拥有硕士学位并在高等教育机构中有经验（教学，行政或工作人员）的候选人可以使用高等教育管理专业。那些寻求行政职位的人通常会获得教育博士学位，而那些希望专注于研究的人则会获得哲学博士学位。高等教育的集中度使有经验的教育者和管理者能够通过促进职业发展并为高等教育做出进一步贡献的方式来提高他们的知识水平。
Within the Department of Educational Administration and Foundations, the Higher Education Administration concentration is available to candidates who hold a master's degree, and have experience (teaching, administrative, or staff) in a higher education setting. The higher education concentration allows experienced educators and administrators to advance their knowledge in ways that will further their careers and enable them to make further contributions to higher education. This concentration culminates in a doctor of philosophy degree. The Higher Education Administration concentration is available to candidates who hold a master's degree, and have experience (teaching, administrative, or staff) in a higher education institute. Those seeking administrative positions generally work toward a Doctor of Education degree, while those who wish to focus on research pursue a Doctor of Philosophy degree. The higher education concentration allows experienced educators and administrators to advance their knowledge in ways that will further their careers and enable them to make further contributions to higher education.