Education (EdD)

Professional doctorateEdDDoctor of Education

Overview

An EdD listed as offered only online, requiring 60 credit hours beyond a master's (core, a concentration and 12 credits of dissertation research or an applied project); applications are due annually on March 15.

Official program name: Education (EdD)
Awarded degree: Doctor of Education
Source: catalog.umd.umich.edu · verified October 10, 2026
Degree level: Doctoral — professional doctorate
University: University of Michigan-Dearborn
Administering location: Dearborn, MIWhere 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 Curriculum & Instruction
Specializations: Educational Leadership · Metropolitan Education · Curriculum and Practice
Source: catalog.umd.umich.edu · verified October 10, 2026
Required credits: 60 credit hours beyond a master's degree
Source: catalog.umd.umich.edu · verified October 10, 2026
Duration: Not verified
Teaching language: English (not separately stated)

Why this program is listed

Listed as only available online; 60 credits beyond a master's with dissertation research or applied project.

Source: catalog.umd.umich.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: catalog.umd.umich.edu · verified October 10, 2026
Campus visits: Campus visits: not verified
Practical placement: Placement requirement: not verified
Class schedule: Not verified
Study intensity: Full-time, Part-time
Source: catalog.umd.umich.edu · verified October 10, 2026

In-person and practical requirements as published

Residency Not required
No formal residency requirement for part-time students; participation in doctoral activities on campus or online expected
Source: catalog.umd.umich.edu · verified October 10, 2026

Curriculum

Dissertation

Final 12 credits on dissertation research or an applied studies project
Source: catalog.umd.umich.edu · verified October 10, 2026

Specializations, concentrations and tracks

Educational Leadership
Source: catalog.umd.umich.edu · verified October 10, 2026
Metropolitan Education
Source: catalog.umd.umich.edu · verified October 10, 2026
Curriculum and Practice
Source: catalog.umd.umich.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”.

Prior degree: RequiredMaster's degree
Source: catalog.umd.umich.edu · verified October 10, 2026
Interview: OptionalApplicants may be interviewed by the Ed.D. Committee
Source: catalog.umd.umich.edu · verified October 10, 2026
Application fee: Required$60 — $60 graduate application fee
Source: catalog.umd.umich.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 deadline
March 15 (annually)
The university does not print a year with this date.
Source: catalog.umd.umich.edu · verified October 10, 2026
Year not printed

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.

Tuition for this online program: not verified. We publish this only when the institution states it on an official page.

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

Program-specific scholarships: not verified. We publish this only when the institution states it on an official page.

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

Higher Learning Commission (HLC) — 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

Students in SARA member states may file complaints through Michigan's SARA portal (Department of Labor and Economic Opportunity). Official pageSource: catalog.umd.umich.edu · verified October 10, 2026

Professional licensure

Educator preparation pathways designed to satisfy licensure prerequisites only in Michigan State-by-state disclosureSource: catalog.umd.umich.edu · verified October 10, 2026

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

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.

catalog.umd.umich.edu/academic-policies-campus/complaints-distance-education-students/ — Official catalog / bulletin, verified October 10, 2026
catalog.umd.umich.edu/graduate/college-education-health-human-services/education/ — Official catalog / bulletin, verified October 10, 2026
catalog.umd.umich.edu/graduate/graduate-admissions/program-college-information/ — Official catalog / bulletin, verified October 10, 2026
catalog.umd.umich.edu/graduate/registration-records/tuition-assessment-fee-regulation/ — Official catalog / bulletin, verified October 10, 2026
DAPIP — HLC 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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