Key Information
- Duration: Part-time (48 months)
- Start dates: You can apply for and start this programme anytime. The admission deadline is flexible and applications are accepted on a rolling admission basis.
- Language: English
- Credits: 60 SCH
- Delivered: Online
- Campus Location: Lynchburg, United States
Overview
The Educational Leadership (Online) PhD programme from Liberty University can provide you with the tools and skills you need to lead an educational administration as well as develop research materials and publications to contribute to the body of knowledge in your field.
Through this educational leadership doctorate, you can develop the research-based critical thinking and problem-solving skills necessary to lead at any level of an educational organization.
Career opportunities
- College or university administrator
- College or university professor and/or researcher
- District administrator
- Educational change agent
- Educational consultant for an education organization or government agency
- Leadership researcher
- Performance improvement officer
- Principal or assistant principal*
*This will require outside licensure
Programme Structure
Courses include:
- Advanced Educational Statistics
- Quantitative Methods of Research
- Qualitative Methods of Research
- Literature Review for Advanced Research
- Research Concepts & Methodology
Admission requirements
Academic requirements
GPA: 3
English requirements
Duolingo English Test: 105
TOEFL iBT: 80
IELTS: 6.5
Other requirements
- A regionally or nationally accredited master’s degree with at least a 3.0 GPA is required for admission in good standing.
- An acceptable official college transcript must be issued directly from the institution in a sealed envelope with a signature across the back. If you have one in your possession, it must meet the same requirements. You may also complete the Transcript Request Form to allow Liberty to attempt to request your transcripts on your behalf.
- Applicants whose native language is other than English must submit official scores for the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) or an approved alternative assessment.
Fees and Funding
Tuition fees are shown in AUD and the most likely applicable fee is shown based on your nationality.
- International (Non-residents): 14,016 AUD / year (≈ 10,125 USD / year)
- Out-of-State: 14,016 AUD / year (≈ 10,125 USD / year)
- Domestic (In-State): 14,016 AUD / year (≈ 10,125 USD / year)
