Student Outcomes
Graduate Achievements
The approximately 85 students who graduated with EdDs by Spring 2026 have achieved promotions, salary increases, or new senior level positions. Their job titles include
- Vice President of Student Affairs
- Chief of Staff and Executive Assistant to the President
- Executive Director, Student Life
- Assistant Vice President, Student Life
- Dean of International Programs
- Director of AP Higher Education Outreach for the College Board
- Research Project Manager, Children’s Services Council
- Director of Student Academic Success Services
- Senior Director, Student Activities & Organizations & Student Center Complex
- Vice Provost of Retention
- State Chancellor of Adult Education
- Associate Director of Graduate and Online Admissions
One student became the Vice Minister of Higher Education in Ecuador. Another established a new high school in Egypt and is the school’s executive director. Another became principal and lead teacher of a major Tamim Academy in Florida.
Welcomed Feedback
- Some students acquire new jobs while still finishing the program, and many also teach as adjunct faculty at colleges and universities.
- EdD alumni tell us that the practitioner-scholar program model—our concerted efforts to infuse research and theory into problem-solving—transformed their thinking and approach to daily challenges.
- They praise our faculty for the personal mentoring they received.
- They appreciate the skills honed in data-driven decision-making and reflective analysis.
- And we often hear about the self-confidence the EdD helped them gain.
