Expand your knowledge and skills in this Doctor of Education program, while immersing yourself in a community of like-minded peers examining current issues and research.
Part of the Esteves School of Education, which is accredited through AAQEP, this Ed.D. program is designed for public school leaders, independent school heads, charter school leaders, higher education leaders and those with statewide responsibilities in educationally related organizations.
You’ll complete your doctorate in Educational Leadership in 27 months (or seven semesters). Ed.D. program requirements include field research, a dissertation and team research.
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Candidates for the Ed.D. will complete 106 credits of graduate study, 46 of which must be completed in the Sage doctoral program. Those credits include core coursework, an experiential component integrated throughout the program, and a culminating research activities. The program is designed to be small; a maximum of 15 part-time candidates will be accepted. They will proceed through the program as a cohort that begins, after initial start up, every other year. The seven semester program design includes summer residencies, weekend format courses, online components, and interaction with state and national experts.
The School District Leader (SDL) certificate is required in New York State for those who work in a leadership role at the school district level, including directors, assistant superintendents, school business officials and superintendents. Gain 600 hours of field experience, required by this certification, through the Educational Leadership program.
Our Educational Leadership program comes with a deep, Russell Sage-level of support from an assigned faculty advisor who works with you to ensure your success.
Associate Professor and Chair, Institutional Review Board
Professor (New York City)
Professor of Educational Leadership
Assistant Professor of Educational Leadership
Assistant Professor of Educational Leadership
Associate Professor
Assistant Professor of the Practice of Educational Leadership
Assistant Professor of the Practice of Educational Leadership
Professionals with a doctorate in Educational Leadership hold a variety of positions, primarily in K-12 education. They are assistant principals, principals, program directors, assistant superintendents, district superintendents, New York State Education officials, education consultants and leaders/teachers in higher education.
Classes are hybrid, taking place online and in-person. Whether you join a cohort that meets in Albany, Long Island, or New York City, you will find a learning experience that is both individual and collaborative.
You will apply your skills to two field experience sites during the first year. You will have opportunities to work on a variety of teams, enabling you to share ideas, research and reflections on current issues and topics. Learn about leadership, organizational governance, change theory, and community building.
Meet the successful students and alumni of our Educational Leadership program.
Q&A with New York State High School Principal of the Year, a Doctoral Candidate in Russell Sage College’s Educational Leadership Program …
The depth of the conversations among our cohort, and hearing from people around the state, how they were putting things in place based on what we were reading, and doing such deep reflections on everything, shifted my leadership.
“As a first-generation college-bound Latina, education was my family’s way out of poverty,” says Alexandra Estrella, Ed.D., superintendent of Norwalk, …
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