This concentration aims to produce leaders who will influence the nature of educational organizations. Additionally, the California Administrative Services Credential is offered through the Program for Prospective Principals. All doctoral students take a core set of courses in social science, policy and resource allocation. The PhD is a research degree intended for those who aspire to become professors of administration, higher education, or policy analysis, or who want to devote themselves principally to research and scholarship concerning educational institutions. The EdD degree prepares students for a wide range of scholarly leadership roles.
Students conduct, evaluate, and manage educational research and learn educational management skills.
Graduates of the Evaluation specialization will be eligible for entry-level employment in federal, state, and local government agencies, research corporations, school districts, foundations, universities, nonprofit social welfare agencies, industry, corporations, and hospitals. David Fetterman is director of the master's specialization in Evaluation. The doctoral program in higher education is designed for those who plan to be faculty members, university or college administrators, public policy analysts, as well as institutional researchers. Higher education students also gain insight into the connections with K-12 education through the diverse courses offered in administration and policy analysis at the School of Education. In this program, the student simultaneously pursues a master's degree in Business Administration in the Graduate School of Business and a master's degree in Administration and Policy Analysis in the School of Education.