Overview

About the program

The Ed.D. in Educational Leadership at North Carolina State University leads to district/superintendent licensure and is intended to prepare district-level school leaders who can:

Provide sound instructional leadership at all levels
Use qualitative and quantitative data as a basis for school improvement
Effectively administer fiscal, curricular and personnel resources
Exhibit strong written and oral communications skills
Participate effectively in educational politics, policy analysis and development
Critically and strategically analyze school problems
Demonstrate effective leadership at the school and district level
Administer schools in a legally and ethically defensible manner
Demonstrate excellence in administration

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Contemporary Educational Thought
Educational Law
Educational Finance
Policy Research in Education
Politics of P-12 Education
Data-Based Decision Making for School Administrators
Evaluation Theory & Practice
Personnel In Education
Leadership for School Improvement
Human Relations: Communication, Culture, & Change
Formative Ideas in American Education

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 36 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2027-05-20 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-01-05 00:00:00

Language

English

TOEFL^® IBT

100

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Credits

60 SCH

60 credits beyond master's degree, 72 beyond bachelor's

Delivered

Blended

Campus Location

Raleigh, United States

Disciplines

Educational Leadership View 178 other PhDs in Educational Leadership in United States

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Academic requirements

GPA

GRE^®

Required

English requirements

TOEFL^® IBT

100

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Other requirements

General requirements

Applicants must hold a North Carolina Principal’s license or be eligible to receive one.
Complete the online application to NC State Graduate School.
Upload unofficial transcripts from each college and university attended (except NC State University).
Confirm the submission of three letters of reference. One letter MUST be from your current supervisor.
Your professional resume. Be sure to include information on your teaching assignments (grades and subject), your leadership experiences, current work assignment, and include your current supervisor’s name and contact information (phone and email).
Upload your Personal Statement at the online application site

Tuition Fees

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Applies to you

Non-residents

35020 USD / year

≈ 35020 USD / year
Out-of-State

35020 USD / year

≈ 35020 USD / year
Domestic

Applies to you

In-State

11360 USD / year

≈ 11360 USD / year

Living costs

Raleigh

United States

1085 - 1853 USD / month

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