Do I Have To Get A Masters Degree If I Want A Doctorate In Education Administration?
I don’t know about that program specifically, but very few programs require you to get an MA first. Most require a BA and you can get your MA/PhD at the same time. However, if you aren’t 100% sure you want to put all that time into a long PhD program, perhaps you should consider going to an MA program first, because at the very least you could leave there and work, or just go on to another school and finish your PhD. Many PhD programs do not have terminal MA programs, so if you don’t get a PhD, you leave with nothing. Be sure to ask specifically about this issue because it may not seem important now, but 3 years from now it could be an issue.
Every school is different. Sorry!
You’re going to have to contact specific institutions to find out their requirements. Some schools do a kind of “two for one” deal where the master’s and doctorate degrees are earned simultaneously. I wish I could be more helpful.