Higher Education, Ed.D.

Tuition is Tuition is approximately $985 per credit for the 2025–26 academic year..

Immaculata's Doctor of Education in Higher Education program equips administrators and faculty leaders. It balances theory with application-to-practice, focusing on current trends, scholarship, and leadership capacity. Students engage in accelerated online courses and a 90-hour applied field experience.

Focus areas include Administration & Instruction, Community Colleges, Nursing Education.

The 54-credit curriculum includes foundational and research core courses, a dissertation sequence, electives, and concentration coursework.

Graduates pursue roles such as assistant/associate professors, associate provosts, vice presidents of academic affairs, and other executive-level administrative positions in colleges and universities.

Applicants must hold a master’s degree from an accredited program and typically meet a minimum GPA of 3.0. Required documents include official transcripts, references, a goal statement, and a resume. International students must submit TOEFL scores.

The programme totals about 54 credit hours. Online, interactive classes with synchronous and asynchronous components. Approximately 4 years while working full-time. For international students, tuition is well below the median for US programmes. The institution admits about 78% of applicants.

Immaculata's 300-acre campus provides space for study, recreation, service, and student activities. Athletic facilities include a gymnasium, swimming pool, fitness center, strength training room, tennis courts, sports fields, and an esports arena. More than 30 organizations, including sororities and fraternities, give students opportunities to build friendships and develop leadership skills. Philadelphia is 40 minutes away, while New York City, Washington, D.C., and the New Jersey and Delaware beaches are two hours away.

Academic options include more than 60 undergraduate programs, accelerated and online programs, and more than 40 graduate offerings, including master's and doctoral degrees and certificates. Popular bachelor's fields include nursing, business management, exercise science, psychology, education, criminology, and biology. Graduate strengths include educational leadership, clinical psychology, counseling, nursing, and nutrition. More than 90 full-time professors support students through a 12:1 student-faculty ratio. Advising, learning support, and career services help students choose programs, manage coursework, build professional networks, and prepare for employment or further study.

Grounded in IHM tradition and charism since 1920, Immaculata connects scholarship with formation of the whole person, service, justice, and dialogue between faith and culture. Its Mighty Macs women's basketball teams won the first three national women's college basketball championships, in 1972, 1973, and 1974. For international students, the university offers a private education with financial aid, scholarships, student employment opportunities, and payment plans. Accepted full-time undergraduates qualify for academic scholarships, while adult and graduate tuition is assessed per credit.