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Online, on campus, or in combination.

The Master of Arts in Higher Education Administration is a 36-credit program that can be taken after completing a bachelor’s, master’s, or other advanced degree.  It is the appropriate degree for someone who wishes to work in the higher education field in a student affairs or administration capacity – either working directly with students or in a service-related or administrative department.

Students can choose to take all their courses online or they can combine on-campus and online courses.

Program Requirements

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Sample Part-Time Program

Finish in 24-36 months

This program is designed so that part-time students can manage the pace of their studies. Your time-to-degree-completion depends on the number of courses you plan to take each term, the electives you choose, and the kinds of unforeseen circumstances that can force students to slow down – or speed up – their degree progress.

YEAR ONE

FALL:

HEA 501: Foundations of Higher Education Administration

HEA 502: Survey of College Student Development Theory

SPRING:

HEA 503: Leadership in Higher Education

HEA 504: Research and Assessment in Higher Education

SUMMER:

HEA 521: Diversity and Higher Education

HEA 535: International Higher Education

YEAR TWO

FALL:

HEA 510: Technology in Higher Education

HEA 524: Enrollment Management

SPRING:

HEA 527: Community College Administration

HEA 595: Project Seminar

SUMMER:

HEA 526: Career Counseling and the Psychology of Work

HEA 560: Comparative University Systems

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