Doctor of Education (EdD)

A 48-credit, three-year cohort EdD with six specialized fields, taught online with weekly evening Zoom sessions and a required three-day on-campus residency in each of the first two summers. A hybrid option exists for two fields.

Official program name

Doctor of Education (EdD)

Awarded degree

Doctor of Education

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Degree level

Doctoral — professional doctorate

University

University of Northern Iowa

Administering location

Cedar Falls, IAWhere 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 & AdministrationCurriculum & InstructionHigher Education Administration

Specializations

Principalship; Superintendency; Special Education Director; Curriculum & Instruction; Postsecondary Education: Student Affairs; Interdisciplinary Studies

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Required credits

48 credit hours: 24 professional core, 15 intensive study, 9 dissertation

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Duration

Three-year online plan of study (Cohort model)A minimum under the stated conditions, not a typical length.

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Start terms

Fall

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Teaching language

English (not separately stated)

Academic delivery

Online coursework + campus visitsCoursework is online, with required visits, residencies or immersions on campus or at another set location.Coursework is online, with required visits, residencies or immersions on campus or at another set location.

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Campus visits

Campus visits required

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Practical placement

Placement requirement: not verified

Class schedule

Synchronous (live sessions)

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Study intensity

Not verified

Prior degree

RequiredMaster's degree from a regionally accredited institution

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Prerequisite courses

RequiredMaster's-level introduction to statistics course (summer online course offered)

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Work experience

RequiredMinimum three years of professional experience

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Statement / essay

RequiredApplicant statement

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Recommendation letters

Required2 letters — Two recommendation forms (professor and employer/supervisor)

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Résumé / CV

RequiredCV/Resume

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Writing sample

OptionalGRE scores or a writing sample

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Tests

GRE General Test

OptionalGRE scores or a writing sample

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TOEFL iBT

RequiredIf first language is not English (TOEFL or IELTS)

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We do not publish acceptance rates or estimate admission chances.

• Application deadline

  August 15 (domestic students) · for Fall 2027

  The university does not print a year with this date.

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  Year not printed

Other published fees

Technology fee per course

$48 per courseMandatory

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• Online & Distance Education Scholarship Institutional scholarship

  $2,000

  Eligibility: Degree-seeking students enrolled in select graduate programs

  How to apply: No deadline to apply

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

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

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

• UNI participates in NC-SARA and states it has met state authorizations for all states. Official pageSource: online.uni.edu · verified October 10, 2026

Professional licensure

• The EdD does not completely fulfill coursework and internship requirements for Iowa BOEE principal or superintendent endorsement; the Advanced Studies Certificate is recommended first for licensure. State-by-state disclosureSource: online.uni.edu · verified October 10, 2026
• we are required to disclose for each program that leads to licensure whether: the program meets the educational requirements for professional licensure in a specific state State-by-state disclosureSource: provost.uni.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.

1. online.uni.edu/admissions-cost — Official tuition and fees page, verified October 10, 2026
2. online.uni.edu/online-programs/graduate-programs/doctor-education-edd — Official program page, verified October 10, 2026
3. online.uni.edu/online-programs/graduate-programs/instructional-design-learning-technologies-ma — Official program page, verified October 10, 2026
4. online.uni.edu/student-resources/reciprocity-agreements — Official program page, verified October 10, 2026
5. DAPIP — HLC institutional accreditation record (data files downloaded 2026-10-10) — U.S. Department of Education dataset (IPEDS / DAPIP), verified October 10, 2026
6. provost.uni.edu/professional-licensure-information — Official disclosure page, verified October 10, 2026

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