Georgia Southern University

Program Information

Degree Offered

M.Ed. in Higher Education Administration

Format: Campus, Online

Program Description:

Students in the M.Ed. in Higher Education Administration program complete a 36 semester hour program of classes and practicum experience. Students are exposed to a broad overview of the roles that academic affairs, student services, and business affairs have in the practice of higher education administration.

Through innovative instructional formats, students explore historical and contemporary issues affecting the ‘products’ and ‘services’ of higher education. The program emphasizes course work in human development, research/evaluation, law/policy, finance/governance, and educational foundations/philosophy, as each relates to the nature and function of post-secondary institutional types (e.g., vocational/technical institutes, 2-year and 4-year colleges, comprehensive universities, and proprietary institutions).

Accreditation:

NCATE, SACS

Eligibility Requirements:

1. A Bachelor’s degree from a regionally accredited institution.
2. A cumulative 2.50 (4.0 scale) GPA.
3. Report of scores on the Miller Analogies Test (MAT) or the Graduate Records Examination (GRE).
4. A personal statement of purpose.
5. A “Disclosure and Affirmation Form” that addresses misconduct disclosure, criminal background check, the Code of Ethics for Educators, and tort liability insurance.

# of Credits Required:

36

Tuition & Financial Aid

Cost Per Credit Hour:

288 USD

Financial Aid Offered: No

Classification: Master's Colleges & Universities I

Institution Sector: Public

Locale: Remote Town

Size & Settings: 10,000 - 19,999