Higher Education Leadership

Our Higher Education programs prepare students to become competent professionals in higher education administration, management, and research. Program coursework combines rich exposure to theory, modes of practice and policy, and applied research experiences to cater to the needs of emerging and practicing administrators and researchers in the field of higher education.

Students broaden their understanding of organization and governance issues, policy analysis, legal issues, finance, and related dimensions of higher education. Graduates are equipped to critically analyze complex situations and provide leadership needed to effect change in various higher education settings.

Hallmarks of the Seton Hall University programs:

• Personalized support to ensure success. 
• A 30-year history of producing highly regarded and visible higher education leaders.
• A renowned faculty whose research contributes  to national conversations in college access, financial aid, international education, faculty life, immigrant education and diversity, to name a few, and featured in respected academic journals as well as news media such as the Washington Post, National Public Radio, The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, Inside Higher Ed, Politico, and CNBC.   
• The first Ph.D. program in New Jersey and one of only two Ph.D. Higher Education Programs in the state.
• Flexible course offerings (e.g., weekend, hybrid, evening courses)