2024 Best Higher Education/Higher Education Administration Master's Degree Schools in Washington

If you pursue a master's degree in higher education/higher education administration, you won't be alone. The field of study is the #52 most popular program in the country. So, there are lots of possibilities to explore when you're trying to determine where you want to get your degree.

For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in Washington to determine which ones were the best for higher education/higher education administration students pursuing a master's degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 34 master's degrees in higher education/higher education administration during the 2020-2021 academic year.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

• Best Master’s Degree Schools List

Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on higher education/higher education administration students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other higher education/higher education administration students want to attend this school to pursue a master's degree.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized higher education/higher education administration related body.

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for higher education/higher education administration students working on their master's degree.

More Ways to Rank Higher Education/Higher Education Administration Schools

When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Higher Education/Higher Education Administration Master's Degree Schools in Washington list to help you make the college decision.

 

Best Schools for Master’s Students to Study Higher Education/Higher Education Administration in Washington

Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing a master's degree in higher education/higher education administration.

Top Washington Schools for a Master's in Higher Education/Higher Education Administration

1

Seattle University
Seattle, WA

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

17 Annual Graduates

Every student who is interested in a master's degree in higher education/higher education administration has to take a look at Seattle University. Located in the city of Seattle, Seattle U is a private not-for-profit university with a moderately-sized student population.More information about a master’s in higher education/higher education administration from Seattle University

2

Central Washington University
Ellensburg, WA

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

14 Annual Graduates

Central Washington University is one of the best schools in the country for getting a master's degree in higher education/higher education administration. CWU is a moderately-sized public university located in the distant town of Ellensburg.More information about a master’s in higher education/higher education administration from Central Washington University

Best Higher Education/Higher Education Administration Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Best Higher Education/Higher Education Administration Colleges in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
California	675	279
Oregon	291	20
Nevada	126	15

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Higher Education/Higher Education Administration Related Rankings by Major

Higher Education/Higher Education Administration is one of 13 different types of Educational Administration programs to choose from.

Most Popular Majors Related to Higher Education/Higher Education Administration

Related Major	Annual Graduates
General Educational Leadership & Administration	151
Other Educational Administration & Supervision	48
Educational, Instructional, & Curriculum Supervision	6

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
• Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
• Credit for the banner image above goes to Shai-WMIL. More about our data sources and methodologies.