1. 100% online
   
2. Regionally accredited 
   
3. Rolling admissions
   
4. USA-based university, no colleges
   
5. Has a highly flexible transfer credit policy to lower the cost and time of the program
   
6. Extremely affordable, though, if they allow a lot of transfer credits, this can vary
   

• M.Ed. Instructional Design and Technology - American College of Education
  
• M.Ed. Adult Education and Training - American College of Education
  
• MHRM: Organizational Performance - Colorado State University Global
  

(12-11-2024, 11:34 AM)newdegree Wrote: Have you also considered Liberty University? They offer different Education Doctoral Programs and allow 50% transfer credits. The cost is 595-650 per credit, depending on whether you attend full-time or part-time. If you are military or retired, they offer $300 per credit. They also provide a first responder discount and a Sophia partnership discount. The program is 54 credits, so if you transfer 50% in, you have to finish 27 credits. They have open admissions and a USA-based university and campus. They are regionally accredited. They offer many different doctoral programs as well. I believe the application is free to apply?

https://www.liberty.edu/online/education/doctoral/phd-education/curriculum-instruction/
https://www.liberty.edu/academics/doctoral/
https://www.liberty.edu/online/tuition-and-fees/

(12-11-2024, 11:40 AM)hlg38 Wrote:

(12-11-2024, 11:34 AM)newdegree Wrote: Have you also considered Liberty University? They offer different Education Doctoral Programs and allow 50% transfer credits. The cost is 595-650 per credit, depending on whether you attend full-time or part-time. If you are military or retired, they offer $300 per credit. They also provide a first responder discount and a Sophia partnership discount. The program is 54 credits, so if you transfer 50% in, you have to finish 27 credits. They have open admissions and a USA-based university and campus. They are regionally accredited. They offer many different doctoral programs as well. I believe the application is free to apply?

https://www.liberty.edu/online/education/doctoral/phd-education/curriculum-instruction/
https://www.liberty.edu/academics/doctoral/
https://www.liberty.edu/online/tuition-and-fees/

Thank you, good recommendation. I am actually in talks with them now (as of this morning). The 650 per-credit price point is slightly steep in my view, but my hope is to transfer in a large amount of credits. I'll see where this goes.

(12-10-2024, 02:43 PM)hlg38 Wrote: Sigh. I've searched the Internet (and these forums) up and down until I've gone cross-eyed. At this point, I think I'm suffering from information overload, and I haven't really found what I'm looking for. 

I am seeking a doctorate program (I don't care what it's in or what kind of "D" it is) for personal satisfaction reasons. I am not trying to do anything specific with the degree, though I do require that it's regionally accredited (and that the accreditation is not under warning, if so).

I'm looking for a program that matches the following criteria:

1. 100% online
   
2. Regionally accredited 
   
3. Rolling admissions
   
4. USA-based university, no colleges
   
5. Has a highly flexible transfer credit policy to lower the cost and time of the program
   
6. Extremely affordable, though, if they allow a lot of transfer credits, this can vary
   

I have the following degrees under my belt:

• M.Ed. Instructional Design and Technology - American College of Education
  
• M.Ed. Adult Education and Training - American College of Education
  
• MHRM: Organizational Performance - Colorado State University Global
  

I am seeking any option besides ACE. I realize this is the most inexpensive option. I would like to complete a doctorate program with a university, not a college. It's just important to me.

Does a program like this exist?! I find programs that come very close, but they only allow admission once a year. I'm looking to get started in January or February of 2025.

(12-18-2024, 05:22 PM)vpum15 Wrote:

(12-10-2024, 02:43 PM)hlg38 Wrote: Sigh. I've searched the Internet (and these forums) up and down until I've gone cross-eyed. At this point, I think I'm suffering from information overload, and I haven't really found what I'm looking for. 

I am seeking a doctorate program (I don't care what it's in or what kind of "D" it is) for personal satisfaction reasons. I am not trying to do anything specific with the degree, though I do require that it's regionally accredited (and that the accreditation is not under warning, if so).

I'm looking for a program that matches the following criteria:

1. 100% online
   
2. Regionally accredited 
   
3. Rolling admissions
   
4. USA-based university, no colleges
   
5. Has a highly flexible transfer credit policy to lower the cost and time of the program
   
6. Extremely affordable, though, if they allow a lot of transfer credits, this can vary
   

I have the following degrees under my belt:

• M.Ed. Instructional Design and Technology - American College of Education
  
• M.Ed. Adult Education and Training - American College of Education
  
• MHRM: Organizational Performance - Colorado State University Global
  

I am seeking any option besides ACE. I realize this is the most inexpensive option. I would like to complete a doctorate program with a university, not a college. It's just important to me.

Does a program like this exist?! I find programs that come very close, but they only allow admission once a year. I'm looking to get started in January or February of 2025.

Hi, there. Based on your background, I'd like to suggest Samford University's Doctor of Education in Educational and Organizational Leadership. As long as you have 30 graduate hours beyond a master's degree (and it appears you do), you will have only 36 hours to take over three years. Samford has many excellent programs that are fully accredited. You may find a different doctorate through them that interests you more. The Ed.D. would cost you appx $37,000. They are responsive to inquiries, though I believe they may be shutting down for the holidays for a couple of weeks. After you have submitted all your documents, you will be invited to a group interview via Zoom where the dean and a couple of others ask questions for each interviewee and you will likely find that you have a lot of common interests with the others. It’s easygoing and meant to introduce you to the program and will give them an idea of what you're excited to work on while in the program. I believe the earliest you can be admitted is the summer of 2025 as their deadline for Spring admission has passed. You will be in a cohort but everything is online.
https://www.samford.edu/education/edd-educational-leadership

(12-19-2024, 12:24 PM)hlg38 Wrote:

(12-18-2024, 05:22 PM)vpum15 Wrote:

(12-10-2024, 02:43 PM)hlg38 Wrote: Sigh. I've searched the Internet (and these forums) up and down until I've gone cross-eyed. At this point, I think I'm suffering from information overload, and I haven't really found what I'm looking for. 

I am seeking a doctorate program (I don't care what it's in or what kind of "D" it is) for personal satisfaction reasons. I am not trying to do anything specific with the degree, though I do require that it's regionally accredited (and that the accreditation is not under warning, if so).

I'm looking for a program that matches the following criteria:

1. 100% online
   
2. Regionally accredited 
   
3. Rolling admissions
   
4. USA-based university, no colleges
   
5. Has a highly flexible transfer credit policy to lower the cost and time of the program
   
6. Extremely affordable, though, if they allow a lot of transfer credits, this can vary
   

I have the following degrees under my belt:

• M.Ed. Instructional Design and Technology - American College of Education
  
• M.Ed. Adult Education and Training - American College of Education
  
• MHRM: Organizational Performance - Colorado State University Global
  

I am seeking any option besides ACE. I realize this is the most inexpensive option. I would like to complete a doctorate program with a university, not a college. It's just important to me.

Does a program like this exist?! I find programs that come very close, but they only allow admission once a year. I'm looking to get started in January or February of 2025.

Hi, there. Based on your background, I'd like to suggest Samford University's Doctor of Education in Educational and Organizational Leadership. As long as you have 30 graduate hours beyond a master's degree (and it appears you do), you will have only 36 hours to take over three years. Samford has many excellent programs that are fully accredited. You may find a different doctorate through them that interests you more. The Ed.D. would cost you appx $37,000. They are responsive to inquiries, though I believe they may be shutting down for the holidays for a couple of weeks. After you have submitted all your documents, you will be invited to a group interview via Zoom where the dean and a couple of others ask questions for each interviewee and you will likely find that you have a lot of common interests with the others. It’s easygoing and meant to introduce you to the program and will give them an idea of what you're excited to work on while in the program. I believe the earliest you can be admitted is the summer of 2025 as their deadline for Spring admission has passed. You will be in a cohort but everything is online.
https://www.samford.edu/education/edd-educational-leadership

This is an excellent recommendation! Thank you!