MA Higher Education at University of Arizona

Programme overview

In the Higher Education master's program, you will acquire a foundational understanding of higher education upon which you can build professional practice and, if you later choose, doctoral work. You will learn to analyze, inform and enhance your educational practice with current scholarship about higher education.

Faculty: College of Education | Duration: 2 years / 36 units | Study mode: full-time | Location: Tucson, AZ, United States

What you will study

Core Coursework: 24 units History and Philosophy of Higher Education (3) Research and Data-Based Decision Making (3) Student Personnel Services in Higher Education (3) The College Student (3) Organization and Administration in Higher Education (3) Internship (3) Capstone: Contemporary Issues in Student Affairs (3) Advising and Supervision in Higher Education (3)

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Application information

Entry requirements

Graduate College minimum (applies to all programmes; departments may add requirements): regionally accredited bachelor's degree or comparable international degree and a minimum 3.00 GPA for degree programmes on a 4.00 scale. The Graduate College does not require the GRE, though individual programmes may. Programme-specific requirements are listed in the Graduate Admissions Guide.

Domestic applicants: USD 15,500 a year (2026-27). FY 2027 published base tuition for the Resident Graduate rate band, which applies to main-campus graduate programmes. Excludes mandatory fees, college fees, program fees and differential tuition, housing and meal plans. Source

International applicants: USD 35,800 a year (2026-27). FY 2027 published base tuition for the Non-Resident Graduate rate band, which applies to main-campus graduate programmes. Excludes mandatory fees, college fees, program fees and differential tuition, housing and meal plans. Source

Spring semester begins January 13 and fall semester begins August 23 for undergraduate international students; for graduate students spring begins January 14 and fall August 25.

Graduate application deadlines are set by each department; see the Graduate Admissions Guide for departmental deadlines.

Apply through the official page: https://grad.arizona.edu/admissions

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