Higher Education Higher Education Administration Major

Description: 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. Is Higher Education Higher Education Administration the right major for you?
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Higher Education Higher Education Administration Major

What Courses Do Higher Education Higher Education Administration Majors Take?

The required and elective courses you would take for Higher Education Higher Education Administration majors vary considerably among institutions. Courses are listed here that are illustrative of the breadth of topics you are likely to experience were you to major in this field.

  • Counseling
  • Curriculum Planning
  • Economics
  • Finance
  • Law
  • Marketing
  • Philosophy
  • Research