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Academics

The UW–Madison Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis (ELPA) offers rigorous master’s and doctoral programs with specific program areas that give students a chance to dive deep into academic topics and research interests. Explore the options below or learn more about the subject area of ELPA. Our graduates have become faculty members, district and school administrators, researchers in research centers and consulting firms, university administrators and presidents, academic advisers, and policy analysts for non-profit organizations and federal and state organizations.