Higher and Postsecondary Education, MEd

The Master of Education in Higher and Postsecondary Education facilitates your professional development as a future administrator, leader, or staff member at a college, university, or community college. Choose one of three program tracks to best support your career goals:

Student success

Leadership and organization

Law and finance

Your coursework will address a range of practice-focused topics, including the history of higher education in the U.S.; organizational characteristics of colleges and universities; important laws and policies of administrative practice in higher education; how colleges and universities are funded; how to work with diverse stakeholders in contemporary higher education successfully; and how to collect and use data to improve decision-making. Most courses are offered in a hybrid format, with 50 per cent of the content delivered face-to-face (weekday evenings) and 50 per cent through independent or technology-supported learning experiences and fieldwork.

This program does not lead to teacher certification.

You may be eligible to add an online graduate certificate in Advanced Analytics in Higher Education to this degree program. Contact us for more information about this option.

This degree program is designed to advance your career as a:

Administrative leader in higher education

Student services staff, which includes admissions, academic advising, financial aid, and retention initiatives

Student life and student affairs staff leader, which includes residential life, student activities, athletics, and conduct

And other roles that require a foundation in organizational leadership and administrative functions.