MEd Student Affairs Practice Higher Education at University of Virginia

Programme overview

An in-person master's preparing entry- and mid-career professionals for roles across postsecondary education, integrating theory with core professional knowledge and skills.

Faculty: School of Education and Human Development | Department: Education Leadership, Foundations & Policy | Duration: 1 year full time or 2-3 years part time (34 credits) | Intake: Full time: summer only (February 1 early, May 1 final); part time: spring December 1, summer February 1/April 1, fall February 1/June 1 | Study mode: full-time | Location: Charlottesville, VA, United States

What you will study

Required core in higher education management and organisation, then electives in one of three concentrations: Higher Education Administration, Student Affairs Practice in Higher Education, or Intercollegiate Athletics Administration.

Career pathways

Student affairs, intercollegiate athletics administration and general higher education administration roles.

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Application information

Entry requirements

School of Education and Human Development graduate applicants (all programmes): application through the school's online system with two to three recommenders, an application fee of $65, and programme-specific materials that often include a resume or CV, goal statement and/or writing sample. Programme deadlines as listed by entry term; applying by the early notification deadline helps secure earlier internship placement.

Requirements published at faculty level.

Domestic applicants: USD 20,150 a year (2026-27). School of Education and Human Development Master's Program rate (annual). Rate for Virginia residents. Tuition only; excludes mandatory/comprehensive and program fees. International students pay the non-Virginia resident rate only if the schedule so appli Source

International applicants: USD 32,400 a year (2026-27). School of Education and Human Development Master's Program rate (annual). Rate for non-Virginia residents. Tuition only; excludes mandatory/comprehensive and program fees. Source labels this rate as non-Virginia residents (not specifically international). Source

Application fees (2026-27): undergraduate $75; Graduate School of Arts & Sciences $85; Architecture $80; Batten graduate $75; Darden non-PhD $250, Darden PhD $100; Data Science $85; Education and Human Development $65; Law $85; McIntire graduate $85; Medicine $80; Nursing $88; SCPS $70; Graduate Engineering no fee.

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