About the Ed.D. in Higher Education Leadership
Become a Higher Education leader who maintains excellence, inspires innovation, and effects meaningful change.
NLU's Ed.D. in Higher Education Leadership is for those interested in ethical, mission-driven leadership in postsecondary institutions. Our practice-based, practitioner-oriented program prepares leaders who understand the complexities, challenges, and changing landscape of higher education.
The Ed.D. in Higher Education Leadership is a practitioner doctoral program that prepares professionals to:
- Contribute to efficient leadership and management of academic affairs, faculty development, and enrollment management
- Identify data needs, select appropriate empirical approaches, and engage in research related to solving complex issues with multiple stakeholders
- Engage in collaborative, evidence-based practices to create, lead, manage, and grow programs and initiatives
- Integrate theories of student development, governance, assessment, and continuous improvement into professional practice
The fully online program is just what it sounds like— all online! Our faculty go out of their way to support students and build community in both formats, including offering optional synchronous zoom sessions with the class, online office hours, and other ways to engage.
The Higher Education Leadership Programs provide extensive student support, including assigning faculty advisors in term 1, providing a fully online community space for students to access program resources, offering experiential electives, and connecting students to the broader field through our faculty members’ networks and scholarship.
Ed.D. Higher Education Leadership: Requires 60 SH for completion.
