Many HIED students gain valuable work experience and receive help to finance their education through graduate assistantships at colleges and universities throughout northeast Ohio. Students admitted to the M.Ed. program for fall 2024 or later are not required to be placed in a graduate assistantship for admission to the program. However, we strongly recommend that all M.Ed. students who are not already working full-time in higher education seek placement in a graduate assistantship to realize the full benefits of our program’s theory-to-practice emphasis. Graduates of the M.Ed.

Internationalization of Higher Education

In response to the globalized knowledge economy, one of the profound and transformational changes occurring in the contemporary colleges and universities is internationalization. This institutional change requires higher education administrative leaders, staff, and faculty to have a comprehensive understanding of this phenomenon along with well-articulated skills, knowledge and dispositions to improve the institutional capacity for internationalization.

Institutional Research and Assessment

The Institutional Research and Assessment certificate (18 credit hours) is focused on enhancing knowledge and skills development in the areas of higher education assessment, institutional research, technology, and the organization of higher education. 

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Community College Leadership

The Community College Leadership Certificate is designed to prepare and enhance the skills of administrators, staff, and faculty in community colleges and regional campuses to meet the leadership challenges posed by social, political, and economic changes. 

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Career and Academic Advising

The Career and Academic Advising graduate certificate meets the needs of students interested in learning more about academic and career advising and/or aspiring to work in academic advising or career services or to become a credentialed career development facilitator.

College Teaching

The College Teaching Certificate, established in 2005, is designed to enhance teaching competencies at the postsecondary level. It is particularly appropriate for graduate students (from any discipline) interested in a career in college teaching, but also for adjunct and full-time faculty who are currently engaged in a career in academia. 

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Higher Education Administration - Ph.D.

The Ph.D. degree in Higher Education Administration prepares students for careers as highly effective higher education administrators and staff professionals. The coursework prepares students for the varied challenges facing two-year, four-year and graduate institutions and communities today, and helps shape educational institutions in the future. 

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Higher Education Administration and Student Affairs - Ed.S.

Advance your career in student affairs with Kent State's Education Specialist degree program. With a focus on student development, diversity and leadership, Kent State's Higher Education Administration-Student Affairs Ed.S. program provides continuing educational opportunities for practitioners who wish to hold or advance in careers as higher education administrators and staff professionals. 

Higher Education Administration and Student Affairs - M.Ed.

Prepare for success in diverse administrative roles with our M.Ed. degree in Higher Education Administration and Student Affairs, as you gain a holistic understanding of the 'big picture' in higher education and develop expertise in areas such as campus life, career services, academic advising, international student services and more. 

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