PhD in Educational Leadership and Policy Studies

New York University

Prepare for a career as a professor or researcher in educational leadership and policy through a program that emphasizes critical inquiry, equity-centered research, and interdisciplinary scholarship. Engage deeply with theoretical frameworks and empirical methodologies to examine systemic issues in P-12 education, while collaborating with faculty and peers in a rigorous, intellectually rich academic environment. Your academic journey begins with several years of rigorous coursework, including an extensive sequence of research courses that prepare you to conduct original, equity-focused empirical studies. The curriculum offers both structure and flexibility, allowing you to tailor your coursework to align with your individual research interests. Following the completion of coursework, you will advance to PhD candidacy by preparing and defending a candidacy paper-an analytical synthesis of research and scholarly literature that defines and frames a significant, researchable problem in educational leadership or policy.

Steinhardt School of Culture Education and Human Development