A program that focuses on the principles and practice of administration in four-year colleges, universities and higher education systems, the study of higher education as an object of applied research, and which may prepare individuals to function as administrators in such settings. Includes instruction in higher education economics and finance; policy and planning studies; curriculum; faculty and labor relations; higher education law; college student services; research on higher education; institutional research; marketing and promotion; and issues of evaluation, accountability and philosophy.
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| Rank | School Name | Students | % of Total | Total On-Campus Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | University of Louisville | 167 | 4% | $27,980 |
| 2 | Walden University | 123 | 1% | $13,020 |
| 3 | 96 | 1% | $26,091 | |
| 4 | 81 | 1% | $25,886 | |
| 5 | Georgia Southern University | 67 | 1% | $23,014 |
| 6 | Pennsylvania State University-World Campus | 62 | 2% | $15,828 |
| 7 | Arizona State University-Tempe | 58 | 0% | $28,048 |
| 8 | Capella University | 57 | 1% | $15,011 |
| 9 | Florida International University | 57 | 0% | $23,506 |
| 10 | Boston College | 54 | 1% | $73,092 |
| 11 | Eastern Michigan University | 54 | 1% | $26,196 |
| 12 | University of Pennsylvania | 53 | 1% | $74,408 |
| 13 | Drexel University | 51 | 1% | $70,223 |
| 14 | University of Virginia-Main Campus | 48 | 1% | $33,493 |
| 15 | Grand Valley State University | 48 | 1% | $24,948 |
| 16 | Teachers College at Columbia University | 48 | 3% | N/A |
| 17 | University of Michigan-Ann Arbor | 46 | 0% | $30,298 |
| 18 | Purdue University Global-Davenport | 46 | 1% | $14,343 |
| 19 | 44 | 1% | $19,953 | |
| 20 | CUNY Bernard M Baruch College | 44 | 1% | $32,681 |
| 21 | Iowa State University | 41 | 1% | $21,186 |
| 22 | Merrimack College | 41 | 4% | $60,055 |
| 23 | University of Mississippi | 41 | 1% | $25,436 |
| 24 | Sierra Nevada College | 40 | 16% | $51,198 |
| 25 | 39 | 1% | $26,231 | |
| 26 | 39 | 0% | $28,862 | |
| 27 | George Washington University | 39 | 0% | $71,930 |
| 28 | University of Wisconsin-La Crosse | 37 | 2% | $17,514 |
| 29 | Tiffin University | 36 | 4% | $40,200 |
| 30 | 33 | 0% | $27,758 | |
| 31 | Loyola University Chicago | 33 | 1% | $61,328 |
| 32 | University of San Diego | 32 | 1% | $67,498 |
| 33 | SUNY Buffalo State | 31 | 1% | $25,846 |
| 34 | 30 | 0% | $22,168 | |
| 35 | 30 | 1% | $21,570 | |
| 36 | Hofstra University | 29 | 1% | $63,748 |
| 37 | The University of Texas at San Antonio | 29 | 0% | $23,715 |
| 38 | Bay Path University | 28 | 3% | $50,524 |
| 39 | Salem State University | 28 | 1% | $27,384 |
| 40 | University of Southern California | 28 | 0% | $74,825 |
| 41 | University of Miami | 28 | 1% | $68,460 |
| 42 | Northwestern University | 28 | 0% | $74,649 |
| 43 | 27 | 1% | $26,866 | |
| 44 | Seattle University | 26 | 1% | $61,608 |
| 45 | 25 | 1% | $22,478 | |
| 46 | University of Kansas | 25 | 0% | $26,566 |
| 47 | Nova Southeastern University | 24 | 1% | $50,597 |
| 48 | University of Denver | 24 | 1% | $67,656 |
| 49 | University of North Texas | 23 | 0% | $24,712 |
| 50 | Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville | 23 | 1% | $25,637 |
| 51 | 22 | 0% | $19,194 | |
| 52 | Abilene Christian University | 22 | 2% | $49,722 |
| 53 | University of St Thomas | 22 | 1% | $56,664 |
| 54 | National University | 22 | 0% | $15,024 |
| 55 | University of San Francisco | 21 | 1% | $68,296 |
| 56 | University of Nevada-Las Vegas | 21 | 0% | $24,035 |
| 57 | University of Arizona | 20 | 0% | $29,217 |
| 58 | Geneva College | 20 | 5% | $39,450 |
| 59 | Canisius College | 20 | 2% | $42,288 |
| 60 | Vanderbilt University | 20 | 1% | $70,146 |
| 61 | 19 | 0% | $23,130 | |
| 62 | University of Connecticut | 19 | 0% | $32,404 |
| 63 | University of Toledo | 19 | 0% | $28,423 |
| 64 | Messiah College | 19 | 2% | $49,280 |
| 65 | Taylor University | 19 | 5% | $47,228 |
| 66 | 18 | 0% | $23,977 | |
| 67 | Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University | 18 | 0% | $26,834 |
| 68 | Oakland University | 18 | 0% | $25,524 |
| 69 | Suffolk University | 18 | 1% | $57,871 |
| 70 | University of Northern Colorado | 17 | 1% | $25,494 |
| 71 | University of Arkansas | 17 | 0% | $25,500 |
| 72 | University of North Carolina at Greensboro | 16 | 0% | $21,297 |
| 73 | Lewis & Clark College | 16 | 2% | $66,526 |
| 74 | Baldwin Wallace University | 16 | 2% | $47,528 |
| 75 | University of West Alabama | 16 | 1% | $21,841 |
| 76 | 15 | 0% | $21,782 | |
| 77 | 15 | 1% | $17,666 | |
| 78 | West Virginia University | 15 | 0% | $23,294 |
| 79 | Baylor University | 15 | 0% | $62,527 |
| 80 | Adams State University | 15 | 1% | $22,708 |
| 81 | Arizona State University-Downtown Phoenix | 15 | 0% | $29,984 |
| 82 | Southern Illinois University-Carbondale | 14 | 0% | $29,367 |
| 83 | University of Vermont | 14 | 0% | $34,210 |
| 84 | Fairleigh Dickinson University-Metropolitan Campus | 14 | 1% | $58,188 |
| 85 | William Paterson University of New Jersey | 13 | 1% | $29,335 |
| 86 | Dakota Wesleyan University | 13 | 6% | $37,840 |
| 87 | Dallas Baptist University | 13 | 1% | $41,170 |
| 88 | Lansing Community College | 13 | 0% | $4,330 |
| 89 | University of Portland | 13 | 1% | $62,200 |
| 90 | University of Redlands | 13 | 1% | $68,922 |
| 91 | University of Akron Main Campus | 13 | 0% | $27,279 |
| 92 | Concordia University-Chicago | 12 | 1% | $44,426 |
| 93 | Central Michigan University | 12 | 0% | $24,889 |
| 94 | University of Dayton | 12 | 0% | $59,230 |
| 95 | Texas A & M University-Commerce | 12 | 0% | $22,983 |
| 96 | Central Washington University | 12 | 0% | $23,201 |
| 97 | Loyola Marymount University | 12 | 0% | $67,369 |
| 98 | University of Iowa | 11 | 0% | $24,239 |
| 99 | Syracuse University | 11 | 0% | $70,636 |
| 100 | University of North Florida | 11 | 0% | $21,384 |
This list indicates the number of students that completed the Higher Education/Higher Education Administration program at the schools above.
It is not necessarily an indicator of academic rigor or quality of education.
Note that some schools do not have enough data to be ranked, and these schools will not appear in our lists.