2025 Best Higher Education/Higher Education Administration Doctor's Degree Schools

Ranked #39 in popularity, higher education/higher education administration is one of the most sought-after doctor's degree programs in the nation. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.

For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 39 schools in the United States to determine which ones were the best for higher education/higher education administration students pursuing a doctor's degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 949 doctor's degrees in higher education/higher education administration during the <nil> academic year.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

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Choosing a Great Higher Education/Higher Education Administration School for Your Doctor's Degree

The higher education/higher education administration doctor's degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. Important measures of a quality higher education/higher education administration program can vary widely even among the top schools. When choosing a school we recommend considering some of the following factors:

Quality Overall Is Important

A school that excels in educating for a particular major and degree level must be a great school overall as well. To take this into account we include a college's overall Best Colleges for a Doctor's Degree ranking which itself looks at a collection of different factors like degree completion, educational resources, student body caliber and post-graduation earnings for the school as a whole.

Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on higher education/higher education administration students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other higher education/higher education administration students want to attend this school to pursue a doctor's degree.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized higher education/higher education administration related body.

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for higher education/higher education administration students working on their doctor's degree.

More Ways to Rank Higher Education/Higher Education Administration Schools

When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Higher Education/Higher Education Administration Doctor's Degree Schools list to help you make the college decision.

Best Schools for Doctorate Students to Study Higher Education/Higher Education Administration in the United States

Learn about the top ranked colleges and universities for higher education/higher education administration students seeking a a doctor's degree.

10 Top Schools for a Doctorate in Higher Education/Higher Education Administration

1

Concordia University, Chicago
River Forest, IL

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

9 Annual Graduates

Concordia University, Chicago is a great choice for students pursuing a doctor's degree in higher education/higher education administration. Located in the large suburb of River Forest, Concordia University, Chicago is a private not-for-profit university with a moderately-sized student population.More information about a doctorate in higher education/higher education administration from Concordia University, Chicago

2

Seton Hall University
South Orange, NJ

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

15 Annual Graduates

Any student who is interested in a doctor's degree in higher education/higher education administration has to check out Seton Hall University. Located in the suburb of South Orange, Seton Hall is a private not-for-profit university with a medium-sized student population.More information about a doctorate in higher education/higher education administration from Seton Hall University

3

Azusa Pacific University
Azusa, CA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

11 Annual Graduates

Azusa Pacific University is one of the best schools in the country for getting a doctor's degree in higher education/higher education administration. Located in the large suburb of Azusa, Azusa Pacific is a private not-for-profit university with a medium-sized student population.More information about a doctorate in higher education/higher education administration from Azusa Pacific University

4

University of Georgia
Athens, GA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

13 Annual Graduates

Every student who is interested in a doctor's degree in higher education/higher education administration needs to check out University of Georgia. UGA is a very large public university located in the city of Athens.More information about a doctorate in higher education/higher education administration from University of Georgia

5

University of Florida
Gainesville, FL

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

8 Annual Graduates

UF is a fairly large public university located in the city of Gainesville.More information about a doctorate in higher education/higher education administration from University of Florida

6

University of Arkansas
Fayetteville, AR

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

4 Annual Graduates

UARK is a fairly large public university located in the small city of Fayetteville.More information about a doctorate in higher education/higher education administration from University of Arkansas

7

Temple University
Philadelphia, PA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

7 Annual Graduates

Temple is a very large public university located in the city of Philadelphia.More information about a doctorate in higher education/higher education administration from Temple University

8

Saint Cloud State University
Saint Cloud, MN

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

13 Annual Graduates

Located in the small city of Saint Cloud, St. Cloud State University is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a doctorate in higher education/higher education administration from Saint Cloud State University

9

Loyola University Chicago
Chicago, IL

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

4 Annual Graduates

Loyola Chicago is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Chicago.More information about a doctorate in higher education/higher education administration from Loyola University Chicago

10

Harding University
Searcy, AR

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

15 Annual Graduates

Harding is a small private not-for-profit university located in the distant town of Searcy.More information about a doctorate in higher education/higher education administration from Harding University

Higher Education/Higher Education Administration by Region

View the Best Higher Education/Higher Education Administration Doctor's Degree Schools for a specific region near you.

Region
Southeast
New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Other U.S. Territories
Great Lakes

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Higher Education/Higher Education Administration Related Rankings by Major

Higher Education/Higher Education Administration is one of 13 different types of Educational Administration programs to choose from.

Majors Similar to Higher Education/Higher Education Administration

Related Major	Annual Graduates
General Educational Leadership & Administration	6,163
Other Educational Administration & Supervision	551
Superintendency & Educational System Administration	188
Community College Education	168
Educational, Instructional, & Curriculum Supervision	143
Urban Education & Leadership	87
Adult & Continuing Education Administration	67
Administration of Special Education	20
Elementary & Middle School Administration/Principalship	13
International School Administration/Leadership	7

Notes and References

• 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).
• Credit for the banner image above goes to Shai-WMIL. More about our data sources and methodologies.