Students in the Research, Evaluation, and Assessment concentration develop the conceptual and technical skills necessary to produce the highest quality research on higher and postsecondary education, including applied research related to institutional research, educational and administrative evaluation, program review, and assessment of teaching and learning. In addition to the strengths provided in this concentration and throughout the Center for the Study of Higher and Postsecondary Education, you will benefit from studying higher education within an environment unparalleled in the depth of its resources related to social science research. The faculty affiliated with this concentration bring a diversity of perspectives connected to the other concentrations within the center (academic affairs, organizational behavior and management, and public policy), offering you a flexible opportunity to develop a productive career around the study of higher and postsecondary education. Students in this concentration are preparing for a wide range of professional positions related to improving the understanding, planning, management, and academic performance of higher education institutions and the systems in which they are organized. These include faculty or research positions within higher education programs or centers, as well as programs and centers focused more generally on social science research.