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Doctor of Education in Leadership

Professional doctorateEdDDoctor of Education in Leadership

Overview

A 91-quarter-credit online Doctor of Education in Leadership in 10-week sessions, with concentrations in Organizational Leadership, Higher Education Leadership or a self-designed specialized study, a comprehensive exam and an applied dissertation.

Official program name
Doctor of Education in Leadership
Awarded degree
Doctor of Education in Leadership
Source: cityu.edu · verified October 10, 2026
Degree level
Doctoral — professional doctorate
University
Administering location
Seattle, WAWhere the university or its administering campus is located. Study is online; this is not a residency requirement and does not decide whether you may enroll from your state.
Subject
Specializations
Organizational Leadership; Higher Education Leadership; Specialized Study
Source: cityu.edu · verified October 10, 2026
Required credits
91 credits (quarter credits)
Source: cityu.edu · verified October 10, 2026
Duration
Not verified
Start terms
Fall
Source: cityu.edu · verified October 10, 2026
Teaching language
English (not separately stated)
Why this program is listed

Practice-focused EdD in a fully online format.

Source: cityu.edu · verified October 10, 2026

We list online bachelor's, master's and doctoral degrees from institutionally accredited US universities. Eligibility rules

Online format and attendance

“Online” is not one format. Delivery, campus visits, practical placements and class schedule are shown separately, each only as the university states it.
Academic delivery
Fully onlineAll coursework is online and the institution states no required on-site activity for this program.All coursework is online and the institution states no required on-site activity for this program.
Source: cityu.edu · verified October 10, 2026
Campus visits
Campus visits: not verified
Practical placement
Placement requirement: not verified
Class schedule
Asynchronous
Source: cityu.edu · verified October 10, 2026
Study intensity
Not verified

In-person and practical requirements as published

  • Residency Not verified

    The research core lists 'Advanced Qualitative or Quantitative Research Residencies'; format and location not stated.

    Source: cityu.edu · verified October 10, 2026

  • Dissertation defense Required

    Faculty guide the dissertation from proposal to defense; defense format not stated.

    Source: cityu.edu · verified October 10, 2026

Curriculum

Academic calendar

Other

  • Comprehensive exam (6 credits) based on a case study and leadership development documentation.
    Source: cityu.edu · verified October 10, 2026

Dissertation

Specializations, concentrations and tracks

  • Organizational Leadership; Higher Education Leadership; Specialized Study
    Source: cityu.edu · verified October 10, 2026

Admissions

Required, optional, waived and not-required items are shown exactly as the university states them. Anything not listed is not verified — not “not required”.
Transfer credit
OptionalUp to 12 graduate credits may transfer; up to 12 more may be earned by challenge
Source: cityu.edu · verified October 10, 2026

Tests

Entrance and English-language test policy: not verified. We publish this only when the institution states it on an official page.

We do not publish acceptance rates or estimate admission chances.

Start dates and deadlines

Dates are shown with the term the university printed. A past date is marked passed and is never carried into a new cycle.

Application deadlines: not verified. We publish this only when the institution states it on an official page.

Tuition and fees

Each amount keeps its student category, academic year and basis. Per-credit, per-term and whole-program figures are not comparable with each other, and tuition is not the full cost of attendance.
CategoryAmountBasis and year
All online students — School of Education & Leadership, doctoralFrom the university-wide rate table covering online students at this level$810per credit · 2026-2027Estimated tuition$73,710 = 91 credits × $810 per credit. Excludes mandatory fees, books, travel for any required visits or placements, transfer credit reductions and rate changes. Not the full cost of attendance.Source: cityu.edu · verified October 10, 2026
All online students — Overall program cost before reductions$48,600 – $51,120entire programSource: cityu.edu · verified October 10, 2026

Other published fees

Doctoral Comprehensive Exam
$2,010Mandatory
Source: cityu.edu · verified October 10, 2026
Doctoral Dissertation and Continuation per course
$1,030 per courseMandatory
Source: cityu.edu · verified October 10, 2026

Scholarships and financial aid

Awards published by the university for this program or for online students at this level. Loans must be repaid and are not scholarships; financial aid availability does not make a program “fully funded”. Scholarships & funding guide

Institution-wide awards are listed because they cover online students at this level; eligibility conditions apply.

Accreditation, authorization and licensure

Three separate questions: is the university accredited, can it enroll students from your state online, and does the program meet licensure requirements where you live?

Institutional accreditation

  • Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities (NWCCU) — accreditedSource: ope.ed.gov · verified October 10, 2026

Programmatic accreditation

No programmatic accreditation verified for this program. Institutional accreditation does not imply it.

State authorization

  • CityU is approved to participate in NC-SARA; it can deliver distance education outside Washington only where authorized, and California (non-SARA) does not prohibit it from serving California residents. Official pageSource: cityu.edu · verified October 10, 2026

International applicants

Not verified for this online program.

Sources and verification

Every fact on this page comes from the official pages below. Last verified October 10, 2026.
  1. cityu.edu/admissions-us/tuition/ — Official tuition and fees page, verified October 10, 2026
  2. cityu.edu/programs-overview/doctor-education-leadership/ — Official program page, verified October 10, 2026
  3. cityu.edu/state-authorizations-and-licensure-disclosures/ — Official disclosure page, verified October 10, 2026
  4. DAPIP — NWCCU institutional accreditation record (data files downloaded 2026-10-10) — U.S. Department of Education dataset (IPEDS / DAPIP), verified October 10, 2026

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