A degree in higher education/higher education administration is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #160 out of 1506 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.
College Factual looked at 4 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best Higher Education/Higher Education Administration Schools in Wisconsin ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 76 degrees in higher education/higher education administration during the 2020-2021 academic year.
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. For our Best Overall Higher Education/Higher Education Administration School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
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Higher Education/Higher Education Administration Rankings by Degree Level
Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Higher Education/Higher Education Administration Schools in Wisconsin ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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Best Schools for Higher Education/Higher Education Administration in Wisconsin
If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the higher education/higher education administration degrees they offer, see the list below.
Top Wisconsin Schools in Higher Education/Higher Education Administration
Edgewood College is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in higher education/higher education administration. Located in the city of Madison, Edgewood is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population. This college ranks 38th out of 46 schools for overall quality in the state of Wisconsin.
There were roughly 21 higher education/higher education administration students who graduated with this degree at Edgewood in the most recent data year.
University of Wisconsin - La Crosse is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in higher education/higher education administration. Located in the city of La Crosse, UW - La Crosse is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #267 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UW - La Crosse is a great university overall.
There were approximately 40 higher education/higher education administration students who graduated with this degree at UW - La Crosse in the most recent year we have data available.
University of Wisconsin - Whitewater is a good choice for students interested in a degree in higher education/higher education administration. UW - Whitewater is a fairly large public university located in the town of Whitewater. A Best Colleges rank of #359 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UW - Whitewater is a great university overall.
There were roughly 8 higher education/higher education administration students who graduated with this degree at UW - Whitewater in the most recent year we have data available.
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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