Online Doctorate in Educational Leadership and Management (EdD)

A part-time online EdD of 59.5 quarter credits completed in three or five years in a cohort, with concentrations and a dissertation centered on a problem of practice; Educational Administration concentrations include an internship.

Official program name

Online Doctorate in Educational Leadership and Management (EdD)

Awarded degree

Doctor of Education in Educational Leadership and Management

Source: online.drexel.edu · verified October 10, 2026

Degree level

Doctoral — professional doctorate

University

Drexel University

Administering location

Philadelphia, PAWhere 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

Educational Leadership & AdministrationHigher Education Administration

Specializations

Creativity and Innovation · Educational Administration (with Pennsylvania Principal Certification) · Education Policy · Higher Education Leadership · Human Resource Development · Special Education Leadership

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Required credits

59.5 quarter credits

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Duration

three or five years on a part-time basis (part-time; five-year plan is one course per term)A minimum under the stated conditions, not a typical length.

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Start terms

Spring, Fall, Summer

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Teaching language

English (not separately stated)

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: online.drexel.edu · verified October 10, 2026

Campus visits

No mandatory campus visits

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Practical placement

Placement requirement: not verified

Class schedule

Not verified

Study intensity

Part-time

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Prior degree

RequiredMaster's degree in education or another appropriate field

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Professional license

RequiredNursing Education concentration only: current, unrestricted US RN license

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Minimum GPA

RequiredMinimum 3.5 — Master's GPA of 3.5 or above

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Work experience

Required3 years of relevant work experience

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Statement / essay

RequiredPersonal essay (300 words) and problem-of-practice essay (750 words)

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Recommendation letters

Required3 letters — Three professional letters of recommendation

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Résumé / CV

RequiredResume

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Writing sample

RequiredSolo-authored academic paper or work-based report

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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.

• Priority deadline

  October 27, 2026 · for Spring 2027

  Source: online.drexel.edu · verified October 10, 2026
  Upcoming

• Application deadline

  January 15, 2027 · for Spring 2027

  Source: online.drexel.edu · verified October 10, 2026
  Upcoming

• 30% tuition savings Tuition discount

  30% tuition savings

  Eligibility: Military members, veterans and dependents; full-time community college faculty and staff; employees and members of partner organizations; alumni of Drexel School of Education and CNHP master's programs

  Source: online.drexel.edu · verified October 10, 2026

• Special tuition rates for alumni, military and partner organizations Tuition discount

  Eligibility: Drexel University alumni, military members and members of Drexel partner organizations; new online students and readmitted students

  How to apply: Contact applyDUonline@drexel.edu within the first two weeks of the term

  Source: online.drexel.edu · verified October 10, 2026

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

Institutional accreditation

• Middle States Commission on Higher Education (MSCHE) — 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

• Drexel University participates in the State Authorization Reciprocity Agreement (SARA); some programs, mainly in nursing, cannot admit residents of certain states (listed on the State Regulations and Restrictions page). Official pageSource: online.drexel.edu · verified October 10, 2026

Professional licensure

• In compliance with federal law, program descriptions on this website for those which may lead to professional licensure and/or certification are noted accordingly. State-by-state disclosureSource: drexel.edu · verified October 10, 2026

Accreditation and state authorization do not establish that a program meets licensure requirements in your state.

International applicants

• International applicants may need to submit proof of English proficiency and transcript evaluations; Drexel does not provide visa support for students in fully online or hybrid programs.Source: online.drexel.edu · verified October 10, 2026

1. drexel.edu/institutionalresearch/accreditation/disclosures — Official disclosure page, verified October 10, 2026
2. DAPIP — MSCHE institutional accreditation record (data files downloaded 2026-10-10) — U.S. Department of Education dataset (IPEDS / DAPIP), verified October 10, 2026
3. online.drexel.edu/about/state-regulations.aspx — Official program page, verified October 10, 2026
4. online.drexel.edu/online-degrees/arts-and-science-degrees/bs-psychology/index.aspx — Official program page, verified October 10, 2026
5. online.drexel.edu/online-degrees/education-degrees/oelm/index.aspx — Official program page, verified October 10, 2026

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