Higher Education Administration, M.Ed.

About the Higher Education Master’s Programs

The Higher Education Administration program is designed to develop scholarly and theoretical practitioners and researchers. Graduates of the program are equipped to apply theories and practical research as tools to name, frame, and solve problems of practice, using empirical evidence to evaluate impact and develop innovative solutions for colleges and universities. The Higher Education Administration program is committed to excellence in preparing and supporting administrative and instructional leaders for higher education, generating and supporting research in the field of higher education, and delivering public service to the practice of higher education. The program delivers teaching, research, and professional services to students, institutions of higher education, and other academic disciplines.

Students working on a master’s degree in Higher Education Administration may pursue either non-thesis or thesis options. The master’s program requires completion of 36 semester credit hours for the non-thesis option and 39 hours for the thesis option. During their second semester, students must declare a thesis or non-thesis option. Later, if desired, they may switch from the thesis to the non-thesis option (or vice versa) with the permission of their advisor. However, thesis credit hours they have earned will not count toward the non-thesis degree. Each option has a set of required core courses that are selected in consultation with the student’s advisor.

For further information, see the program website at www.depts.ttu.edu/education/graduate/psychology-and-leadership/higher_education.