(University at Buffalo) Higher Education Administration Degree, Program Information at Suny at Buffalo

Highest Degree Offered: Doctoral and First-Professional
Campus Location: Midsized City
Tenure System: Has Tenure System
Students Enrollment: 10,000 - 19,999
Classification: Research Universities (High Research Activity)
Size & Residential Status: Large Four-Year, Highly Residential

A program that focuses on the principles and practice of administration in four-year colleges, universities and higher education systems, the study of higher education as an object of applied research, and which may prepare individuals to function as administrators in such settings. Includes instruction in higher education economics and finance; policy and planning studies; curriculum; faculty and labor relations; higher education law; college student services; research on higher education; institutional research; marketing and promotion; and issues of evaluation, accountability and philosophy. Find Colleges Offering Higher Education Administration Degree.

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Education Administrators, Postsecondary
Job Description
Plan, direct, or coordinate research, instructional, student administration and services, and other educational activities at postsecondary institutions, including universities, colleges, and junior and community colleges.
Salary and Wages
Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY
- Total Employment: 340
- Average Annual Salary: $92,750
- Average Hourly Rate: $44.59
Projections
- Total Employment (2006): 131,293
- Total Employment Projected (2016): 149,980
- Percent Job Growth: 14.23%
Important Abilities
- Oral Comprehension
- Written Comprehension
- Oral Expression
- Written Expression
- Problem Sensitivity
- Deductive Reasoning
- Inductive Reasoning
- Information Ordering
- Speech Recognition
- Speech Clarity
Education Administrators, All Other