The Executive Doctorate in Higher Education Management at Penn:

• Gears its entire program to those at a senior level and offers a curriculum centered squarely on advanced topics in higher education management.

• Focuses on the core management competencies and applied research that executives and senior leaders in higher education require.
  

• Extends participants the option to center the dissertation on data from the participant's employer, making the dissertation relevant back home and encouraging institutional support.

• Provides a structured and systematic approach to the curriculum and dissertation, making it possible for participants to complete their work and earn their degrees within two years.