11-25-2017, 10:17 PM
(11-25-2017, 05:16 PM)sanantone Wrote: With online programs, almost all of the students are going to be working full-time. So, even though a program might be marketed as being two years, it could take longer based on how much time the student has to dedicate to completing a dissertation. From what I've seen, most EdD programs require a dissertation. Even the ones without a dissertation usually have an applied project that will take just as long. Then, you have some unethical, primarily-online schools that purposely slow down students. Another issue with schools that don't have many full-time professors is that your dissertation chair could quit at any time, and finding and getting acquainted with another one will slow you down.
Have you heard of people who finished any doctoral level program in 2 years or less? How much less?
So if someone wasn't working, there are some that are definitely 3 years or less... but only in a few fields?


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