Higher Education- Ph.D.

The PhD program in Higher Education is designed for individuals primarily interested in the scholarly inquiry and/or teaching of higher education as a field of study. The PhD in Higher Education is particularly appropriate to the following careers: 

• Academic and research positions in graduate instructional programs of higher education, higher education institutes and centers for the study of higher education 

• Applied and management research positions in institutions of higher learning, government agencies, consortia of higher education institutions and higher education professional associations 

• Senior administrative positions in four-year colleges and universities where in-depth knowledge and understanding of the conceptual bases of higher education administration are required