Higher Education Program

Welcome to the Higher Education program web site!

The Florida State University Program in Higher Education prepares individuals for positions of leadership in colleges and universities and related agencies whose activities impact higher education. Our degree programs have earned a national reputation for excellence in professional training.

Established in 1957, the program has been ranked among the top 10 in the United States during the past 30 years. In April, 2000, at the annual meeting of the National Association of Student Personnel Administrators (NASPA), a ranking of College Student Personnel /Higher Education Graduate Programs (Gohn, Sandeen, et. al., 2000), found Florida State ranked fourth in doctoral programs and tenth among master's degree programs out of 180 degree programs in the United States. More recently U.S. News & World Report ranked the FSU Higher Education #13 in its 2006 review of higher education programs across the country, the only Florida higher education program to rank in the top 20.

If you have questions about the program not answered here, please contact:

Joe Beckham, J.D., Ph.D.
Allan Tucker Professor of Educational Leadership and Policy Studies
Coordinator
Higher Education Program

Announcements

U.S. News Says Higher Education Program at the Head of its Class in Florida. FSView, June 5, 2006. FSU Higher Education program rated exemplary by peers. FSU News, September 2006. FSU Headlines, October 2006. Requires the latest version of Realplayer which can be downloaded here. FSU Headlines turns the spotlight on masters student Derek Guffin and the Higher Education Program. Requires the latest version of Realplayer which can be downloaded here.