Higher Education: Master of Arts (MA)

Application Deadlines

秋季入学申请
April 1, priority deadline is Feb. 1
(CCUL concentration only; applications for the ADE and College Teaching concentrations are not being accepted at this time.)

考试 & 豁免

入学考试: GRE或MAT
Exam waiver available: 是的

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位置

在校园里在线

完成时间

2年(全日制)

应用

请求的信息

费用和援助

Excel as a higher education leader.

Earning your Master of Arts in Higher Education at App State will provide you with the most up-to-date postsecondary knowledge, enabling you to create a better future for students. This program is designed to springboard you into opportunities to expand your career in education, create innovative solutions, qualify for a promotion or move into a leadership role.

Focus is placed on the issues facing modern college students and how higher education professionals can support them. Coursework will synthesize the complexities of the higher education landscape by engaging in topics that include diversity, 学生发展, 组织, 治理, advising and leadership.

App State’s Higher Education program is also offered fully 在线 — learn more by visiting 应用状态在线.

参观 Reich College of Education website for more information about the Higher Education program.

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Reich College of Education

2024年的“最佳”

In its 2024 “Best Colleges” rankings, U.S. 新闻 & World Report named App State:

No. 1 — Most Innovative School among Southern universities
No. 2 — Top Public Schools in the South
No. 3 — Best Regional Universities of the South

The Princeton Review named App State among the best schools in the U.S. and the Southeast for 2024.

‘Top’ school for 2023

Forbes magazine ranked App State among “America’s Top Colleges” for 2023.

了解更多关于 App State’s accolades

Concentrations and Courses

- Community College and University Leadership
  
  Gain broad, holistic understanding of university structures and operational areas, as well as the ability to identify and analyze problems, craft data-driven solutions and cast vision 为了将来的实践.
  
  毕业生公告 & 课程目录

职业生涯 and Mountaineers

Where can an App State degree take you? Anywhere you want to go!

职业生涯

For ADE concentration:
Graduates are prepared for positions in developmental education, 学习帮助, 非母语英语课程, 基本技能, literacy programs and adult education programs in roles such as:

Basic skills/developmental education instructors
大学讲师
教师 in career-tech programs
Leaders in adult and developmental education
学习专家
Professional developers/trainers
Program directors or coordinators
教程协调员

For CCUL concentration:
Graduates typically advance to mid- and upper-level management and administrative positions in colleges and universities in areas such as:

Academic administration
招生
建议
体育运动
职业发展
远程教育
金融援助
Institutional research
Marketing and advancement
Multicultural 学生发展
Student success programs

雇主

Adult Basic Skills/Adult Literacy
Two-year and four-year institutions across the Southeast and U.S.

Career information resource

App State’s Career Development Center
Services provided by the Career Development Center include resume reviews, 职业生涯辅导, job and internship search assistance, and other tools for you to achieve life and professional success.

教师简介:博士. 安德鲁Koricich

Exploring and explaining rural-serving higher education institutions and the roles they play regionally across the U.S. is the focus of the Alliance for Research on Regional Colleges (ARRC), co-directed and co-founded by App State’s Dr. 安德鲁Koricich.