Educational Leadership Masters
Prepare for your career as a principal in Texas!
The Educational Leadership (EDLD) program is fully-synchronous online and offers graduate degrees and administrator certification preparation programs to prepare individuals to serve in a variety of administrative leadership positions in K-12 schools and school districts.
Learning Model
Online (synchronous courses)
Credit Hours
36 credits
Maximum Transfer Hours
6 credit hours
Subject to approval.
Tuition Estimates
Average In or Out of State
$415-500 per credit hour
Tuition rates are based on your residency determination of Texas Resident, Non-Resident, or Foreign. Please consult the Admissions site for more information.
About This Program
This program is designed for working teachers interested in pursuing careers as elementary or secondary school principals in Texas.
Applicants are required to hold teacher's certification and two years of teaching experience at the time of application.
Key Courses
EDLD 5310: Instructional Supervision
Principles, planning, organizations, and processes of supervision in both elementary and secondary schools, including TAP.
EDLD 5320: Data Driven Decision Making
An in-depth exploration of the use of data and data communication strategies for decision making by principals.
EDLD 5340: Educational Law and Policy
Introduction to the legal aspects of educational organizations, focusing on the school building level and emphasizing the rights and responsibilities of students, teachers, and administrators.
Learn More About Our Educational Leadership Programs
M.Ed. in Educational Leadership
- Online delivery
- Prepares working teachers interested in pursuing careers as principals in Texas
- Become a principal or other district leader
- Internship or field experience required
- Capstone Project
M.Ed. in Educational Leadership with a Concentration in Educational Policy
- Online delivery
- Prepares graduates for non-certified employment positions or to continue to a doctoral degree
- Work in education, government, non-profits, advocacy groups, etc.
- Internship not required, but practical application recommended
- Non-Thesis
Ed.D. in Educational Leadership
- Online delivery
- Improves and enhances the skills of executive school leaders
- Work in administrative leadership in educational institutions, e.g. school districts
- Internship or demonstration of proficiency in program evaluation required
- Dissertation
Ph.D. in Educational Leadership Policy
- Online delivery
- Prepares graduates to be critically engaged educational researchers and policy stakeholders
- Focus on scholarly practice, research, or teaching at university level
- Practical experiences in research and scholarly communication required
- Dissertation
Why Educational Leadership?
Synchronous Online
All courses are synchronous providing students with the opportunity to virtually log in to classes from anywhere. Students will engage in small virtual group instruction as well as whole group.
Competency Based Curriculum
All courses are aligned to state standards and students can practice and apply what they are learning in the field through structured course assignments throughout the program.
Data Driven Decision-Making
Students utilize their own campus data as they learn to disaggregate, analyze, plan, and implement researched based strategies. Students learn how to apply data driven decision making in the field through structured course assignments.
More info about this program
This program is a full institutional member of the University Council for Educational Administration:
- Texas Tech University and the TTU College of Education’s Educational Leadership (EDLD) Program earned full institutional membership in the national University Council for Educational Administration (UCEA) in November 2022. This prestigious national organization recognizes the outstanding graduate-level (master’s and doctoral) K-12 leadership development programming and extensive university–school district partnership efforts of the College of Education’s Educational Leadership Program Faculty by officially welcoming TTU and the TTU College of Education into UCEA’s national consortium of higher education institutions.
- UCEA is dedicated to advancing the preparation of educational leaders for the benefit of K-12 schools and students. UCEA fulfills its mission by disseminating and supporting graduate program development work of its member institutions and offering networking and advancement opportunities to educational leadership and policy scholars in all stages of their professional careers. The UCEA organization positively influences local, state, and national education policy within the disciplines of Educational Leadership and Policy Studies.
- Our TTU EDLD faculty and graduate students look forward to supporting the UCEA mission by continuing our efforts in researching and addressing essential problems of schooling, improving the preparation of educational leaders, and shaping education policies that can benefit diverse populations of learners.
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Meet the program faculty
College of Education
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Address
Texas Tech University, College of Education, 3002 18th Street Lubbock, TX 79409 -
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Email
educ.webmaster@ttu.edu