Master of Education in Higher Education Administration
Advance your Higher Education career!
The M.Ed. program is for individuals seeking careers in middle management and leadership positions at community colleges and four-year colleges and universities. Students can choose from a thesis or a capstone project (non-thesis) option. The two-year program is offered in a prescribed cohort model.
Learning Model
Hybrid
Credit Hours
30 credits (Capstone track)
33 credits (Thesis track)
Maximum Transfer Hours
6 credit hours
Subject to approval
Tuition Estimates
Average In or Out of State
$415-500 per credit hour
Tuition rates are based on your residency determination of Texas Resident, Non-Resident, or Foreign. Please consult the Admissions site for more information.
About This Program
The Higher Education Program is committed to excellence in preparing and supporting instructional and administrative leaders for higher education, generating and supporting research, and delivering public service to the field of higher education.
Graduates of the master's program in Higher Education Administration will be collaborative, team-oriented, practitioner-based professionals who have the abilities to name, frame, evaluate, and develop solutions to higher education problems of practice.
Texas Tech graduate students possess unique skills and can produce distinctive products and qualities which establish these students as leaders in their fields.
Students will become Higher Education administrators who:
- clearly understand the multiple purposes of higher education and effectively assess the lived experiences of the multiple audiences in higher education environments
- utilize effective communication and collaborative skills in team environments
Key Courses
EDHE 5321: The Administration of Higher Education
Examines administration of higher education at institution and unit level. Addresses organizational culture and behavior, as well as management and leadership studies.
EDHE 5343: Budget and Resource Management in Higher Education
The course is designed to provide individuals interested in a career in higher education with an understanding of the issues surrounding human and financial resource management at colleges and universities.
EDHE 5341: Program Assessment and Evaluation in Higher Education
An examination of the philosophy and practice of assessment and evaluation in higher education, with particular emphasis on assessment of programs/services and/or students.
EDHE 5301: Crisis Management and Legal Aspects in Higher Education
The purpose of the course is to help students develop an understanding of the U.S. legal system (how laws and regulations are developed, interpreted, and enforced); how law informs the development of higher education policies and practices; and how to identify difficult situations and crises, understand levels of crises, provide leadership for crisis management, and utilize methods of managing communication regarding incidents.
Learn More About Our Higher Education Programs
Higher Education Administration & Leadership Certificate
- Online/Hybrid delivery
- Introduction to higher education administration and leadership
- Designed for full-time professionals or current graduate students at Texas Tech
- Internship not required
- No Final Project
M.Ed. in Higher Education Administration (Online)
- Online delivery
- Prepares graduates to lead in higher education organizations
- Designed for full-time professionals seeking graduate degree
- Internship not required
- Capstone Project
M.Ed. in Higher Education Administration
- Hybrid delivery
- Prepares graduates to lead in higher education organizations
- Designed for Graduate Assistants and working professionals
- Internship not required
- Capstone Project or Thesis
Ph.D. in Higher Education (Online)
- Online delivery
- Prepares graduates for executive leadership roles in higher education and to conduct research
- Designed for full-time professionals, with limited Research Assistantships available for potential full-time students
- Practical experiences in research and scholarly communication
- Dissertation
Why an M.Ed. in Higher Education?
Distinctive Skills
Students will become Higher Education administrators who clearly understand the multiple purposes of higher education and effectively assess the lived experiences of the multiple audiences in higher education environments.
Student Success
The Master’s in Higher Education curriculum has been developed to assist students to develop the requisite knowledge, skills, and competencies needed by higher education administrators of tomorrow.
Informed Practitioners
Program graduates will be collaborative, team-oriented, practitioner-based professionals who have the ability to access, evaluate, and develop solutions to higher education problems of practice.
More info about this program
The program curriculum has been developed to assist students to develop the requisite knowledge, skills and competency needed by higher education administrators of tomorrow. Courses will be taken in a prescribed manner according the chosen option for the master's degree. See the appropriate handbook on the current student resources page for details.
The Master's degree is delivered in two formats: 1) as a hybrid program combining traditional in-classroom and online courses, and 2) fully online delivery.
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