EdS是36-42学分的硕士后学位，旨在使经验丰富的教育工作者能够专注于特定领域或领域，并提高其专业能力。EdS学位课程满足在公共教育，初级学院以及小型私立和州立大学中寻求领导角色的人员的进阶学习需求。课程要求扩展了担任程序开发人员，培训师，课程专家，主管，教学负责人和大学讲师等职位的人员的能力。EdS还与某些教育领袖的认证需求有关。EdS特别适合那些希望获得硕士学位以上水平但又对博士工作不感兴趣的个人，因为他们更注重发展独立研究的能力。
The EdS is a 36-42 credit post-masters degree designed to enable experienced educators to specialize and improve their professional competence in specific areas or fields. The EdS is especially appropriate for those individuals who wish preparation beyond the master's degree level, but who are not interested in doctoral work with its greater emphasis on developing proficiencies in conducting independent research.