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 | Â鶹Íø of Louisville | 167 | 4% | $27,980 |
| 2 | Walden Â鶹Íø | 123 | 1% | $13,020 |
| 3 | 96 | 1% | $26,091 | |
| 4 | 81 | 1% | $25,886 | |
| 5 | Georgia Southern Â鶹Íø | 67 | 1% | $23,014 |
| 6 | Pennsylvania State Â鶹Íø-World Campus | 62 | 2% | $15,828 |
| 7 | Arizona State Â鶹Íø-Tempe | 58 | 0% | $28,048 |
| 8 | Capella Â鶹Íø | 57 | 1% | $15,011 |
| 9 | Florida International Â鶹Íø | 57 | 0% | $23,506 |
| 10 | Boston College | 54 | 1% | $73,092 |
| 11 | Eastern Michigan Â鶹Íø | 54 | 1% | $26,196 |
| 12 | Â鶹Íø of Pennsylvania | 53 | 1% | $74,408 |
| 13 | Drexel Â鶹Íø | 51 | 1% | $70,223 |
| 14 | Â鶹Íø of Virginia-Main Campus | 48 | 1% | $33,493 |
| 15 | Grand Valley State Â鶹Íø | 48 | 1% | $24,948 |
| 16 | Teachers College at Columbia Â鶹Íø | 48 | 3% | N/A |
| 17 | Â鶹Íø of Michigan-Ann Arbor | 46 | 0% | $30,298 |
| 18 | Purdue Â鶹Íø Global-Davenport | 46 | 1% | $14,343 |
| 19 | 44 | 1% | $19,953 | |
| 20 | CUNY Bernard M Baruch College | 44 | 1% | $32,681 |
| 21 | Iowa State Â鶹Íø | 41 | 1% | $21,186 |
| 22 | Merrimack College | 41 | 4% | $60,055 |
| 23 | Â鶹Íø 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 Â鶹Íø | 39 | 0% | $71,930 |
| 28 | Â鶹Íø of Wisconsin-La Crosse | 37 | 2% | $17,514 |
| 29 | Tiffin Â鶹Íø | 36 | 4% | $40,200 |
| 30 | 33 | 0% | $27,758 | |
| 31 | Loyola Â鶹Íø Chicago | 33 | 1% | $61,328 |
| 32 | Â鶹Íø 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 Â鶹Íø | 29 | 1% | $63,748 |
| 37 | The Â鶹Íø of Texas at San Antonio | 29 | 0% | $23,715 |
| 38 | Bay Path Â鶹Íø | 28 | 3% | $50,524 |
| 39 | Salem State Â鶹Íø | 28 | 1% | $27,384 |
| 40 | Â鶹Íø of Southern California | 28 | 0% | $74,825 |
| 41 | Â鶹Íø of Miami | 28 | 1% | $68,460 |
| 42 | Northwestern Â鶹Íø | 28 | 0% | $74,649 |
| 43 | 27 | 1% | $26,866 | |
| 44 | Seattle Â鶹Íø | 26 | 1% | $61,608 |
| 45 | 25 | 1% | $22,478 | |
| 46 | Â鶹Íø of Kansas | 25 | 0% | $26,566 |
| 47 | Nova Southeastern Â鶹Íø | 24 | 1% | $50,597 |
| 48 | Â鶹Íø of Denver | 24 | 1% | $67,656 |
| 49 | Â鶹Íø of North Texas | 23 | 0% | $24,712 |
| 50 | Southern Illinois Â鶹Íø-Edwardsville | 23 | 1% | $25,637 |
| 51 | 22 | 0% | $19,194 | |
| 52 | Abilene Christian Â鶹Íø | 22 | 2% | $49,722 |
| 53 | Â鶹Íø of St Thomas | 22 | 1% | $56,664 |
| 54 | National Â鶹Íø | 22 | 0% | $15,024 |
| 55 | Â鶹Íø of San Francisco | 21 | 1% | $68,296 |
| 56 | Â鶹Íø of Nevada-Las Vegas | 21 | 0% | $24,035 |
| 57 | Â鶹Íø of Arizona | 20 | 0% | $29,217 |
| 58 | Geneva College | 20 | 5% | $39,450 |
| 59 | Canisius College | 20 | 2% | $42,288 |
| 60 | Vanderbilt Â鶹Íø | 20 | 1% | $70,146 |
| 61 | 19 | 0% | $23,130 | |
| 62 | Â鶹Íø of Connecticut | 19 | 0% | $32,404 |
| 63 | Â鶹Íø of Toledo | 19 | 0% | $28,423 |
| 64 | Messiah College | 19 | 2% | $49,280 |
| 65 | Taylor Â鶹Íø | 19 | 5% | $47,228 |
| 66 | 18 | 0% | $23,977 | |
| 67 | Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State Â鶹Íø | 18 | 0% | $26,834 |
| 68 | Oakland Â鶹Íø | 18 | 0% | $25,524 |
| 69 | Suffolk Â鶹Íø | 18 | 1% | $57,871 |
| 70 | Â鶹Íø of Northern Colorado | 17 | 1% | $25,494 |
| 71 | Â鶹Íø of Arkansas | 17 | 0% | $25,500 |
| 72 | Â鶹Íø of North Carolina at Greensboro | 16 | 0% | $21,297 |
| 73 | Lewis & Clark College | 16 | 2% | $66,526 |
| 74 | Baldwin Wallace Â鶹Íø | 16 | 2% | $47,528 |
| 75 | Â鶹Íø of West Alabama | 16 | 1% | $21,841 |
| 76 | 15 | 0% | $21,782 | |
| 77 | 15 | 1% | $17,666 | |
| 78 | West Virginia Â鶹Íø | 15 | 0% | $23,294 |
| 79 | Baylor Â鶹Íø | 15 | 0% | $62,527 |
| 80 | Adams State Â鶹Íø | 15 | 1% | $22,708 |
| 81 | Arizona State Â鶹Íø-Downtown Phoenix | 15 | 0% | $29,984 |
| 82 | Southern Illinois Â鶹Íø-Carbondale | 14 | 0% | $29,367 |
| 83 | Â鶹Íø of Vermont | 14 | 0% | $34,210 |
| 84 | Fairleigh Dickinson Â鶹Íø-Metropolitan Campus | 14 | 1% | $58,188 |
| 85 | William Paterson Â鶹Íø of New Jersey | 13 | 1% | $29,335 |
| 86 | Dakota Wesleyan Â鶹Íø | 13 | 6% | $37,840 |
| 87 | Dallas Baptist Â鶹Íø | 13 | 1% | $41,170 |
| 88 | Lansing Community College | 13 | 0% | $4,330 |
| 89 | Â鶹Íø of Portland | 13 | 1% | $62,200 |
| 90 | Â鶹Íø of Redlands | 13 | 1% | $68,922 |
| 91 | Â鶹Íø of Akron Main Campus | 13 | 0% | $27,279 |
| 92 | Concordia Â鶹Íø-Chicago | 12 | 1% | $44,426 |
| 93 | Central Michigan Â鶹Íø | 12 | 0% | $24,889 |
| 94 | Â鶹Íø of Dayton | 12 | 0% | $59,230 |
| 95 | Texas A & M Â鶹Íø-Commerce | 12 | 0% | $22,983 |
| 96 | Central Washington Â鶹Íø | 12 | 0% | $23,201 |
| 97 | Loyola Marymount Â鶹Íø | 12 | 0% | $67,369 |
| 98 | Â鶹Íø of Iowa | 11 | 0% | $24,239 |
| 99 | Syracuse Â鶹Íø | 11 | 0% | $70,636 |
| 100 | Â鶹Íø 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.