PhD, International Education

Prepare for a faculty position in comparative and international education, or for a career as a professional educator in international and multinational settings. Develop a course of study that concentrates on a cultural area of the world, with options to study abroad, and take courses in specialized research methods, social science or humanities disciplines, globalization, and educational policy.

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Degree Details

Official Degree Title

PhD in International Education

Format

Part-time

Credits

Start Date

Fall

Application Deadline

December 1

The International Education doctoral program will not be accepting applications in Fall of 2024 for full-time students with Steinhardt Fellowships who would start their studies in Fall of 2025. Applications for students who would enroll in studies part time are still encouraged, but note that, as always, part-time students are not eligible to receive Steinhardt Fellowship funding.

This short-term admissions adjustment has been implemented to focus efforts on launching a new doctoral program in Statistics and Computational Social Science in our department. The International Education doctoral program intends to return to accepting full-time applications and offering Steinhardt Fellowships during the cycle opening in Fall 2025 for intended enrollment in Fall of 2026. For more information about applying to this program as a full-time student in the future, please contact the Program Director Dana Burde by email steinhardt.internationaled@nyu.edu.

Our curriculum includes doctoral seminars, core courses in international education, specialized research methods, areas studies courses, and course work in your area of interest.

You can tailor your program of study by choosing one of the following concentrations:

Cross-Cultural Exchange and Training prepares you to conduct research, teach, and work in educational and cultural organizations that facilitate international exchanges and cross-cultural training
Global Education prepares you to conduct research; teach; and work in colleges, universities, schools, publishing houses, and educational agencies that design, develop, and implement global education programs
International Development Education prepares you to conduct research, teach, and work in government agencies, private voluntary organizations, and foundations that provide educational assistance to underdeveloped countries to achieve sustainable economic growth

The list below includes initial or current positions for graduates of the International Education doctoral program in the past decade.

Research Director, Global Coalition to Protect Education from Attack
Project Director, Pen America
Assistant Dean, Academic Affairs, NYU Shanghai
Vice President for Academic Affairs, Council on International Educational Exchange (CIEE)
Assistant Professor (tenure track), University of Virginia
Senior Program Advisor, International Programs at University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign
Director of Study Abroad, DePaul University
Academic Director, Global Institute for Secondary Educators
Assistant Professor (tenure track), Seton Hall University
Director, Office of International Programs, Boston College
Director, International Programs and Services, SUNY Purchase
Community Manager, Hand in Hand: Center for Jewish-Arab Education in Israel
Associate Professor, American University
Director, Office of International Affairs, Stanford University

NYU Steinhardt offers a competitive funding package for PhD students who study full time. Learn more about Steinhardt's funding opportunities .

International Education Doctoral Student Jonathan Friedman

Drawing mainly from the fields of cultural and organizational sociology, I ask questions about how educational practices and institutions are shaped, how they undergo change, and how this varies across comparative contexts.

Jonathan Z. Friedman, International Education PhD