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Doctor of Education (EdD) Overview

A doctorate for professionals ready to move into academia, curriculum design, faculty development, or executive leadership.

Our online EdD provides working clinicians, faculty and administrators the tools to design curricula, mentor the next generation, and guide decisions across both academic training environments and healthcare organizations.

Whether you're coming from a teaching role, an administrative track, or a clinical background, you'll graduate ready to shape how the next generation is educated. The program also prepares you for the executive track: university administration, healthcare C-suite roles, and department-level leadership across academic and clinical institutions. From the classroom to the boardroom, graduates leave equipped to guide the strategy, policy and decisions that shape the future.

Three years. Fully online. Alongside the job you already have.

The program is designed to be fully online. You'll move through a set degree plan with a spring or fall cohort; individual adjustments are possible, and moving through the program together is part of what helps the cohort finish together.

Curriculum

60 credit hours, covering education theory and curriculum design, assessment metrics and evaluation methodologies, educational technology, regulatory frameworks and policy affecting health education, and applied research methods.

You'll build toward managing educational initiatives with ethical, systems-level thinking; designing competency-based curricula grounded in evidence-informed theory; and conducting research that advances the field.

Course Length

Most courses run in intensive seven-week sessions. Some courses run 15 weeks, to allow time for deep inquiry, doctoral writing and faculty mentorship.

Academic degree plan maps are published for each cohort year, so you can see the full sequence before you enroll.

Transfer Credit

Up to 12 transfer credit hours, earned at a B or higher and completed within the last 10 years, may count toward the 60-hour total. Your Program Director reviews transfer coursework individually.

Career Outlook

Healthcare needs qualified educators, and the requirement is rising.

Overall employment in healthcare occupations is projected to grow much faster than the average for all occupations, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, which publishes the current figures.

Where This Degree Leads
  • Higher education faculty or department chair — teaching and leading academic programs at university level.
  • Clinical operations leadership — directing education and standards for organizations such as national flight paramedicine and critical care systems.
  • Faculty development — designing and leading training initiatives for hospital systems and medical staff.
  • Academic administration — directing program strategy and regulatory compliance as a Dean or Provost.

Graduates join an active alumni community offering mentorship, networking and the chance to serve on the Alumni Advisory Council.

Admission Requirements

No GRE required. Cohorts start in the spring and fall trimesters only.

  • A master's degree or higher from a USDE- or CHEA-accredited institution. International graduates provide an official equivalency evaluation.
  • A minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale in the qualifying degree.
  • A completed application with the non-refundable fee.
  • A current resume or CV outlining your professional experience in the health professions.
  • Official transcripts sent directly to Logan from every institution attended.

GPA between 2.5 and 2.99? You can appeal to the Admissions Review Board for probationary acceptance, or be admitted through the Alternative Admissions Track Program. Contact Admissions@logan.edu or 636-230-1750.

Learning Outcomes

  • PLO1 — Lead educational initiatives within health professions settings using systems thinking and ethical decision-making.
  • PLO2 — Design competency-based curricula grounded in evidence-informed educational theory.
  • PLO3 — Evaluate learner performance and program effectiveness using valid and reliable assessment methodologies.
  • PLO4 — Conduct applied research that advances practice in health professions education.
  • PLO5 — Analyze accreditation standards, regulatory frameworks, and educational policy affecting health professions education.
  • PLO6 — Synthesize scholarly inquiry, reflective practice, and professional identity into an evolving philosophy of doctoral-level health professions education.

FAQ

Is there any in-person requirement — an internship, practicum, or residency?
No. The program is 100% online with no in-person internship, practicum, residency or synchronous component, and never has been. If you've seen older Logan material describing an internship, it's wrong.
When can I start?
Cohort admissions are in the spring and fall trimesters only. There are no summer admissions, though continuing students take classes through the summer.
Are all courses the same length?
No. Most run in 7-week sessions, but some courses run 15 weeks, to give you room for doctoral writing and faculty mentorship.
Can I transfer credit from another doctoral program?
Yes — up to 12 credit hours, subject to the 10-year and B-grade transfer policy. Your Program Director reviews each course individually.
Can I really do this while working?
That's what it's built for. Fully online, fully asynchronous, three years, in a cohort that moves at a set pace with you.
Is this program accredited?

Logan University is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission, 230 S. LaSalle St., Ste. 7-500, Chicago, IL 60604, 800-621-7440.

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