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Higher Education

Advance your impact in colleges and universities with a degree in Higher Education. Our programs prepare leaders, researchers, and practitioners to shape equitable and student-centered postsecondary institutions through innovative teaching, inclusive policy, and transformative leadership.

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Higher Education, Graduate Minor

The higher education minor is ideal for individuals interested in the study of student access, experience, and success, higher education leadership and policy, and/or faculty and staff careers. It consists of 9 hours (or three classes) and is available to any degree-seeking graduate student at the University of Arizona. 

A formal higher education minor is transcriptable, which means it will appear on a student’s final transcript and diploma. 

A formal and transcriptable minor requires:

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Higher Education, M.A.

In the MA Higher Education program, students acquire a foundational understanding of higher education upon which you can build professional practice and, if you later choose, your doctoral work. Students in the program learn to analyze, inform, and enhance practice through engagement with current, culturally responsive higher education research and well-designed internships. 

  • The program offers a specialized curriculum for those interested in working in Minority Serving Institutions.
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Higher Education, Ph.D.

The Higher Education Ph.D. is designed to provide students with a comprehensive understanding of concepts, theoretical frameworks, issues, and practices in a particular area within higher education. The program integrates core courses in higher education, an area of concentration, and individually tailored courses of study that encourage students to undertake coursework with faculty in a variety of departments. Areas of concentration include comparative higher education, organization and administration, college access, and student affairs.

Higher Education, Ph.D.

The Higher Education Ph.D. is designed to provide students with a comprehensive understanding of concepts, theoretical frameworks, issues, and practices in a particular area within higher education. The program integrates core courses in higher education, an area of concentration, and individually tailored courses of study that encourage students to undertake coursework with faculty in a variety of departments. Areas of concentration include comparative higher education, organization and administration, college access, and student affairs.

Higher Education, Graduate Minor

The higher education minor is ideal for individuals interested in the study of student access, experience, and success, higher education leadership and policy, and/or faculty and staff careers. It consists of 9 hours (or three classes) and is available to any degree-seeking graduate student at the University of Arizona. 

A formal higher education minor is transcriptable, which means it will appear on a student’s final transcript and diploma. 

A formal and transcriptable minor requires:

Higher Education, M.A.

In the MA Higher Education program, students acquire a foundational understanding of higher education upon which you can build professional practice and, if you later choose, your doctoral work. Students in the program learn to analyze, inform, and enhance practice through engagement with current, culturally responsive higher education research and well-designed internships. 

  • The program offers a specialized curriculum for those interested in working in Minority Serving Institutions.
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Crowd of students walking through a college campus on a sunny day

Higher Education, Graduate Minor

The higher education minor is ideal for individuals interested in the study of student access, experience, and success, higher education leadership and policy, and/or faculty and staff careers. It consists of 9 hours (or three classes) and is available to any degree-seeking graduate student at the University of Arizona. 

A formal higher education minor is transcriptable, which means it will appear on a student’s final transcript and diploma. 

A formal and transcriptable minor requires:

two young professionals speaking to each other in a breezeway

Higher Education, M.A.

In the MA Higher Education program, students acquire a foundational understanding of higher education upon which you can build professional practice and, if you later choose, your doctoral work. Students in the program learn to analyze, inform, and enhance practice through engagement with current, culturally responsive higher education research and well-designed internships. 

  • The program offers a specialized curriculum for those interested in working in Minority Serving Institutions.
Woman, campus and student portrait with phd and smile at university ready for learning, education and class. Study, academy and happy post graduate candidate at college with backpack outdoor in park

Higher Education, Ph.D.

The Higher Education Ph.D. is designed to provide students with a comprehensive understanding of concepts, theoretical frameworks, issues, and practices in a particular area within higher education. The program integrates core courses in higher education, an area of concentration, and individually tailored courses of study that encourage students to undertake coursework with faculty in a variety of departments. Areas of concentration include comparative higher education, organization and administration, college access, and student affairs.