ONLINE DOCTOR OF EDUCATION
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At a Glance

2-3 Year
Program
Online

36 – 48
Credit HoursNext Start Date: July 27th


Lead the Way to a Better Future Through Education
Make a lifelong impact through your educational leadership. In as little as three years you can earn your Ed.D. fully online with guided faculty support in your dissertation so you can stay on track to your accelerated degree completion. Enhance your professional credentials through a principal or superintendent certification while you develop your approach to leadership, research, and educational theory. Choose from concentrations in Educational Leadership and Curriculum & Instruction to position your future success through your learning.
Here's What You'll Learn
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Doctoral Dissertation
Your dissertation won’t be just another project. From the start of the program to the end, you’ll receive faculty guidance, support and the one-on-one attention that Texas Wesleyan is known for. Each student, under the guidance of his or her major professor, will select a research topic, review relevant literature, design a research proposal and conduct a study in phases that build on themselves throughout the program. At the end of the program, students successfully present their dissertation.
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Principles of Educational Research
Gain the theoretical framework for original quantitative and qualitative research, and develop research procedures for your individual field of study.
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Policy / Organizational Change / Education
Examine notable literature on organizational change as it relates to public school settings; learn how to involve all stakeholders in the planning and implementation process.
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Curriculum Design
Learn to develop an integrated curriculum which meets the needs of P-16 students, with a special focus on the use of appropriate professional, national, state and local standards in curriculum.
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Perspectives in Leadership
Cultivate an essential theoretical understanding of leadership, group dynamics and organizational management within an educational context.


Open Your Future to Career Opportunities in Education
As a graduate of Texas Wesleyan’s Ed.D. program, you could pursue career opportunities as an:
- Elementary or Secondary Principal, Superintendent, or other Administrator
- Curriculum Designer
- Grant Writer
Take a step toward a Smaller. Smarter. education experience that helps you achieve success.
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