Overview

Department of Educational Administration and Higher Education / Department of Educational Administration and Higher Education is located in Carbondale, IL, in a small setting.

Degrees & Awards

Degrees Offered

Degree	Concentration	Sub-concentration
Doctor of Education (Ed D)	Educational administration
Master of Science in Education (MS Ed)	Higher education	Education
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)	Educational administration	Education administration
Master of Science in Education (MS Ed)	Educational administration	Education administration

Degrees Awarded

Degree	Number Awarded
Master's Degrees	7
Doctoral Degrees	4

Earning Your Degree

Part-time study available?
Evening/weekend programs available?	No
Terminal master's degree available?	No

Degree Requirements

Degree	Requirement
Master's Degrees	Entrance Exam GRE or MAT (for higher education) Thesis Alternate accepted
Doctoral Degrees	Entrance Exam GRE General Test, MAT Thesis Required

Admissions

Acceptance Rate

44

Applied

31

Accepted

25

Enrolled

Applying

65

Application Fee - Domestic

Yes

Applications processed
on a rolling basis?

Application Deadlines

Type	Domestic	International	Priority date
Fall deadline	May 15th	Not reported	No
Spring deadline	September 15th	Not reported	No

Entrance Requirements

Exam	Details
Master's Degree Exam	GRE or MAT (for higher education)
Master's Degree Requirements	Minimum GPA of 2.7
Doctoral Degree Exam	GRE General Test, MAT
Doctoral Degree Requirements	Minimum GPA of 3.5

International Students

Exam	Details
TOEFL: Required	TOEFL Paper score: 550 TOEFL IBT score: 80

Tuition & Fees

Financial Support

Application deadlines for financial awards	April 1
Types of financial support available	Fellowships Research Assistantships Teaching Assistantships Institutionally-sponsored Loans Graduate Assistantships Tuition waivers for student who do not receive fellowships or assistantships Career or field-related internships Federal Work-Study Financial support for part-time students

Student Body

54

Total Graduate Students

3%

International Breakout (representing other countries)

Race/Ethnicity

Hispanic/Latino	0%
Black or African American	14.81%
White or Caucasian	81%
American Indian or Alaska Native	0%
Asian	0%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	0%
Two or more races	0%
Unknown	0%

Gender

Male (40%)

Female (59%)

Faculty

9

Total faculty

Full-time - 3

Part-time - 6

Male (6)

Female (3)

Research

Focus of faculty research:	Adults and leisure time, history and philosophy of education, school principalship
Externally sponsored research expenditures last year:	0

Location & Contact

Address 1263 Lincoln Dr
Carbondale, IL  62901-4701
United States

Contact Dr. Cecil Smith
Dean
Email: soedean@siu.edu
Phone: 618-453-215

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