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EdD

EdD

1 6.2
A university degree for people who study education at the highest level
  • noun
  • /ˌiːˌdiːˈdiː/
  • Specialized
translation icon : EdD
  • Ann Miller earned an EdD in music education from the University of Illinois in 1995.
  • EdD or PhD
  • EdD doctorate
  • held an EdD

Examples

  • For example, 41 men holding the EdD represent 25% of all men in the study sample. Table 3

    Academic text (2008)
  • Amy Burkman, EdD, is an assistant professor of educational leadership at the University of Texas A&M Commerce.

    Academic text (2012)
  • In this sample, 39% of those holding a doctorate held an EdD.

    Academic text (2008)
  • More than half (56%) reported the doctorate (PhD or EdD) as their highest earned degree.

    Academic text (2004)
  • One teacher held a doctoral degree (EdD), 25 teachers held a master's degree, and 6 teachers held a bachelor's degree.

    Academic text (2013)
  • Donna Lynn Rew, EdD, MSN, is a professor in the School of Nursing at the University of Texas at Austin.

    Academic text (2010)
  • Margaret M. Dawson, EdD, is a psychologist with the Center for Learning and Attention Disorders in Portsmouth, New Hampshire.

    Academic text (1994)
  • Dutchess Maye, EdD, received a doctorate in Curriculum and Instruction from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

    Academic text (2011)
  • UMES also instituted a new Educational Leadership (EDLD) EdD doctorate program with a strand in Career and Technology Education in 2002.

    Academic text (2008)
  • Ann Miller earned an EdD in music education from the University of Illinois in 1995.

Synonyms

DEd
vsEdD
1 8.1

A university degree for people who work in education

is a variant written form differing in capitalization or abbreviation
Doctor of Education
vsEdD
  • Specialized
4.5

A university degree for advanced study and research about teaching and schools

is the same degree named more briefly without the research emphasis

Surface Forms

EdD singular
EdDs plural

Etymology

The word EdD is a short form of Doctor of Education. Ed is short for 'education', from the Latin educare meaning 'to lead out', and D stands for 'doctor', a word that originally meant 'teacher'. So an EdD is a top university degree for people who lead, teach, and work to improve education.