The doctoral degree in Education at the GSE includes doctoral program requirements as well as a specialization, as listed below, overseen by a faculty committee from one of the GSE's three academic areas.
Leading to a PhD degree in Education, these doctoral programs, as listed below, prepare students in a variety of approaches to the study of teaching and learning.
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Curriculum Studies and Teacher Education (CTE) offers doctoral degrees with the following specializations: Elementary Education; Literacy, Language, and English Education; History/Social Science Education; Mathematics Education; Science, Engineering and Technology Education; and Teacher Education.
The doctoral program in Higher Education is designed for students pursuing careers as academic faculty, administrators, policy analysts, and educational researchers.
Master’s programs are full-time, intensive programs that integrate educational theory and practice. The small cohort sizes provide an intimate setting for academic inquiry and foster individual contact with faculty and fellow students.
Students have the option of pursuing a concurrent master’s degree and/or a PhD minor. For general information on the doctoral specialization in GCE, visit this PhD program page. For GCE doctoral program requirements, visit the Doctoral Degree Handbook.
As you prepare your application, familiarize yourself with the application requirements for your desired program by reviewing the links below. For an admission timeline, please visit the Apply page.
Academic programs are more intensively specialized at the doctoral level, and a corresponding degree of specialization and precision in the way applicants indicate their academic purposes is reasonably expected.
Stanford GSE offers both doctoral and master’s programs focusing on higher education. The Doctoral (PhD) Program in Higher Education is designed for students pursuing careers as academic faculty, administrators, policy analysts, and educational researchers.
