Ed.D. from Edgewood University

The Ed D isn't just for those in traditional education roles. It's a highly practical program, ideal for professionals in many different organisations, as well as educational leadership. This program can be completed in just 24 months, focusing on real-world applications rather than theory. It covers vital areas like leadership and education, policy development and market forces that are essential in driving innovation and change. One of the key advantages of the program is its structure. Rather than having large end of course assessments, the program is built on micro assessments and progressively builds your grades over the two years by the time you begin your thesis. You'll already have 2/3 of your grades completed. This makes the entire process far more manageable compared to a PhD, where you will, for money, find yourself lost along with research projects. In the end, each assessment builds towards your thesis, so you're constantly working towards it.

I'm a professor at Universidad Monterrey. I really believe that the most important feature of this program is to have the opportunity to share with a group of international people from all over the world, people that are also professional at their education and looking and sharing ideas that can make us a better professor, a better professional, and also to grow as a person. It's really, really reaching to hear different points of view from people from the U.S., Canada, Asia, the Middle East, and to have the opportunity to share and to walk as a group. So, I really, I'm really thankful for this opportunity, and I hope this program can provide me with the tools and the knowledge that make me a better professor at Universidad de Monterrey.

I am a principal living just west of Toronto. I found that upGrad was very responsive in terms of its technical support, orientations, and onboarding. There are great opportunities for synchronous live sessions to get to know other students in the program and the instructors, but also I really appreciate the Blackboard platform and the fact that I can access recordings of any sessions that I have missed. All of the course content, as well as the assignments, marks, resources, and databases for research, is at your fingertips. You really learn all the different aspects of a doctoral program, as well as what's involved in writing a dissertation, and the courses really prepare you very well for writing the dissertation. I wouldn't have been able to do a doctorate without an opportunity like this because of my very busy lifestyle, so it's been a really positive experience for me, and I look forward to finishing the program.

I consider a DBA a lifetime experience as it merges knowledge from different businesses and wisdom from different peers in the world. upGrad is still tailoring this program as it goes. Hopefully, another cohort will surely experience a smooth transition into the program.