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CIP PROGRAM: 13.0406
Higher Education/Higher Education Administration.

Summary: A program that focuses on the principles and practice of administration in four-year colleges, universities and higher education systems, the study of higher education as an object of applied research, and which may prepare individuals to function as administrators in such settings. Includes instruction in higher education economics and finance; policy and planning studies; curriculum; faculty and labor relations; higher education law; college student services; research on higher education; institutional research; marketing and promotion; and issues of evaluation, accountability and philosophy.

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics - Related Occupations

There are no occupations related specifically to this program.

National Completion Rate Trends

Year Associate'sBachelor'sMaster's
2020 14 1 3134
2021 11 2 3390
2022 11 4 3700
2023 15 - 3839
2024 21 - 3339
Change +7.14% - +22.50%

Related CIPs

13 EDUCATION.
13.04 Educational Administration and Supervision.
13.0401 Educational Leadership and Administration, General.
13.0402 Administration of Special Education.
13.0403 Adult and Continuing Education Administration.
13.0404 Educational, Instructional, and Curriculum Supervision.
13.0406 Higher Education/Higher Education Administration.
13.0407 Community College Administration.
13.0408 Elementary and Middle School Administration/Principalship.
13.0409 Secondary School Administration/Principalship.
13.0410 Urban Education and Leadership.
13.0411 Superintendency and Educational System Administration.
13.0412 International School Administration/Leadership.
13.0413 Education Entrepreneurship.
13.0414 Early Childhood Program Administration.
13.0499 Educational Administration and Supervision, Other.

Institutions granting degrees in Higher Education/Higher Education Administration.

Institution Degrees Granted (2024)5-Year Change
New Mexico State University-Main Campus4 -