<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>

<!--XBRL Document Created with the Workiva Platform-->
<!--Copyright 2026 Workiva-->
<!--r:019c2993-f9b2-7854-8998-6ee7079735f6,g:15ec958b-526b-40db-9176-4f2edea107e6-->
<xs:schema xmlns:xs="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" xmlns:link="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" xmlns:ck0001592900="http://alphaarchitect.com/20260327" xmlns:xbrli="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/instance" xmlns:dtr-types="http://www.xbrl.org/dtr/type/2024-01-31" attributeFormDefault="unqualified" elementFormDefault="qualified" targetNamespace="http://alphaarchitect.com/20260327">
  <xs:import namespace="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/instance" schemaLocation="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/xbrl-instance-2003-12-31.xsd"/>
  <xs:import namespace="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" schemaLocation="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/xbrl-linkbase-2003-12-31.xsd"/>
  <xs:import namespace="http://www.xbrl.org/dtr/type/2024-01-31" schemaLocation="https://www.xbrl.org/dtr/type/2024-01-31/types.xsd"/>
  <xs:import namespace="http://xbrl.sec.gov/fnd-oef/2025" schemaLocation="https://xbrl.sec.gov/fnd/2025/fnd-oef-2025.xsd"/>
  <xs:import namespace="http://xbrl.sec.gov/oef-rr/2025" schemaLocation="https://xbrl.sec.gov/oef/2025/oef-rr-2025.xsd"/>
  <xs:annotation>
    <xs:appinfo>
      <link:linkbaseRef xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xlink:arcrole="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink/properties/linkbase" xlink:href="ck0001592900-20260327_pre.xml" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationLinkbaseRef" xlink:type="simple"/>
      <link:linkbaseRef xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xlink:arcrole="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink/properties/linkbase" xlink:href="ck0001592900-20260327_def.xml" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/definitionLinkbaseRef" xlink:type="simple"/>
      <link:linkbaseRef xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xlink:arcrole="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink/properties/linkbase" xlink:href="ck0001592900-20260327_lab.xml" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/labelLinkbaseRef" xlink:type="simple"/>
    </xs:appinfo>
  </xs:annotation>
  <xs:element id="ck0001592900_S000082843Member" abstract="true" name="S000082843Member" nillable="true" xbrli:periodType="duration" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="dtr-types:domainItemType"/>
  <xs:element id="ck0001592900_C000246166Member" abstract="true" name="C000246166Member" nillable="true" xbrli:periodType="duration" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="dtr-types:domainItemType"/>
  <xs:element id="ck0001592900_LargeCapitalizationCompaniesRiskMember" abstract="true" name="LargeCapitalizationCompaniesRiskMember" nillable="true" xbrli:periodType="duration" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="dtr-types:domainItemType"/>
  <xs:element id="ck0001592900_SmallAndMidCapitalizationCompaniesRiskMember" abstract="true" name="SmallAndMidCapitalizationCompaniesRiskMember" nillable="true" xbrli:periodType="duration" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="dtr-types:domainItemType"/>
  <xs:element id="ck0001592900_ForeignSecuritiesRiskMember" abstract="true" name="ForeignSecuritiesRiskMember" nillable="true" xbrli:periodType="duration" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="dtr-types:domainItemType"/>
  <xs:element id="ck0001592900_DepositaryReceiptsMember" abstract="true" name="DepositaryReceiptsMember" nillable="true" xbrli:periodType="duration" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="dtr-types:domainItemType"/>
  <xs:element id="ck0001592900_EmergingMarketsRiskMember" abstract="true" name="EmergingMarketsRiskMember" nillable="true" xbrli:periodType="duration" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="dtr-types:domainItemType"/>
  <xs:element id="ck0001592900_DevelopedMarketsRiskMember" abstract="true" name="DevelopedMarketsRiskMember" nillable="true" xbrli:periodType="duration" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="dtr-types:domainItemType"/>
  <xs:element id="ck0001592900_CurrencyRiskMember" abstract="true" name="CurrencyRiskMember" nillable="true" xbrli:periodType="duration" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="dtr-types:domainItemType"/>
  <xs:element id="ck0001592900_InvestmentRiskMember" abstract="true" name="InvestmentRiskMember" nillable="true" xbrli:periodType="duration" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="dtr-types:domainItemType"/>
  <xs:element id="ck0001592900_EquityInvestingRiskMember" abstract="true" name="EquityInvestingRiskMember" nillable="true" xbrli:periodType="duration" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="dtr-types:domainItemType"/>
  <xs:element id="ck0001592900_AllocationRiskMember" abstract="true" name="AllocationRiskMember" nillable="true" xbrli:periodType="duration" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="dtr-types:domainItemType"/>
  <xs:element id="ck0001592900_PeriodicReallocationRiskMember" abstract="true" name="PeriodicReallocationRiskMember" nillable="true" xbrli:periodType="duration" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="dtr-types:domainItemType"/>
  <xs:element id="ck0001592900_RiskOfInvestingInOtherETFsMember" abstract="true" name="RiskOfInvestingInOtherETFsMember" nillable="true" xbrli:periodType="duration" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="dtr-types:domainItemType"/>
  <xs:element id="ck0001592900_REITInvestmentRiskMember" abstract="true" name="REITInvestmentRiskMember" nillable="true" xbrli:periodType="duration" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="dtr-types:domainItemType"/>
  <xs:element id="ck0001592900_MomentumStyleRiskMember" abstract="true" name="MomentumStyleRiskMember" nillable="true" xbrli:periodType="duration" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="dtr-types:domainItemType"/>
  <xs:element id="ck0001592900_ValueInvestingRiskMember" abstract="true" name="ValueInvestingRiskMember" nillable="true" xbrli:periodType="duration" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="dtr-types:domainItemType"/>
  <xs:element id="ck0001592900_ETFRisksMember" abstract="true" name="ETFRisksMember" nillable="true" xbrli:periodType="duration" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="dtr-types:domainItemType"/>
  <xs:element id="ck0001592900_ETFRisksAuthorizedParticipantsMarketMakersAndLiquidityProvidersConcentrationRiskMember" abstract="true" name="ETFRisksAuthorizedParticipantsMarketMakersAndLiquidityProvidersConcentrationRiskMember" nillable="true" xbrli:periodType="duration" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="dtr-types:domainItemType"/>
  <xs:element id="ck0001592900_ETFRisksPremiumDiscountRiskMember" abstract="true" name="ETFRisksPremiumDiscountRiskMember" nillable="true" xbrli:periodType="duration" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="dtr-types:domainItemType"/>
  <xs:element id="ck0001592900_ETFRisksCostOfTradingRiskMember" abstract="true" name="ETFRisksCostOfTradingRiskMember" nillable="true" xbrli:periodType="duration" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="dtr-types:domainItemType"/>
  <xs:element id="ck0001592900_ETFRisksTradingRiskMember" abstract="true" name="ETFRisksTradingRiskMember" nillable="true" xbrli:periodType="duration" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="dtr-types:domainItemType"/>
  <xs:element id="ck0001592900_SectorRiskMember" abstract="true" name="SectorRiskMember" nillable="true" xbrli:periodType="duration" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="dtr-types:domainItemType"/>
  <xs:element id="ck0001592900_ManagementRiskMember" abstract="true" name="ManagementRiskMember" nillable="true" xbrli:periodType="duration" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="dtr-types:domainItemType"/>
  <xs:element id="ck0001592900_MSCIACWIAllCapIndexNetReflectsNoDeductionForFeesExpensesOrTaxesIndexMember" abstract="true" name="MSCIACWIAllCapIndexNetReflectsNoDeductionForFeesExpensesOrTaxesIndexMember" nillable="true" xbrli:periodType="duration" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="dtr-types:domainItemType"/>
</xs:schema>
