Doctoral Program

Ready for that final step in your educational journey? Seeking the flexibility of online while connecting with a leading program in educator preparation? 

The Doctor of Education (EdD) program offered at the University of Northern Iowa prepares you for that next step as leader and expert who will help transform today’s formal and nonformal education. You have the flexibility of: 

• A cohort model (next cohort: fall 2024) 
• A three-year plan of study, two courses per semester with delivery online and hybrid
• A 48-credit-hour program (24 hours professional core, 15 hours intensive study, 9 hours dissertation)
• Four intensive study areas (ISAs) to choose from:
  • Allied Health, Recreation and Community Services (currently not accepting applications) 
  • Curriculum and Instruction
  • Postsecondary Education: Student Affairs 
  • Educational Leadership (Superintendent, Principal and Special Education Director)

This revamped doctoral program is delivered in cooperation with Online & Distance Education. UNI is a proud member of the Carnegie Project on the Education Doctorate (CPED), a consortium of members committed to making EdD programming rigorous and relevant for scholar-practitioners.  

Contact Us

For more information, contact Robert Boody, program coordinator and professor, at robert-boody@uni.edu or 319-273-6198, or the individual intensive study area departmental coordinator.