The Lamar University Doctor of Education in Deaf Studies and Deaf Education prepares you for leadership roles in schools for the deaf and teacher-trainer positions in university settings. Other career opportunities include educational interpreter, policy maker for deaf education, curriculum developer, researcher or higher education faculty, among others. This program accepts both hearing and deaf applicants.
This program offers a full-time track that takes two years, including summers and a dissertation, or a part-time track during summers only (depending on course offerings).
We welcome deaf and hard of hearing graduate students, and many of our faculty are deaf. Our program has placed its graduates in colleges and universities in New Mexico, California, Maryland, Illinois, Texas and Saudi Arabia, to name a few places.
Expected March 2027
Start date
May 2027
Lamar University
4400 MLK Blvd,
PO Box 10009,
Beaumont,
Texas,
77710, United States
*There may be different IELTS requirements depending on your chosen course.