Walden’s doctoral programs provide a path for lifelong professional and personal achievement.
No. 1 conferrer of doctoral research degrees.*
25 Degree programs and over 150 specializations available to support your goals.
The Walden Doctoral Degree Coach™ helps you find the right support when you need it and stay on track throughout your journey.
Complete suite of services dedicated to the completion of your dissertation and academic success.
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New students can connect with an experienced doctoral student who will provide advice, tips, and guidance.
This specialization gives you maximum flexibility to create a highly customized doctoral experience unique to your personal and professional goals. Design your course of study by choosing from a wide range of electives that focus on issues critical to P–20 education.
Increase your ability to influence and transform your educational organization.
Gain expertise in the latest research and best practices in reading and literacy and influence achievement in these key areas.
Advance your professional growth while deepening your understanding of the critical trends and issues impacting special education today.
Gain the leadership skills and management knowledge you need to lead meaningful and sustainable change across your institution.
Design a specialization that most closely matches your personal passions and professional goals.
Prepare to be a scholar-practitioner who can effectively lead successful 21st-century community colleges.
Gain expertise in the latest research and best practices in learner-centered curriculum. Explore instructional design and strategies, program evaluation, student assessment, and teacher professional development.
Gain the skills to foster positive outcomes in positions working with young children, families, and communities.
The Doctor of Education (EdD) with a specialization in Educational Administration and Leadership (for Administrators) is designed exclusively for K–12 administrators who want to increase their ability to influence and transform their educational organization.
Advance your professional growth while deepening your understanding of the critical trends and issues impacting special education today.
Gain expertise in the latest research and best practices in reading and literacy and influence achievement in these key areas.
Learn to develop and lead technology-supported solutions to learning challenges in K–12 classrooms.
Prepare to design, develop, and lead successful adult learning programs within higher education institutions, corporations, and workforce development settings.
Gain the leadership skills and management knowledge you need to lead meaningful and sustainable change across your institution.
Design a specialization that most closely matches your personal passions and professional goals.
This specialization gives you maximum flexibility to create a highly customized doctoral experience unique to your personal and professional goals. Design your course of study by choosing from a wide range of electives that focus on issues critical to P–20 education.
Increase your ability to influence and transform your educational organization.
Prepare to be a scholar-practitioner who can effectively lead successful 21st-century community colleges.
Walden’s EdD with a specialization in Organizational Leadership and Development program empowers you with the expertise to lead your organization forward.
Prepare to train professional school counselors with Walden’s PhD in Counselor Education and Supervision – School Counseling specialization.
Prepare to train future trauma counselors with Walden’s PhD in Counselor Education and Supervision – Trauma and Crisis specialization.
Prepare to teach future counselors with Walden’s PhD in Counselor Education and Supervision – Marriage, Couple, and Family Counseling specialization.
Prepare to teach the next generation of addiction counselors with Walden’s PhD in Counselor Education and Supervision – Addiction Counseling specialization.
Earning your PhD in Public Health requires commitment, perseverance, and hard work. You can do it, and Walden is here to help—with our Doctoral Degree Coach™.
In recent years, online education has become increasingly commonplace as more and more universities put their courses online. In a 2015 survey conducted by Walden University’s Office of Institutional Research and Assessment, 89% of surveyed employers of Walden graduates reported that they are satisfied or very satisfied with the Walden graduate employed at their organization. When deciding where to earn your doctoral degree online, be sure to choose an accredited institution.
When you earn a doctorate, you will be well prepared for career advancement and new opportunities. Because only a very small percentage of the U.S. population holds a doctoral degree, which is the highest educational attainment possible, you’ll be in an elite group of achievers. Earning your doctorate can also position you for salary increases, give you highly marketable skills, help you become a true expert in your field, and better position you for leadership roles.
The professional doctorate and PhD degrees are considered terminal degrees, meaning you have achieved the highest formal degree in the field. A PhD is an academic degree focused on original research, data analysis, and the evaluation of theory. A professional doctorate focuses on applying research to practical problems, formulating solutions to complex issues, and designing effective professional practices within your field.
If you’ve made the decision to earn your degree, you may be wondering how you’ll keep up with your online education while balancing work and family commitments. Time management is an important place to start—and these strategies are surprisingly effective. Follow the tips that work best for you:
Academic residencies, skills labs, and pre-practica are face-to-face or virtual learning experiences that align with your online coursework to enhance your skill development, scholarship, and professional practice. Required for most doctoral programs, residencies also provide students with the opportunity to collaborate and network with other students, staff, and faculty members. Academic residencies can be held virtually or at any location around the world.
Procrastination can get the best of many of us when it comes to competing a dissertation or capstone project. So, how do you position yourself for success? Consider these best practices:
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