Doctor of Education in Education Administration

Professional doctorateEdDDoctor of Education in Education Administration

Overview

A fully online Doctor of Education in Education Administration for applicants with a master's degree, with PK-12 Educational Leadership and Higher Education Leadership tracks. Students complete about 54 credit hours of doctoral coursework and a problem of practice dissertation in the third year.

Official program name: Doctor of Education in Education Administration
Awarded degree: Doctor of Education in Education Administration
Source: online.ou.edu · verified October 10, 2026
Degree level: Doctoral — professional doctorate
University: University of Oklahoma
Administering location: Norman, OKWhere 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 Higher Education Administration
Specializations: PK-12 Educational Leadership · Higher Education Leadership
Source: online.ou.edu · verified October 10, 2026
Required credits: About 54 doctoral credit hours completed after admission, within 84 to 90 total post-bachelor's credit hours
Source: online.ou.edu · verified October 10, 2026
Duration: 36+ months
Source: online.ou.edu · verified October 10, 2026
Start terms: Summer
Source: online.ou.edu · verified October 10, 2026
Teaching language: English (not separately stated)

Why this program is listed

Fully online EdD with an optional on-campus immersion after year two.

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

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

In-person and practical requirements as published

Immersion Optional
Optional on-campus immersion after year two
once · Norman campus
Source: online.ou.edu · verified October 10, 2026

Curriculum

Dissertation

Problem of practice dissertation in the third year
Source: online.ou.edu · verified October 10, 2026

Other

Cohort model
Source: online.ou.edu · verified October 10, 2026

Specializations, concentrations and tracks

PK-12 Educational Leadership
Source: online.ou.edu · verified October 10, 2026
Higher Education Leadership
Source: online.ou.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: RequiredConferred master's degree in education or a closely related field
Source: online.ou.edu · verified October 10, 2026
Minimum GPA: RequiredMinimum 3 — Undergraduate GPA of at least 3.0 or graduate GPA of 2.8
Source: online.ou.edu · verified October 10, 2026
Transfer credit: Not requiredTransfer coursework is not applied toward the doctoral coursework requirements
Source: online.ou.edu · verified October 10, 2026
Statement / essay: RequiredOne-page problem of practice purpose statement (600-750 words)
Source: online.ou.edu · verified October 10, 2026
Résumé / CV: RequiredCurrent resume
Source: online.ou.edu · verified October 10, 2026
Application fee: Not requiredNo application fee
Source: online.ou.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
Rolling admission · for Summer
The university does not print a year with this date.
Source: online.ou.edu · verified October 10, 2026
Rolling

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	$567	per creditIncludes feesEstimated tuition$30,618 = 54 credits × $567 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.ou.edu · verified October 10, 2026
All online students — Total for approximately 54 doctoral credit hours	$30,618	entire programIncludes feesSource: online.ou.edu · verified October 10, 2026

Other published fees

Nonrefundable enrollment deposit, applied to first-semester tuition: $350 entire programMandatory
Source: online.ou.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

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

Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation — CAEP-accredited programSource: online.ou.edu · verified October 10, 2026

State authorization

The University of Oklahoma participates in the State Authorization Reciprocity Agreements. Official pageSource: ou.edu · verified October 10, 2026

Professional licensure

Programs at the University of Oklahoma are designed to meet the educational requirements for professional licensure or certification in the state of Oklahoma. State-by-state disclosureSource: ou.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.

online.ou.edu/program/edd-in-education-administration/ — Official program page, 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
ou.edu/distanceeducation — Official program page, verified October 10, 2026
ou.edu/distanceeducation/licensure — Official disclosure page, verified October 10, 2026

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Key facts

Online format
Fully online · Asynchronous
In-person requirements
Optional campus visits
Subject
Educational Leadership & Administration · Higher Education Administration
Length
36+ months · About 54 doctoral credit hours completed after admission, within 84 to 90 total post-bachelor's credit hours
Tuition
$567 per creditAll online students
Next deadline
Rolling admission
Administering location
Norman, OK

Leads to a licensed field: check the licensure disclosure for your state before applying. Details

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