<p>I’m in the College of education at Walden University finishing my PhD and there is definitely a difference between a PhD and EdD. First and foremost the PhD is 133 Semester hours while our EdD is only 54 hours. Also, the EdD does not require a dissertation and many less residency hours. </p>
<p>Talking to many PhD outside of education, the perception is that an EdD or for example, or a PsyD are less rigorous degrees based without personal research. That’s why I opted for a PhD, the research was important to me for publication reasons.</p>