Higher Education, Ed.D.
Immaculata’s doctoral program in higher education inspires and equips insightful, ethical administrators and faculty leaders.
Whether you are a college administrator or faculty member or you aspire to these roles, the Doctor of Education in Higher Education will increase your career opportunities by expanding your knowledge of current trends in higher education and developing your scholarship and leadership capacity.
The Higher Education Ed.D. program provides a balance of theory and application-to-practice for administrative and academic leaders.
At a Glance
Program: Doctor of Education
Audience: Graduate students
Format: Online, interactive classes
Next Start Date: May, 2026
Time to Completion Approximately 4 years, while working full-time
"The talented faculty and peer cohort become a part of your family and that is a bond I will cherish for years to come. I have spent over 20 years in Higher Education, and currently serve as the Vice President of Student & Community Advancement at Spartanburg Community College in South Carolina, where I oversee Enrollment Management, Student Affairs, Marketing, Institutional Research, and Public Safety, across five campuses, serving 7500 students. IU taught me the skills needed to diversify my scope of practice which continues to open doors of opportunity and advancement in my career. Our motto here at SCC is to Dream it, Chase it, Live it, and as I wear my IU regalia and address our graduates at commencement, I remind myself how I am living it every day because of IU!”"
Dr. Stacey Obi
Vice President of Student & Community Advancement
Higher Education Program at Immaculata
Higher Education Concentrations
Program Faculty
Sister Ann Heath, IHM, Ph.D., Program Director, has served as a math and computer science professor, department chair, dean, vice president for academic affairs, and Middle States accreditation liaison officer. During her tenure, she has led diverse curricular change projects across modalities of delivery, coordinated highly successful student success and retention initiatives, redesigned learning spaces, directed external strategic planning, and served as peer evaluator and accreditation visit chair for the Middle States Commission on Higher Education. She serves on the executive board of the American Association of University Administrators and as vice-chair of its Publication Committee.
Program Faculty
Angela Tekely, EdD, Program Faculty, has extensive background in the higher education arena having served most recently as Vice President and Provost. Her work has involved developing unique and student-friendly partnerships and collaborative initiatives with collegiate and corporate enterprises as well as being actively engaged with NC-SARA, MSCHE, and other programmatic accreditors. Her innovative thinking and visioning enable her to work collaboratively with faculty and university constituents effectively driving institutional goals and values, and successfully implementing curriculum and programmatic expansion serving the needs of students and continued academic excellence.
Affiliated Faculty
The Higher Education Program is enhanced by the teaching and scholarship of affiliated faculty with administrative and faculty appointments such as dean, provost, assistant chair, learning center coordinator, state system of higher education chancellor, first year experience program director, director of faculty development, as well as professionals working in student affairs, student success, accreditation, assessment and planning.
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