Higher Education Administration a good career field?

I noticed several HEA masters programs. I imagine this type of degree would suit academic advisers/counselors and the like?

Would an M.A. in HEA be a smart choice for a post-graduate degree?

Thanks.

 

It's a solid degree if you want to work in college administration. A number of the director level staff I work with have M.Eds in HEA. I also work with a lot who have MBAs, MPPs and MPAs. You likely will never become wealthy with the degree but you can certainly earn a comfortable living and the demands are significantly lighter compared to working in a business setting in private industry.
I have enough free time working in higher ed that I now volunteer with three organizations, pursue my M.Ed, take a photography class, go to the gym 5-6 days a week, have begun studying judo again and am taking sailing lessons this season. I never had time to do all of that when working in industry.

 

Once the higher ed bubble pops, probably not so useful.

 

don't think the bubble with pop with higher education. I feel there will always be a need for a well educated Dean of *** or Dean of ****. Higher education has been around for 100's of years the wording may change on your degree as there is advancement in education however I don't think it will be a wasteful degree.

 

An M.Ed is not going to get you a Dean position, typically those jobs go to an academic who holds a terminal degree. You have director level jobs with multiple associate and assistant directors reporting to them in areas like student and faculty services as well as the administrative/support staff below them. And they have these teams/departments at each school inside a university so there are numerous positions available. If you like schmoozing then you have development jobs which will likely increase if state funding dries up or the bubble burst (which I don't see happening on a significant level).

 

I think hokie is mixing up the student loan bubble with the higher education bubble. There is a difference.