Grow Your Global Network
Our online immersive virtual learning format allows you to achieve your goals.
A Ph.D. in Global Leadership from Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College provides you with once-in-a-lifetime experiences.
- Learn to collaboratively analyze and address complex problems that transcend borders
- Opportunities for virtual conferences, immersion activities and faculty-led study abroad
- A focus on leadership and ethics distinguishes our degree from the rest
- Access to an online database of current faculty and students that will help grow your network
- Our online programs provide you with the flexibility that you need to earn the degree you want
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Saint Mary-of-the-Woods is home to historic architecture, the shrine of the United States’ 8th Catholic saint, a robust catalog of global connections and a community of people who want to see you succeed.
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Why get a Ph.D.?
According to Indeed.com, the earnings increase from a master’s level to a Ph.D. level is approximately 20%.
Why SMWC?
Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College empowers students to think critically, engage in lifelong leadership and effect positive change in a spirit of service and social responsibility in their communities around the world. With plenty of options for residencies and our immersive online experience, our program is flexible enough to fit your busy schedule.
Our program offers many unique features and opportunities that can help you take your leadership to the next global level.
- No GRE or GMAT Required
- Complete in 42 Months
- Academic and Non-Academic Career Pathways
- Your Personal Faculty Mentor
- More Than a Cohort — a Community