{"id":17130,"date":"2026-04-15T11:55:31","date_gmt":"2026-04-15T15:55:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/education\/?page_id=17130"},"modified":"2026-04-21T12:00:30","modified_gmt":"2026-04-21T16:00:30","slug":"ed-d","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/education\/academics\/doctoral-programs\/ed-d\/","title":{"rendered":"Education Doctorate, Ed.D."},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"cl-wrapper cl-hero-wrapper\"><div class=\"cl-hero   cl-has-accessibility-controls\"><div class=\"cl-hero-proper\"><div class=\"overlay\"><div class=\"block\"><h1>Education Doctorate, Ed.D.<\/h1><p>Online Synchronous (Required Courses)<\/p><a class=\"cl-button\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/online\/contact\/\" title=\"\">request more information<\/a><\/div><\/div><div class=\"still\" style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1572\/EdD-Hero.jpg);background-position:49% 24%;\"><\/div><div class=\"cl-accessibility-controls-container\"><div class=\"cl-accessibility-controls\"><div class=\"cl-accessibility-icon\" title=\"Accessibility controls\">Accessibility controls<\/div><div class=\"cl-accessibility-control cl-accessibility-motion-control cl-accessibility-control-hidden\"><div class=\"cl-accessibility-control-default\"><div class=\"cl-accessibility-control-button\" title=\"Pause motion\">Pause motion<\/div><div class=\"cl-accessibility-control-label\">Motion: <span class=\"cl-accessibility-syntax\">On<\/span><\/div><\/div><div class=\"cl-accessibility-control-alternate\"><div class=\"cl-accessibility-control-button\" title=\"Play motion\">Play motion<\/div><div class=\"cl-accessibility-control-label\">Motion: <span class=\"cl-accessibility-syntax\">Off<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"cl-accessibility-control cl-accessibility-contrast-control\"><div class=\"cl-accessibility-control-default\"><div class=\"cl-accessibility-control-button\" title=\"Increase text contrast\">Increase text contrast<\/div><div class=\"cl-accessibility-control-label\">Contrast: <span class=\"cl-accessibility-syntax\">Standard<\/span><\/div><\/div><div class=\"cl-accessibility-control-alternate\"><div class=\"cl-accessibility-control-button\" title=\"Reset text contrast\">Reset text contrast<\/div><div class=\"cl-accessibility-control-label\">Contrast: <span class=\"cl-accessibility-syntax\">High<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"cl-accessibility-system-setting\"><div class=\"cl-accessibility-toggle\" title=\"Apply my preferences site-wide\"><\/div><div class=\"cl-accessibility-toggle-label\">Apply site-wide<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section>\n\n<section class=\"cl-wrapper cl-menu-wrapper\"><nav id=\"\" class=\"cl-menu  \" data-name=\"Ed.D.\" data-show-title=\"0\"><ul id=\"menu-ed-d\" class=\"cl-menu-list cl-menu-list-no-js\"><li id=\"menu-item-17143\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-17143\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/education\/academics\/doctoral-programs\/ed-d\/\">Overview<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-17146\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-17146\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/education\/academics\/doctoral-programs\/ed-d\/curriculum\/\">Curriculum<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-17153\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-17153\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/education\/academics\/doctoral-programs\/ed-d\/admission\/\">Admission and Cost<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-17160\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-17160\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/education\/academics\/doctoral-programs\/ed-d\/contact\/\">Contact<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/nav><\/section>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Overview<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The Education Doctorate (Ed.D.) program supports students in engaging in work that is deeply embedded in practice sites such as PK-12 schools, colleges and universities, and community programs. This largely synchronous online program enables you to deepen your educational expertise and hone your leadership skills. The Ed.D. is a great fit for education professionals who are working full time. Most students complete the program part-time in three years while continuing full time employment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>All core Ed.D. courses are delivered synchronously online in the evening, providing flexibility as well as a cohort-based learning community for working professionals. One of the strengths of the Feinstein College of Education is the diversity of programs and faculty expertise. As an Ed.D. student, you can select focused electives from <strong><em>any<\/em><\/strong> of our programs\u2013whether those courses are online, in person, or hybrid. You choose! Applied focus courses may be offered online or in person, depending on departmental offerings, allowing you to customize your learning experience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Careers<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The Education Doctorate (Ed.D.) program is designed for leadership, strategy and local impact in education and adjacent fields. It opens doors well beyond traditional school roles, whether it\u2019s in systems-level change, policy or organizational leadership.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Career paths possible to pursue with an Ed.D.:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Director of Learning &amp; Development&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Superintendent\/Assistant Superintendent<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>School Principal or District Leader<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Director of Student Success or Enrollment Management<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Higher Education Administrator\/Leader<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>State or Federal Education Agency Leader<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Overview The Education Doctorate (Ed.D.) program supports students in engaging in work that is deeply embedded in practice sites such as PK-12 schools, colleges and universities, and community programs. This largely synchronous online program enables you to deepen your educational expertise and hone your leadership skills. 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