Doctoral Degrees

The CACREP accredited Doctor of Philosophy degree provides the highest professional counseling degree available to students who aspire to leadership positions in counselor education, agencies, or schools. The degree includes a prescribed curriculum of required and elective courses, students in this program are also expected to complete a major research study resulting in the presentation and defense of a dissertation. Learn more about the doctorate degree in Counselor Education.

Conducted 100% online, the Doctor of Education in Developmental Education Administration is an interdisciplinary program designed to prepare educators to develop and administer programs for underprepared community college and university students. The doctorate provides the means for continued intellectual growth through advanced and specialized education that emphasizes original research with the goal to develop leaders in the field of Developmental Education. The curriculum includes a minimum of 60 hours of graduate credit. Learn more about the Doctor of Education in Developmental Education Administration.

The doctoral program in Higher Education Leadership provides the highest professional degree available to students who aspire to leadership positions at the college or university level. It includes a curriculum of a minimum of 60 hours of graduate credit. This degree is awarded on the basis of successful completion of coursework, assessment of professional and research competencies, and completion of a major research project resulting in the presentation and defense of a dissertation. To accommodate working professionals, doctoral students attend face-to-face classes one evening per week at the SHSU Woodlands Center. Learn more about the doctoral program in Higher Education Leadership.

Conducted 100% online, the Doctorate in Instructional Systems Design and Technology is a professional practice and scholarly doctoral program designed to prepare individuals to lead the integration of technology into different types of learning contexts. Primarily, this doctoral program prepares individuals as leaders and scholars of instructional technology who will guide their organizations toward achieving meaningful integration of technology. Learn more about the Doctorate in Instructional Systems Design and Technology.

The doctoral program in Educational Leadership provides the highest professional degree available to students who are leaders in educational institutions. Our executive-style doctoral program is designed to follow a cohort model in which graduate students typically begin the program as a group and complete the program together. To accommodate working professionals, doctoral students attend face-to-face classes one evening per week at the SHSU Woodlands Center. Learn more about the doctoral program in Educational Leadership.

The Doctor of Education degree in Literacy provides the highest professional degree available to candidates who aspire to literacy leadership positions in higher education, school districts, consulting, governmental education agencies, intergovernmental agencies, non-governmental agencies or policy organizations. The degree requirements include a prescribed curriculum of required and elective courses and the successful completion of a major research project resulting in the presentation and defense of a dissertation. Learn more about the doctoral program in Literacy.