Each with its own distinctive strategies to prepare competent practitioners for the world of higher education. For those interested in general college or university administration, the program offers opportunities to learn about the current condition of higher education, administration, curriculum, history, finance, program development, public policy, law, and adult studies. Various career options include on-campus administration positions in areas such as academic affairs, institutional advancement, finance and business operations, registration and records, and institutional research. Other options off campus include work in federal or state agencies, coordinating bodies, or accreditation associations. This degree provides both theoretical and practical knowledge with opportunities for grounding these studies.
Students have considerable freedom to design specific course work to match their career directions.
The learning outcomes of these graduate experiences prepare generalist professionals in postsecondary settings. The higher education administration specialization enables graduate learners to explore the academic and practitioner-oriented issues related to campus life, to devise research projects through course work papers and related field activities, and to expand their experiential awareness through practicum and internship activities in administration and teaching, student life, adult studies and training, college admissions and academic counseling, as well as sports administration.