{"id":3023,"date":"2025-05-13T11:01:49","date_gmt":"2025-05-13T15:01:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/online\/?post_type=bu-program-page&#038;p=3023"},"modified":"2026-02-20T14:42:55","modified_gmt":"2026-02-20T19:42:55","slug":"edm-higher-education-administration","status":"publish","type":"bu-program-page","link":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/online\/degrees-certificates\/higher-education\/edm-higher-education-administration\/","title":{"rendered":"Online Master of Education in Higher Education Administration"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2><strong><strong>Become a Life-Changing Leader in Higher Education<\/strong><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The EdM in Higher Education Administration at Boston University\u2019s Wheelock College of Education &amp; Human Development is fully online program that combines rigorous academics with real-world experience.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Students in the online EdM in Higher Education Administration learn alongside higher education professionals with diverse experience and values centering educational equity. They cover topics such as learning and development, legal issues, leadership and management, educational equity, research and assessment, and policy analysis.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Boston University Wheelock College of Education &amp; Human Development is a top-ranked college that focuses on cross-disciplinary research, experiential learning, and community engagement. We seek to empower our students, faculty, and staff to reshape the systems that impact learning and human development, more firmly centering them in justice, diversity, and belonging.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2>Shape the Future of Higher Education<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><strong><strong><strong>Students in the online EdM in Higher Education Administration receive hands-on support for the duration of the program.<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Each course is organized in seven-week long modules<\/li><li>Part-time students may enroll in up to two courses per term<\/li><li>Enroll at the start of fall, spring, or summer<\/li><li>Full time students can take an optional graduate assistantship or internship as part of the academic experience<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group program-block program-block--requirements program-block--type-degrees\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container\">\n<h2 class=\"program-block__title\">Requirements<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns program-block--requirements__inner\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column program-block--requirements__content\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group program-block--requirements__group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container\">\n<h3 class=\"program-block--requirements__group-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/wheelock\/degree-program\/educational-leadership-policy-studies\/edm-in-educational-leadership-policy-studies-higher-education-administration\/\"><strong>Learn More<\/strong><\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"program-block--requirements__group-text\">View Wheelock&#8217;s program page for full details about the program and its academic structure.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group program-block--requirements__group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container\">\n<h3 class=\"program-block--requirements__group-title\"><a 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