Shape the Future as a Health Care Education Innovator
Rockhurst University’s online Ed.D. in Education and Leadership program’s Health Care Education concentration is your doctoral pathway to a career as a faculty member or administrator in the health care sector. With this two-year online degree, you will have the credentials and specialized knowledge to address the health educator shortage and teach the next generation of practitioners in your field.
In this program, you will leverage your health care experience and skills to:
- Employ teaching methods that are specialized for the health care field.
- Design program assessment plans aligned with accreditation processes.
- Provide more access to health care by helping to address the educator shortage.
The Ed.D. in Health Care Education program is cohort-based to foster success and to help you build your network and connect with other leaders in your field.
- This program is part-time and 100% online, so you can continue to work while you earn your doctorate.
- A doctoral research capstone project at the end of the program synthesizes your studies into a publishable article and poster presentation.
- Graduate certificate options in DEI or Medical Spanish are available at no additional cost.
Flexible and accessible program
can be completed in 2 years
Committed to change and innovation
for communities and causes
One virtual capstone project
puts theory into practice
- Master’s degree in any field OR completion of 33 graduate credits
- 3.0 GPA
- 2 Letters of recommendation (professional)
- Personal statement
- Research statement
- Resume
- Transcripts from all universities attended
(Evaluations for international transcripts are required. WES and others are accepted.)
- 45 credit hours
- $800 per credit hour
- Part-time program
- 6 semesters/2 years
- 2 start dates per year
- DEI or Medical Spanish certificate options available
Educational Systems and Policy
Deepen your knowledge of historical and modern educational frameworks and the key issues shaping today’s healthcare education landscape.
Teaching, Learning, and Curriculum
Draw upon learning theory to implement best practices in curriculum design, program assessment, and outcome measures.
Applied Research
Use vital tools to conduct quantitative and qualitative research to solve problems in your practice.
Residents in all 50 states are eligible to apply to Rockhurst’s online Ed.D. in Education and Leadership program.
Rockhurst University is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission. The School of Education is accredited by the Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation. Business courses are accredited by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business.
