Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis

Prepare to Lead and Transform Young Lives

Demonstrate your commitment to professional and personal development by furthering your own education. University of Houston-Clear Lake's Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis is committed to preparing candidates to become inspired leaders who create and foster positive change in the educational environment of schools, associated organizations, institutions and agencies.

As a doctoral candidate, you can earn a Certificate in Research that provides you with a more comprehensive background in the area of research. In addition, our Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis faculty are dedicated to enriching and guiding you through your studies. Your professors are experts in all aspects of educational leadership, from strategic planning, to dispute resolution, to program evaluation and will impart a broad scope of practical experience and theoretical knowledge.

Flexible Options, Easy Access

Programs are offered in-person, online, and a combination of both to best suit the needs of working teachers pursuing their own higher education. Graduates are equipped to take roles as supervisors, assistant principals, principals, instructional specialists, or assume managerial positions at both the district and state level.

Find out more about our programs by visiting the individual program pages from the sidebar navigation links.

Degrees, Certifications, and UHCL Certificates Offered

Educational Leadership

• Educational Leadership Ed.D.

Educational Management

• Educational Management M.S.
• Educational Management M.S. with Principal as Instructional Leader Certification
• Educational Management M.S. with Principal Certification and Reading Specialist Certification
• Educational Management with Principal as Instructional Leader Certification M.S. with Social Justice Specialization
• Educational Management M.S. with Social Justice Specialization
• Principal as Instructional Leader Certification Only

UHCL Professional Development Certificates

• UHCL Curriculum and Instruction Professional Development Certificate
• UHCL Higher Education Professional Certificate
• UHCL Instructional Technology Professional Certificate
• UHCL Program Evaluation Professional Development Certificate
• UHCL Reading Professional Development Certificate
• UHCL Research for Administrators Professional Development Certificate
• UHCL Research and Statistics Professional Development Certificate
• UHCL Special Populations Professional Certificate