Enhance your educational leadership expertise with a doctoral degree focused on addressing real-world challenges and opportunities in the field of education. This degree program serves learners seeking a post-master’s graduate experience that emphasizes both practice and scholarship.
The FlexPath option offers the potential to significantly reduce the cost of earning your degree, accelerate the time required for degree completion, and better align your learning to the needs of employers and society. Traditionally, degree programs are constructed around credit hours that measure the time required to complete specific courses. Under, FlexPath, degree programs are constructed around the direct assessment of demonstrated competencies. While resources will be recommended, you can use any materials and resources you choose, including textbooks, eBooks, simulations, videos, articles, and work experiences. This new competency-based format allows you to complete course work at your own pace throughout each quarter. Once you believe you have mastered the course concepts, you will complete activities to demonstrate specific competencies by the end of the quarter.
Outcome goals and graduates' proficiency levels
Each doctoral program and specialization is
designed around expected learning outcomes (see Expected Program
Outcomes below). End of program performance is determined during the
comprehensive exam and dissertation process. Because the work is
unique to each learner's dissertation or research topic and the
criteria for evaluation are aligned to that work, we do not collect
data on proficiency levels for doctoral programs.
Doctor of Education (EdD) specializations
- Educational Leadership
Quality and Professional Relevance
- More than 600 organizations—including corporations, health care organizations, and community colleges—invest in their employees by partnering with Capella to offer discounted education programs.
- All EdD faculty have a doctoral degree.
Expected Program Outcomes
- Use research skills and evidence-based reasoning to lead action improvement cycles and address problems of practice.
- Assess complex organizational situations using the concepts and principles of systems thinking.
- Communicate effectively with varied and diverse audiences.
- Demonstrate cultural competence, value diverse perspectives, and engage in equitable practices.
- Apply technology and information literacy skills to professional practice and organizational improvement.
- Collaborate to lead change and improve practice.
- Apply reflective practice and critical thinking skills.
Doctor of Education Degree Program Graduates
Data from graduates of the Doctor of Education degree program have been combined for these Career Outcomes results.
The graphs below show some key findings from Capella's Alumni
Outcomes Survey. We use this information to help improve our courses,
programs and services and to give you an idea of how alumni are using
their degrees.
Career Preparation
Doctor of
Education Graduates
Career Preparation
Doctor of
Education Graduates
The skills and knowledge have been immediately applicable to my career: 75%
My degree has positioned me to achieve my professional ambitions: 65%
Capella's competency based curriculum has prepared me for the needs of my profession: 75%
Percentage of respondents who answered
"strongly agree" or "agree"
Source:
Responses to the Alumni Outcomes Survey one year after graduation.
The data were collected during Q3 2017 - Q1 2018.
Career & Professional
Accomplishments
Doctor of Education Graduates
Career and Professional
Accomplishments
Doctor of Education Graduates
Made a significant contribution to my profession: 45%
Successfully changed jobs and-or-careers: 40%
Assumed leadership responsibilities: 48%
Received a salary increase: 40%
Received a promotion: 53%
Multiple factors, including prior experience, age, geography, and degree field, affect career outcomes, and Capella does not guarantee a job, promotion, salary increase, or other career growth.
Percentage of respondents who indicated they had accomplished each item.
Source: Responses to the Alumni Outcomes Survey one year after graduation. The data were collected during Q3 2017 – Q1 2018.
Doctor of Education Degree Program Graduates
Data from graduates across all Doctor of Education Degree Program have been combined for these Student Experience results.
The graphs below show some key findings from Capella's Alumni
Outcomes Survey. We use this information to help improve our courses,
programs and services and to give you an idea of how alumni feel about
Capella and what general skills and abilities they gained.
Satisfaction With Capella
Doctor
of Education Graduates
Satisfaction with Capella
Doctor
of Education Graduates
I have or intend to recommend Capella : 70%
I am satisfied with my Capella education : 94%
Capella gave me the most efficient direct path to completing my degree : 75%
Percentage of respondents who answered
affirmatively.
Source: Responses to the Alumni Outcomes
Survey one year after graduation. The data were collected during Q3
2017 – Q1 2018.
Skills & Abilities
Doctor of
Education Graduates
Skills and Abilities
Doctor of
Education Graduates
Write clearly, accurately, and professionally; use sources appropriately : 77%
Communicate thoughts and ideas in varied settings : 98%
Show ethical conduct reflecting values and beliefs of discipline : 98%
Show knowledge of field; respect contributions of other fields : 94%
Analyze theoretical issues or investigate real-world phenomena, create knowledge : 98%
Locate, evaluate and communicate information; address legal, professional, other issues : 98%
Critically examine, analyze, and evaluate thinking using intellectual standards and creativity : 100%
Critically evaluate, select, and use discipline-appropriate technology : 100%
Show appreciation for group and individual differences : 100%
Demonstrate effective leadership in diverse environments : 98%
Apply the specialized knowledge associated with professional practice area : 94%
Percentage of respondents who rated
themselves as "proficient" or "exceptional" on
ability to demonstrate the skill or ability on the job.
Source: Responses to the Alumni Outcomes Survey one year after
graduation. The data were collected during Q3 2017 – Q2 2018.
Earn Your Doctoral Degree
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"I feel that I can now help shape higher education in the 21st century, while achieving one of the most important goals in my life."
Generosa Lopez-Molina, PhD
2008 Graduate
School of Education
Specialization in Leadership for Higher Education