<p>Hi I am an international student. I heard from the grad school of edu at Harvard days ago about their admission decision. But I am wondering about the degree they can give. Everyone there telling me that they can give EdD only, and their EdD is equivalence to PhD elsewhere. However, I still doubt about the difference between the two in other people's perception.
Can someone provide me some info about that?
Thank you so much!</p>
<p>Harvard EdD = PhD</p>
<p>It is their doctor of philosophy and highly respected in the educational field.</p>
<p>It is the graduate school of education at Harvard, one of the best schools of education in the nation – the world.</p>
<p>I doubt ANYONE will care that the letters behind your name are Ed.D rather than Ph.D.</p>
<p>Thanks, T and J!
I think the problem is I am not quite an education-oriented person, my background is in psychology, and I want study into the cross field of developmental & educational psych… I know that HGSE is kind of best in education policy etc, but don’t know about its reputation in the field i am interested in…
and, in grad school, is the Big Name of the Univ that important? If I wanna a research life after that…
just puzzled with choices…
thanks!</p>
<p>[Educational</a> psychology - Education - Best Graduate Schools - Education - US News and World Report](<a href=“http://grad-schools.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/grad/edu/edu_tech]Educational”>http://grad-schools.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/grad/edu/edu_tech)</p>
<p>That is a list of top-ranked graduate programs in educational psychology.</p>
<p>Thank you, T!
seems I should go umich then, if only consider the ranking…</p>
<p>Go to the school that has professors who share your research interests.</p>