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Earn Your Doctor of Education Degree Online

Advance your career to the next level with Penn State’s interdisciplinary Doctor of Education (D.Ed.) degree offered online through Penn State World Campus. This 37+ credit inquiry-intensive, practically oriented program is designed for professionals in the education, counseling, and human services sectors. Prepare yourself for an influential leadership role by earning the highest level of education degree with the convenience of taking courses online at your own pace.

The curriculum gives you the opportunity to gain a deep and nuanced understanding of how to apply critical thinking, research, and data to make decisions and solve problems facing educators, counselors, and organizational leaders.

Graduates of this program earn a Penn State D.Ed., recognized as a Doctor of Education degree and equivalent to an Ed.D. Unlike other programs, this terminal education degree is neither cohort-based nor specific to a single discipline, as it is offered across the entire College of Education.

Program Highlights

  • Flexible online format with asynchronous classes
  • Customizable course plan
  • Average program completion time of three years
  • Classes taught by the same distinguished faculty who teach on campus
  • Five-day Summer Summit immersion experience in State College, PA
Being 12 hours ahead in a different time zone, I needed a flexible program that allows me to access and engage with lesson content from anywhere and at any time. In terms of prestige, the Penn State College of Education is often ranked among the best in the world. Thanks to the opportunity to collaborate with excellent interdisciplinary D.Ed. faculty renowned for their work in children's literature and gender studies, I aim to introduce new perspectives on how picturebooks can be published and read in Singapore.
— Eugene Tan, Doctor of Education student

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This is the real Penn State. You will take courses with curriculum developed by the same professors who teach on campus. You can expect the same caliber of academic quality that you associate with Penn State.