Educational Leadership (EdD)

Professional doctorateEdDDoctorate of Education in Educational Leadership

Overview

A 63-credit online Doctorate of Education in Educational Leadership for working practitioners, built around a Dissertation in Practice; course sequence and start date may change for each incoming cohort.

Official program name: Educational Leadership (EdD)
Awarded degree: Doctorate of Education in Educational Leadership
Source: online.arizona.edu · verified October 10, 2026
Degree level: Doctoral — professional doctorate
University: University of Arizona
Administering location: Tucson, AZWhere 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 & Administration
Required credits: 63 credits
Source: online.arizona.edu · verified October 10, 2026
Duration: Not verified
Teaching language: English (not separately stated)

Why this program is listed

Professional doctorate listed and offered through Arizona Online by the College of Education.

Source: online.arizona.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.
Source: online.arizona.edu · verified October 10, 2026
Campus visits: Campus visits: not verified
Practical placement: Placement requirement: not verified
Class schedule: Not verified
Study intensity: Not verified

The program page does not say whether campus visits or placements are required. Ask the university before you apply — missing information is not “no requirement”.

Curriculum

Dissertation

Dissertation in Practice addressing challenges in the student's own educational organization
Source: online.arizona.edu · verified October 10, 2026

Other

Course sequence and start date may change for the incoming cohort.
Source: online.arizona.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”.

Application fee: Required$90 — $90 application fee for degree programs
Source: online.arizona.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.

Category	Amount	Basis and year
All online students	$650	per creditEstimated tuition$40,950 = 63 credits × $650 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: online.arizona.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

Military tuition assistance rate Tuition discount
$250 per credit for any bachelor's degree
Eligibility: Active military students in bachelor's degrees
Source: online.arizona.edu · verified October 10, 2026
Online Transfer Tuition Scholarship Institutional scholarship
$500 per semester · Renewable for up to three years or 60 University of Arizona credits
Eligibility: Students transferring from an Arizona community college
Source: online.arizona.edu · verified October 10, 2026

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

WASC Senior College and University Commission (WSCUC) — 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

The University of Arizona can enroll out-of-state and international students depending on the program. Online programs with required internship, field experience or clinical components may not be available to residents of American Samoa, Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands. Official pageSource: online.arizona.edu · verified October 10, 2026

Professional licensure

Students who are considering an academic program that may allow them to pursue professional licensure in their state or territory are strongly encouraged to check their state’s or territory's information below State-by-state disclosureSource: online.arizona.edu · verified October 10, 2026

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

International applicants

The University of Arizona can enroll out-of-state and international students depending on the program.Source: online.arizona.edu · verified October 10, 2026

Sources and verification

Every fact on this page comes from the official pages below. Last verified October 10, 2026.

online.arizona.edu/about/eligibility-state-authorization — Official disclosure page, verified October 10, 2026
online.arizona.edu/about/frequently-asked-questions — Official program page, verified October 10, 2026
online.arizona.edu/admissions/graduate-students — Official admissions page, verified October 10, 2026
online.arizona.edu/admissions/undergraduate-students — Official admissions page, verified October 10, 2026
online.arizona.edu/programs/graduate/online-doctorate-education-educational-leadership-edd — Official program page, verified October 10, 2026
online.arizona.edu/tuition-aid — Official tuition and fees page, verified October 10, 2026
DAPIP — WSCUC 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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