Online PhD Programs

Online Doctoral Programs in Education: Concentrations

You know you want to get your PhD in Education, and you’re already considering an online program, right?  Have you yet realized just how many more options you have if you decide to go with distance learning based programs? Online doctoral programs in education may just offer you even more than you thought.

Education doctoral programs are not uncommon; unlike some fields of study, there are plenty of faculty in the field of education at every college and university offering post-graduate study.  Where the true value of distance learning options comes in with EdD programs is your concentration.

While there are plenty of staff in the education field at pretty much ever higher education institution, there aren’t necessarily faculty at your local college with an interest in your area of concentration within the field of education.  And that, in the past, has meant that many candidates in EdD programs simply settled for a concentration they were less interested in. 

With the number of online doctoral programs in education now available, however, and the great number of concentrations you can find among those options, that’s no longer an issue.

Some Examples of Concentrations Available in Online Doctoral Programs in Education

Even some relatively widely available concentrations in education doctoral programs might not be available at a campus near you.  But you can find online doctoral programs in education in almost any concentration, including:

• Special Education
• Instructional Technology
• Distance Education
• Science Education
• Educational Leadership
• Organizational Leadership
• Cognition, Development, and Instruction
• Education in Literacy
• Mathematics Education
• Humanities Education
• Sociocultural Approaches to Education
• Psychology in Education
• Curriculum Inquiry
• Educational Administration
• Educational Policy
• Curriculum, Technology, & Higher Education
• Health Care Education
• Speech-Language Pathology
• Instructional Leadership
• Higher Education Leadership

You can also check out the electives of the schools you apply too.