{"id":2969,"date":"2025-05-13T09:48:49","date_gmt":"2025-05-13T13:48:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/online\/?post_type=bu-program-page&#038;p=2969"},"modified":"2026-02-20T14:43:24","modified_gmt":"2026-02-20T19:43:24","slug":"edd-higher-education-leadership","status":"publish","type":"bu-program-page","link":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/online\/degrees-certificates\/higher-education\/edd-higher-education-leadership\/","title":{"rendered":"Online EdD in Higher Education Leadership"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2><strong>Pursue Executive Leadership Roles with Confidence<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Transform higher education through the Executive EdD in Higher Education Leadership at Boston University\u2019s Wheelock College of Education &amp; Human Development. Designed for experienced higher education professionals, the Executive EdD program combines advanced scholarship with practical strategies and teaches students how to solve complex issues in higher education collaboratively and equitably.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Work alongside and be mentored by experienced leaders through relevant field-based experiences.<\/li><li>Synthesize learning through a capstone project that responds to a current challenge in higher education.<\/li><li>Learn from faculty who have leadership experience across several higher education sectors.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Boston University Wheelock College of Education &amp; Human Development is a top-ranked college that focuses on cross-disciplinary research, experiential learning, and community engagement. We seek to empower our students, faculty, and staff to reshape the systems that impact learning and human development, more firmly centering them in justice, diversity, and belonging.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2>A Flexible Program for aspiring Higher Education leaders<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The Executive EdD is a fully online, cohort-based program with optional in-person experiences. Students will:&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Take seven weeks of intensive coursework, followed by weekly two-credit courses in fall\/spring semesters for the first two years.&nbsp;<\/li><li>Complete a capstone project<\/li><li>Engage in up to three internship opportunities<\/li><li>Take part in two optional summer residency experiences (in person or virtual)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group program-block program-block--requirements program-block--type-degrees\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container\">\n<h2 class=\"program-block__title\">Requirements<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns program-block--requirements__inner\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column program-block--requirements__content\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group program-block--requirements__group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container\">\n<h3 class=\"program-block--requirements__group-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/wheelock\/degree-program\/educational-leadership-policy-studies\/executive-edd-in-higher-education-leadership\/\"><strong>Learn More<\/strong><\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"program-block--requirements__group-text\">View Wheelock&#8217;s program page for full details about the program and its academic structure.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group program-block--requirements__group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container\">\n<h3 class=\"program-block--requirements__group-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/met\/admissions\/apply-now-graduate\/\"><strong>Application<\/strong><\/a><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/wheelock\/admissions-financial-aid\/graduate-admissions\/events-and-campus-visits\/\"> <\/a><\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/wheelock\/admissions-financial-aid\/graduate-admissions\/application-requirements\/\"><strong>Details<\/strong><\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"program-block--requirements__group-text\">Learn about application requirements and admissions details.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column program-block--requirements__media\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"\/online\/files\/2025\/05\/IMG_3378-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2945\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/online\/files\/2025\/05\/IMG_3378-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/online\/files\/2025\/05\/IMG_3378-636x424.jpg 636w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/online\/files\/2025\/05\/IMG_3378-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/online\/files\/2025\/05\/IMG_3378-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/online\/files\/2025\/05\/IMG_3378-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"bu-stat-list bu-stat-count-3 \">\n\n\t\n\t\t\n<article class=\"bu-stat-single js-bu-stat-single bu-stat-has-description bu-stat-type-number bu-stat-theme-default bu-stat-has-max-characters-3 post-2990 bu_stat type-bu_stat status-publish hentry\" >\n\t<div class=\"bu-stat-inner js-bu-stat-inner\">\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"bu-stat-element\">\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bu-stat-value-container bu-stat-value-one \">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"bu-stat-value\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"bu-stat-value-field\">653<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- \/.bu-stat-value-container -->\n\n\t\t<\/div><!-- \/.bu-stat-element -->\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"bu-stat-description\">\n\t\t\t\tStudent field placements in the 2022\u20132023 academic year\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/article>\n\n\t\n\t\t\n<article class=\"bu-stat-single js-bu-stat-single bu-stat-has-description bu-stat-type-number bu-stat-theme-default bu-stat-has-max-characters-2 post-2991 bu_stat type-bu_stat status-publish hentry\" >\n\t<div class=\"bu-stat-inner js-bu-stat-inner\">\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"bu-stat-element\">\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bu-stat-value-container bu-stat-value-one \">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"bu-stat-value\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"bu-stat-value-field\">40<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- \/.bu-stat-value-container -->\n\n\t\t<\/div><!-- \/.bu-stat-element -->\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"bu-stat-description\">\n\t\t\t\tAmong U.S. graduate schools of education (U.S. News &amp; 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