
Overview
Our departmental partnership with educational psychology means that doctoral students get a combination of content and methodological coursework and research opportunities that span individual leadership to organizational levels, embodied within the following three emphasis areas: university and community college leadership; student affairs leadership and; higher education policy and planning. The Higher Education program is offered at University of Nevada, Las Vegas .
Career Possibilities
- University and college faculty
- Community college faculty
- Administrative positions in higher education
- Employee training specialists
- Program evaluators
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Visit official programme websiteProgramme Structure
Courses include:
- History of American Higher Education
- Seminar in the Economics of Higher Education
- Finance and Budgeting in Higher Education
- Theory of Educational Organizations
- Public Policy in Higher and Post-Secondary Education
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General requirements
- Personal Statement of Professional Aspirations and research interests;
- A professional resumé or vita;
- Verification of experience in higher education or related field;
- Scores from the Graduate Record Exam (GRE), or the Law School Admissions Test (LSAT) for the JD/PhD. Score should be no more than five years old;
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International
23411 USD/yearTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 23411 USD per year -
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23411 USD/yearTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 23411 USD per year -
In-State
6869 USD/yearTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 6869 USD per year
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Funding
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