Higher education administration Best Education Schools
Ranked in 2011
A degree in higher education administration helps future heads of colleges and universities and other administrators learn how to lead effectively. These are the top schools for programs in higher education administration.
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| Save | Rank | College name | Tuition | Enrollment | Average GRE verbal score, entering doctoral students | Average GRE quantitative score, entering doctoral students | Average amount of externally funded research expenditure per faculty member (in thousands) | Total amount of externally funded research conducted by the school (in millions) | Doctoral programs acceptance rate |
| #1 |
Pennsylvania State University--University Park
University Park, PA | In-state, full-time: $16,364 per year, Out-of-state, full-time: $28,642 per year | 1,221 | Locked | Locked | Locked | Locked | Locked | |
| #2 |
University of Michigan--Ann Arbor
Ann Arbor, MI | In-state, full-time: $18,130 per year, Out-of-state, full-time: $36,670 per year | 447 | Locked | Locked | Locked | Locked | Locked | |
| #3 |
University of California--Los Angeles
Los Angeles, CA | In-state, full-time: $0 per year, Out-of-state, full-time: $14,694 per year | 818 | Locked | Locked | Locked | Locked | Locked | |
| #4 |
Michigan State University
East Lansing, MI | In-state, full-time: $565 per credit, Out-of-state, full-time: $1,078 per credit | 1,764 | Locked | Locked | Locked | Locked | Locked | |
| #5 |
Indiana University--Bloomington
Bloomington, IN | In-state, full-time: $354 per credit, Out-of-state, full-time: $1,032 per credit | 1,020 | Locked | Locked | Locked | Locked | Locked | |
| #5 |
University of Georgia
Athens, GA | In-state, full-time: $6,600 per year, Out-of-state, full-time: $21,504 per year | 2,262 | Locked | Locked | Locked | Locked | Locked | |
| #7 |
University of Southern California (Rossier)
Los Angeles, CA | Full-time: $1,360 per credit | 2,006 | Locked | Locked | Locked | Locked | Locked | |
| #8 |
University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, PA | Full-time: $41,032 per year | 1,247 | Locked | Locked | Locked | Locked | Locked | |
| #9 |
Vanderbilt University (Peabody)
Nashville, TN | Full-time: $1,623 per credit | 845 | Locked | Locked | Locked | Locked | Locked | |
| #10 |
Harvard University
Cambridge, MA | Full-time: $35,568 per year | 972 | Locked | Locked | Locked | Locked | Locked | |
| #10 |
University of Maryland--College Park
College Park, MD | In-state, full-time: $500 per credit, Out-of-state, full-time: $1,077 per credit | 1,186 | Locked | Locked | Locked | Locked | Locked | |
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