Doctor of Education
As America’s first research university, Johns Hopkins has been developing education leaders for more than 100 years.
Ranked among the top education grad schools by U.S. News & World Report, our School of Education offers world-class master’s, doctoral, and certificate programs to advance your career in education. With online and part-time options, you can continue working while you gain valuable knowledge and skills. At the Johns Hopkins School of Education, we’re not just educating our students — we’re shaping the future of education.
Why the Johns Hopkins Doctor of Education program?
Shape the future of education
From learning design and technology to leadership, embrace an opportunity to help influence the future of education on a global scale. The Johns Hopkins Doctor of Education program empowers scholars to lead with vision and apply research-based strategies that effect real change in your particular problem of practice.
Improve learning outcomes
By focusing on evidence-based practices, our program is designed to elevate student achievement across diverse educational settings. Johns Hopkins prepares educators to implement interventions that make a meaningful, lasting difference in students’ academic and personal development, setting them on a path to success.
Drive evidence-based change
Our online program centers on the application of rigorous research to foster systemic change within education. As a result, graduates become adept at translating complex data into actionable practices, leading initiatives that improve teaching and learning, and informing education policy on a broad scale.
America's First Research University
Founded in 1876 as the nation’s first research university, Johns Hopkins has been advancing knowledge and bringing discoveries to the world for nearly 150 years. It was founded on the belief that teaching and research are interdependent, and that a modern university must do both well.
Today, Johns Hopkins remains a world leader in both teaching and research, with more than 21,000 undergraduate and graduate students studying with esteemed faculty members across nine world-class academic divisions.
A commitment to education
Dedicate yourself to enhancing student learning and performance. Our programs equip educators with innovative strategies rooted in the latest pedagogical research to empower every student to achieve their full potential. Transform your passion into measurable educational results with Johns Hopkins University by your side.
Advance education
Step into roles that shape educational landscapes. At Johns Hopkins, we cultivate leaders adept at navigating complex challenges in education. As a graduate, you’ll have the insight to inspire others, the knowledge to develop policy, and the ability to foster community and student success.
Lead, learn, launch
Lead the charge in applying research to practice. Our cutting-edge programs emphasize the importance of data-driven decisions in building systemic change in education around the world. Become empowered to initiate change that is substantiated by evidence, ensuring your contribution to education is both impactful and lasting.
At Johns Hopkins University, we believe that education is an essential catalyst of transformative impact. Education lays the foundation for researchers, changemakers, and innovators to save lives, improve communities, and find solutions to our world’s toughest challenges.
For more than a decade, Johns Hopkins has set the standard in doctoral education with its pioneering global online Doctor of Education (EdD) program. Now in its 12th year, we continue to innovate and refine the student journey to meet the changing landscape of education while remaining dedicated to a highly rigorous and deeply student-centered approach.
This program is designed for today’s full-time, education professionals across all contexts. The Johns Hopkins Doctor of Education program prepares students to critically analyze challenges within their professional environments and develop the insights needed to lead lasting, positive change.
MEET OUR DEAN
Christopher C. Morphew
Dean, Johns Hopkins School of Education
"We tackle education’s foremost challenges with research-to-practice-to-policy expertise — and with a firm belief in the tremendous power of educators. Like you."
The selective, part-time EdD program is designed for practicing educators, offering tools for leadership development and the application of evidence-based methods. Our comprehensive, research-based curriculum enables you to specialize in urban leadership; entrepreneurial leadership; learning design and technology; or neurodiversity and neuroeducation.
Interested? Learn more.