Overview
Azusa Pacific University’s Global Ph.D. in Higher Education is offered in a hybrid learning format, with one week in August and one week in February on site in Xinzheng, Henan Province, People’s Republic of China, each year for four years. The degree is a 60-unit degree, inclusive of dissertation with a concentration in higher education leadership.
Program Highlights
- Cohort model designed for working professionals in higher education
- Cross-cultural learning experience
- Two week-long, face-to-face sessions a year in China for four years, and one two-week immersion in U.S. higher education
- Unique strengths-oriented approach to teaching, learning, and leadership
- Experienced faculty who are professionally active and personally committed to student success, as well as local mentors who provide consultation on research
- A global perspective on higher education leadership, preparing future leaders of universities across the world
Learn more about the program and our faculty.
School of Behavioral Studies and Applied Sciences Accreditation
Azusa Pacific University is accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC).
University Reputation
Azusa Pacific University held its place for the fourth year in the most prestigious category of U.S.News & World Report’s America’s Best Colleges 2012 rankings, placing in Tier One at No. 170 in the National Universities category. APU was also ranked No. 16 in the Up-and-Coming Schools Category by U.S.News. In addition, The Princeton Review named APU as 1 of 121 institutions in the 2012 Best Colleges in the West for the sixth consecutive year, and Forbes named APU No. 322 on a list of 650 colleges that represent the top 20 percent of all undergraduate institutions.
