Doctoral Programs

Earn Your Doctoral Degree at NLU

A doctoral degree is synonymous with expertise, experience and leadership. At NLU, you can earn your Ph.D. or Ed.D. in education or community psychology to make an even bigger impact in your field and in your community. We offer nine doctoral programs, each designed to fit your busy schedule and each with a track record of producing compassionate, effective and innovative leaders. You will learn alongside a cohort of diverse, successful peers, applying the latest NLU research to improve the critical institutions and organizations that serve your community.

Doctoral Programs in Education

NLU doctoral programs in education (Ed.D.) provide advanced training to practitioners, principals, superintendents, researchers and policy-makers. Over the course of three years, doctoral candidates will learn how to apply advanced theory to their daily practice, transforming the classroom — and the broader educational system — through strategic planning and compassionate leadership. At the annual Doctoral Symposium, doctoral candidates in education and recent graduates share their research findings and real-world experiences.

Doctoral Programs in the Arts and Sciences

NLU's College of Arts and Sciences (CAS) offers several doctoral programs, including two additional education degrees (Ed.D.) and one of the most progressive and successful Ph.D. programs in psychology in Illinois, providing advanced theory and field training for working with individuals, families and entire communities..

Contact Us

If you have questions about the doctoral programs in education, please call 800.443.5522 or email us at NCEdoctoral@nl.edu. For more information about the Ph.D. in Community Psychology, contact Lori Markuson at 312.261.3745 or Lori.Markuson@nl.edu.

Visit Graduate Admissions to learn how you can earn your doctoral at NLU.

Locations

  • CHICAGO DOWNTOWN CAMPUS

    NLU’s Chicago campus on South Michigan Avenue occupies five floors of the historic Peoples Gas Building. This landmark building, across the street from the Art Institute of Chicago and Grant Park, is easily accessible by train, bus and car and is surrounded by restaurants, parking lots/garages and shops.

    122 S. Michigan Avenue
    Chicago, IL 60603
    800.443.5522

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  • ELGIN

    Conveniently located in a fast-growing business district off I-90 and Route 31, NLU Elgin features 10 classrooms with high-tech media equipment; a computer lab with high-speed Internet access; two conference rooms; and comfortable student lounges. Parking is free at this recently remodeled and upgraded teaching site, which now includes wireless Internet access.

    620 Tollgate Road
    Elgin, IL 60123
    800.443.5522

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  • NORTH SHORE

    Opened in the summer of 2006, NLU North Shore at Skokie is a state-of-the-art modern campus located just off the Edens Expressway near the Old Orchard Shopping Center. The campus includes 44 wireless classrooms equipped with high-tech media equipment; four computer labs with high-speed Internet access, including a walk-in lab in the library; six conference rooms; a public café for beverages and snacks; a student welcome center; a library for research and study; and multiple, comfortable student lounge areas.

    5202 Old Orchard Road
    Skokie, IL 60077
    800.443.5522

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  • LISLE

    Located just minutes from the East-West Tollway (I-88), NLU Lisle features 42 wireless classrooms equipped with high-tech media equipment; four computer labs with high-speed Internet access, including a separate walk-in lab in the library; a café for beverages and snacks; a student welcome center; a library for research and study; conference rooms; and six comfortable student lounge areas with wireless access.

    850 Warrenville Road
    Lisle, IL 60532
    800.443.5522

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  • WHEELING

    Located in one of Chicago's major northwest suburbs, the newly renovated NLU Wheeling includes 20 classrooms with high-tech media equipment, four conference rooms, four computer labs with high-speed Internet access, large student lounge areas with wireless capabilities and interactive video capabilities, and an extensive research library. The site also houses the university library research collection.

    1000 Capitol Drive
    Wheeling, IL 60090
    800.443.5522

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  • FLORIDA (TAMPA)

    Established in 1988 and located in one of the city's major business districts, NLU's Tampa campus serves students in 13 counties in central Florida. In addition to six classrooms, the campus features a conference room, a computer lab with high-speed Internet access, an extensive research library and comfortable student lounges.

    4950 West Kennedy Blvd. #300
    Tampa, FL 33609
    800.366.6581 | www.nl.edu/florida

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  • WISCONSIN

    NLU's Milwaukee campus has a proud history of serving graduate students in education in southeastern Wisconsin. Nearly one in five certified Wisconsin teachers looks to NLU for graduate education programs – more than any other university in the state. In addition to classrooms with high-tech media equipment, the campus offers a state-of-the-art computer lab with wireless Internet access and an extensive IDS research library.

    12000 West Park Place, Suite 100
    Milwaukee, WI 53224-3007
    414.577.2658

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