PhD in Educational Data Science in Amherst United States | University at Buffalo, SUNY

The Educational Data Science program prepares you with equity-centered, rigorous quantitative research techniques, relevant for both U.S. and international educational environments. You'll explore critical approaches that offer hands-on experience with innovative methodologies capable of transforming education and other fields. Our curriculum builds the essential groundwork to examine educational challenges, impact policy decisions, or guide the future as an academic professional—whether in higher education, K-12 systems, or research organizations across non-profit, government, and educational sectors. Through working with educational big data, data mining, and learning analytics, you'll master how to utilize large datasets and apply equity-focused quantitative methods. We strive to cultivate the next generation of educational researchers and data analysts whose professional expertise and perspectives are fundamentally grounded in equity principles.