Higher Education/Higher Education Administration is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #160 most popular degree program in the country. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.
For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 110 schools in the United States to determine which ones were the best for higher education/higher education administration students pursuing a degree. Combined, these schools handed out 5,037 degrees in higher education/higher education administration to qualified students.
Choosing a Great Higher Education/Higher Education Administration School
Your choice of higher education/higher education administration school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. We derive our Best Overall Higher Education/Higher Education Administration School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.
Higher Education/Higher Education Administration Rankings by Degree Level
The higher education/higher education administration school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Higher Education/Higher Education Administration Schools.
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Best Schools for Higher Education/Higher Education Administration in the United States
The schools below may not offer all types of higher education/higher education administration degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer. Only those schools that rank in the top 20% of all the schools we analyze get awarded with a place on this list.
22 Top Schools in Higher Education/Higher Education Administration
Concordia University, Chicago is a great decision for students pursuing a degree in higher education/higher education administration. Concordia University, Chicago is a medium-sized private not-for-profit university located in the large suburb of River Forest. A Best Colleges rank of #125 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Concordia University, Chicago is a great university overall.
There were approximately 27 higher education/higher education administration students who graduated with this degree at Concordia University, Chicago in the most recent data year.
Boston College is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in higher education/higher education administration. Boston College is a large private not-for-profit college located in the small city of Chestnut Hill. A Best Colleges rank of #17 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Boston College is a great college overall.
There were about 50 higher education/higher education administration students who graduated with this degree at Boston College in the most recent data year.
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George Mason University is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in higher education/higher education administration. GMU is a fairly large public university located in the suburb of Fairfax. A Best Colleges rank of #92 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means GMU is a great university overall.
There were roughly 21 higher education/higher education administration students who graduated with this degree at GMU in the most recent year we have data available.
It is difficult to beat Seton Hall University if you want to pursue a degree in higher education/higher education administration. Seton Hall is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit university located in the suburb of South Orange. This university ranks 9th out of 45 schools for overall quality in the state of New Jersey.
There were approximately 16 higher education/higher education administration students who graduated with this degree at Seton Hall in the most recent data year.
Montclair State is a fairly large public university located in the suburb of Montclair. This university ranks 10th out of 45 schools for overall quality in the state of New Jersey.
There were about 23 higher education/higher education administration students who graduated with this degree at Montclair State in the most recent data year.
NC State is a very large public university located in the large city of Raleigh. A Best Colleges rank of #122 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means NC State is a great university overall.
There were about 21 higher education/higher education administration students who graduated with this degree at NC State in the most recent year we have data available.
Azusa Pacific is a medium-sized private not-for-profit university located in the suburb of Azusa. A Best Colleges rank of #143 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Azusa Pacific is a great university overall.
There were approximately 17 higher education/higher education administration students who graduated with this degree at Azusa Pacific in the most recent data year.
Located in the fringe town of Storrs, UCONN is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #57 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means UCONN is a great university overall.
There were about 17 higher education/higher education administration students who graduated with this degree at UCONN in the most recent year we have data available.
Located in the city of San Diego, National University is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 37th out of 161 schools for overall quality in the state of California.
There were roughly 40 higher education/higher education administration students who graduated with this degree at National University in the most recent year we have data available.
Located in the large city of Philadelphia, Temple is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #97 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Temple is a great university overall.
There were approximately 50 higher education/higher education administration students who graduated with this degree at Temple in the most recent data year.
Located in the medium-sized city of Athens, UGA is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #69 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means UGA is a great university overall.
There were approximately 23 higher education/higher education administration students who graduated with this degree at UGA in the most recent data year.
Located in the city of Phoenix, Grand Canyon University is a private for-profit university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #144 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Grand Canyon University is a great university overall.
There were about 77 higher education/higher education administration students who graduated with this degree at Grand Canyon University in the most recent data year.
Located in the midsize city of Gainesville, UF is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #56 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means UF is a great university overall.
There were roughly 15 higher education/higher education administration students who graduated with this degree at UF in the most recent year we have data available.
Located in the city of Fayetteville, UARK is a public university with a very large student population. This university ranks 1st out of 36 schools for overall quality in the state of Arkansas.
There were approximately 28 higher education/higher education administration students who graduated with this degree at UARK in the most recent data year.
Located in the city of Lynchburg, Liberty University is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population. This university ranks 11th out of 57 colleges for overall quality in the state of Virginia.
There were roughly 256 higher education/higher education administration students who graduated with this degree at Liberty University in the most recent year we have data available.
Fresno State is a fairly large public university located in the large city of Fresno. This university ranks 81st out of 161 colleges for overall quality in the state of California.
There were approximately 23 higher education/higher education administration students who graduated with this degree at Fresno State in the most recent year we have data available.
Located in the town of Boone, Appalachian State is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 11th out of 93 schools for overall quality in the state of North Carolina.
There were approximately 77 higher education/higher education administration students who graduated with this degree at Appalachian State in the most recent year we have data available.
UNLV is a very large public university located in the medium-sized city of Las Vegas. This university ranks 1st out of 8 schools for overall quality in the state of Nevada.
There were about 18 higher education/higher education administration students who graduated with this degree at UNLV in the most recent data year.
Located in the city of Providence, Providence is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population. A Best Colleges rank of #132 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Providence is a great college overall.
There were roughly 15 higher education/higher education administration students who graduated with this degree at Providence in the most recent data year.
Rest of the Top Best Higher Education/Higher Education Administration Schools
Additional Noteworthy Schools
Here are some additional great schools for Higher Education/Higher Education Administration students that almost earned our Best Higher Education/Higher Education Administration Schools award.
The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
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Your choice of higher education/higher education administration school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. We derive our Best Overall Higher Education/Higher Education Administration School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
