.Ed. in Bilingual/Elementary Education from Arizona State University. Her dissertation was titled Sociocultural Dimensions of White Principal Leadership in Multicultural Elementary Schools. She has published articles in Learning Disabilities Quarterly, Exceptional Children, Teaching Exceptional Children, and The Reading Teacher, and a co-authored book published by the International Reading Association entitled Dynamic Read-Aloud Strategies for English Learners: Building Language and Literacy in the Primary Grades.

Source

1. United States Census Bureau. “Number of People with Master’s and Doctoral Degrees Doubles Since 2000.” Retrieved March 14, 2025, from https://www.census.gov/library/stories/2019/02/number-of-people-with-masters-and-phd-degrees-double-since-2000.html.