The Ph.D. is designed to prepare educational researchers for faculty positions in higher education.

These positions are often in elementary, middle, or secondary teacher education programs in major universities, and research interests of graduates frequently focus on issues that impact teachers (both preservice and inservice), schools, and education systems, as well as complex societal forces that shape those systems. The Ph.D. program focuses on knowledge of theory, research, and practice; students are engaged in ongoing research apprenticeships with the faculty and other students.

For more information about the program, please visit the program website.