A master's degree is essential if you want to advance your administrative career in postsecondary education institutions. Our innovative Web-based Master of Science in Higher Education program offers you an opportunity to earn your master's degree online from an accredited institution.* Choosing an accredited institution like Kaplan University is important because it signifies that you are earning a degree from a school that meets rigorous standards of quality and consistency. Enjoy the convenience and flexibility of online learning while you study to maximize your career choices and strengthen your knowledge and skills as a practitioner of higher education.
Program Highlights
Because many professionals in higher education go on to pursue doctoral degrees, this program focuses on helping you learn to think, research, and write with the sophistication of a higher education scholar.† The Master of Science in Higher Education is designed to refine your ideas and enlighten your administrative philosophies as you study to develop the knowledge and skills necessary for professional practice. You will receive high-quality instruction from distinguished faculty members who take an active interest in your background and career goals and help guide you through online courses in which you will:
- Explore the historical development and organization of educational institutions in the United States and the legal structures and principles that guide them
- Study multicultural and diversity issues within higher education
- Focus on public policy financing issues and analyze various approaches to funding higher education
- Demonstrate the comprehensive concepts explored through your online courses by passing a final written examination
Areas of Specialization for the Master of Science in Higher Education
Choose from three areas of specialization designed to help you develop valuable expertise in specific areas of higher education administration. In addition to enhancing your knowledge and skills, these focused specializations are designed to boost your marketability as you pursue career advancement in the field of education. If you are enrolling in the thesis track, you will be required to select specialization courses to complete your credit requirements; if you are enrolling in the nonthesis track you will be required to complete all of the courses within the specialization curriculum.
Student Affairs
Explore approaches to developing a comprehensive student services program with an emphasis on current management and legal issues in student affairs. Focus on developing expertise in curriculum design and implementation and assessing learning outcomes. Gain hands-on experience through internships at two different real-world educational institutions. This specialization meets the standards of the Council for the Advancement of Standards in Higher Education (CAS) for graduate programs in student affairs and the standards of the Professional Preparation Commission of the American College Personnel Association (ACPA). | 
