Lead Change Across Education Systems
Doctorate in Educational Leadership for Social Justice
Your experience has made you a leader. Take your impact further.
You’ve navigated the systems, managed the schools, and led the teams. LMU’s fully online Doctorate in Educational Leadership for Social Justice (Ed.D.) is designed for established practitioners like you who are ready to expand their influence, strengthen their strategic leadership, and drive equity-driven change across education and community spaces.
Why LMU?
- 100% Online, Built for Professionals: Balance the demanding schedule of a working professional through a seamless blend of synchronous and asynchronous sessions.
- Accelerated 3-Year Path to Completion: Earn your doctorate in three years with our scaffolded dissertation model, which allows you to meet research milestones incrementally alongside your coursework.
- Personalized 1:1 Dissertation Mentorship: Our 1:1 dissertation chair-to-student ratio ensures deep, individualized faculty guidance throughout your academic journey.
- Guaranteed Financial Support: Every admitted student receives a merit-based scholarship to be distributed over the course of the program.
- Supportive Network of Changemakers: Join a tight-knit network of Ed.D. alumni, your lifelong professional community of educational leaders.
Where an Ed.D. Can Take You
- K-12 Leadership: Transforming schools as curriculum specialists, principals, and superintendents.
- Higher Education: Leading university administration with an equity-first lens.
- Nonprofit and NGOs: Driving executive strategy and community-level advocacy.
- Government Agencies: Influencing the policies that govern our education systems.
Additional Program Details
- No GRE required.
- No application fee.
- January 2027 start for the next cohort.
Hilda Maldonado, Ed.D. '21
"Our cohort was diverse in terms of job titles, ethnicities, and years of experience. These differences broadened my outlook and helped me find my voice and identity."
Amaris Rivas, Ed.D. '25
"The mentorship and guidance of my dissertation chair pushed me to ground my work in cultural intuition, community, and justice. Through her mentorship, I was reminded that leadership is not just about position, but about purpose, voice, and impact."