Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis: Higher Education, MS

This is a named option in the Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis MS.

The master’s program in Higher Education (HE) offers a broad range of course selections with foundations in administration, organization, governance, teaching and learning, and policy and research. The program affords students the opportunity to study minority serving institutions, legal and financial aspects of higher education, the politics of higher education, academic programs in colleges and universities, ideas of the university, diversity and inequality in higher education, the American community colleges, assessment in higher education, perspectives on college student identity and development, administrative services, and critical leadership issues in higher education. Students also have the opportunity to complete field experiences. The culminating experience of the Higher Education Master’s program is a capstone project. Students completing a Master’s degree in higher education work in a variety of leadership roles at colleges, universities, and technical colleges in student affairs, academic affairs, and policy.

Learn more about the Higher Education program option and the master’s degree requirements.

To inquire about admission, please contact Shari Smith, Graduate Program Manager and Academic Advisor, at ssmith@education.wisc.edu