Educational Data Science, PhD

Our doctoral program in educational data science equips you with equity-focused, critical quantitative research methods, applicable in U.S. and global education contexts. You will gain exposure to critical methods that provide opportunities to learn cutting-edge methodologies that can make a difference in education and beyond.

Our program provides the foundation you need to study educational problems, influence policy, or shape the future as a faculty member—in higher education, K–12 school settings, or non-profit, governmental or educational research centers. Relying on educational big data, data mining or learning analytics will teach you to leverage big data and use critical quantitative methods harnessed for educational equity. We aim to develop you as future educational researchers and data analysts whose professional research training and positionality are deeply rooted in equity.

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Why Educational Psychology at UB?

The features of our program include:

  • Educational big data and data mining: Use tools of data science to build data warehouses, extract data for specific research and education purposes, and model important educational outcomes and processes. Learn how to turn raw data into useful information through statistics, artificial intelligence, machine learning, data visualization and other tools.
  • Equity-oriented, critical educational data science: Gain exposure to critical methods that provide opportunities to learn cutting-edge methodologies in educational data science that can make a difference in education and beyond.
  • Learning analytics and experiential learning with hands-on real/big data analyses: Engage in measurement, collection, analysis and reporting of data about learners and their contexts, to help you understand and optimize learning and learning environments.
  • STEM approved: This program allows international students the opportunity to apply for the 24-month STEM OPT (Optional Practical Training) extension.

Program Overview

Academic credential granted Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
Credits required for completion 72
Time to completion 3.5 to 5 years
Course delivery On campus or hybrid (on campus with some online courses)
Application deadline Fall: Jan. 1

Questions about the program?

Sunha Kim

Program Director

Associate Professor

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Department of Counseling, School and Educational Psychology
423 Baldy Hall

716-645-1127
sunhakim@buffalo.edu

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Questions About the Admission Process?

Office of Graduate Admission
Graduate School of Education
366 Baldy Hall, North Campus
716-645-2110
gseinfo@buffalo.edu