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Jill Biden Did Complete Doctorate Requirements at University of Delaware

“Jill Biden didn’t complete the requirements for a doctorate at university of deleware”
False – doctorate earned
Confidence: High Checked on May 30, 2026

Summary

Jill Biden completed all requirements for her Doctor of Education (Ed.D.) at the University of Delaware, receiving the degree in January 2007 after defending a dissertation on student retention in community colleges. The claim that she did not finish the doctorate is inaccurate.

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obamawhitehouse.archives.gov
  • Dr. Jill Biden | The White House

    Biden earned her Doctorate in Education from the University of Delaware in January of 2007. Her dissertation focused on maximizing student retention in community colleges. She also has two Master's Degrees — both of which she earned while working and raising a family.

  • Dr. Jill Biden | whitehouse.gov

    Biden earned her Doctorate in Education from the University of Delaware in January of 2007. Her dissertation focused on maximizing student retention in community colleges. She also has two Master's Degrees — both of which she earned while ...

  • Dra. Jill Biden | The White House

    A principios del 2007, Jill obtuvo su doctorado en Educación en la Universidad de Delaware. En su disertación exploró las diferentes maneras de retener a los estudiantes de las universidades comunitarias para que no dejen los estudios. También tiene una maestría de Inglés de la Universidad ...

bidenlibrary.gov
  • First Lady Dr. Jill Biden | Joseph R. Biden Jr. Presidential Library

    She completed her Master of Education degree from West Chester University in 1981 and Master of Arts in English from Villanova University, in 1987. In 2007 she received a Doctor of Education (Ed.D.) in educational leadership from the University of Delaware. In 1975, she met then-Senator Joseph ...

bishop.house.gov
  • Jill Biden, Ed.D., is - the First Lady of the United States, a

    WASHINGTON – Today, Congressman Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (GA-02), a senior member of the U.S. House Appropriations Subcommittee on Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, supported the passage of H.R. 8469, the Fiscal Year 2027 funding bill for Military Construction and Veterans Affairs ...

bidenwhitehouse.archives.gov
  • Dr. Jill Biden: First Lady

    In 2007, she received a Doctor of Education (Ed.D.) in educational leadership from the University of Delaware. When her husband, then-Senator Joe Biden became Vice President and the Bidens moved to Washington, DC, Dr.

snopes.com
  • Is Jill Biden a Doctor? | Snopes.com

    However, the future first lady received two master's degrees from West Chester University and Villanova University, as well as a doctorate in education from the University of Delaware in January 2007 — an academic accomplishment that warrants ...

  • Donald Trump Jr. questioned why 'Dr. Jill Biden' missed Biden's cancer in X post | Snopes.com

    Former U.S. first lady Jill Biden holds a doctorate in education. She is not a medical doctor. Donald Trump Jr. later wrote on X that he meant his comment to be sarcastic. On May 18, 2025, former President Joe Biden's office announced he had received a diagnosis of aggressive prostate cancer. Later that day, multiple social media accounts (archived, archived, archived, archived) claimed that Donald Trump Jr.

cehd.udel.edu
  • In support of our Ed.D. alumna, Dr. Jill Biden | University of Delaware

    UD students pursuing this degree reach the highest level of leadership in the professional field of education, going on to transform the delivery of services through educational systems that benefit society. The College is very proud of Dr. Jill Biden, a 2006 alumna of our doctoral program, who will soon become First Lady of the United States.

vccs.edu
  • NOVA Professor Jill Biden, Ed.D., takes the high road in the latest nationwide squabble over academic titles - VCCS

    Your degree is, I believe, an Ed.D., a doctor of education, earned at the University of Delaware through a dissertation with the unpromising title “Student Retention at the Community College Level: Meeting Students’ Needs.” A wise man once said that no one should call himself “Dr.” unless he has delivered a child. Think about it, Dr. Jill, and forthwith drop the doc.” · For the record, professor Biden earned two master’s degrees in addition to her Ed.D. Epstein claims to have earned a B.A.

en.wikipedia.org
  • Jill Biden - Wikipedia

    Stevenson asserted that he and ... a spokesman for Jill Biden said in September 2020: "These claims are fictitious, seemingly to sell and promote a book....

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