2025 Best Higher Education/Higher Education Administration Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region

If you pursue a doctor's degree in higher education/higher education administration, you won't be alone. The field of study is the #39 most popular program in the country. This means there are lots of options to choose from when you decide to get your degree.

College Factual reviewed 2 schools in the Southwest Region to determine which ones were the best for doctor's degree seekers in the field of higher education/higher education administration. Combined, these schools handed out 79 doctor's degrees in higher education/higher education administration to qualified students.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

• Best Doctor’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 doctor'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 doctor's degree.

More Ways to Rank Higher Education/Higher Education Administration Schools

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Higher Education/Higher Education Administration Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

Best Schools for Doctorate Students to Study Higher Education/Higher Education Administration in the Southwest Region

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

Top Southwest Region Schools for a Doctorate in Higher Education/Higher Education Administration

1

University of Arizona
Tucson, AZ

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

10 Annual Graduates

Every student pursuing a degree in a doctor's degree in higher education/higher education administration has to take a look at University of Arizona. University of Arizona is a fairly large public university located in the city of Tucson.More information about a doctorate in higher education/higher education administration from University of Arizona

2

University of Phoenix - Arizona
Phoenix, AZ

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

6 Annual Graduates

University of Phoenix - Arizona is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a doctor's degree in higher education/higher education administration. Located in the large city of Phoenix, UOPX - Arizona is a private for-profit university with a fairly large student population.More information about a doctorate in higher education/higher education administration from University of Phoenix - Arizona

Best Higher Education/Higher Education Administration Colleges by State

Explore the best higher education/higher education administration colleges for a specific state in the Southwest Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Texas	309	53
Arizona	171	23
Oklahoma	124	0

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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 Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
General Educational Leadership & Administration	990
Superintendency & Educational System Administration	44
Community College Education	19
Other Educational Administration & Supervision	17
Adult & Continuing Education Administration	6
Administration of Special Education	1

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).
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