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Graduate faculty and areas of research
John L. ( Jack) Baier, Professor; Ph.D., Southern Illinois University. Financing of higher education; university planning systems/models; applications of technology to administrative functions; student affairs graduate programs and standards for professional practice; impact of college policies on student development, attitudes and behaviors; enrollment management practices.
Beverly L. Bower, Professor and Buchholz Endowed Chair; Ph.D., Florida State University. Leadership; women leaders in higher education; community colleges.
V. Barbara Bush, Associate Professor; Ph.D., Claremont Graduate University. Leadership; racial and ethnic diversity; women in higher education; student development theory; management; strategic planning; student affairs graduate preparation.
“Daniel” Pu-Shih Chen, Assistant Professor; Ph.D., Florida State University. Spirituality in higher education; student engagement.
Marc Cutright, Associate Professor and Director of the Center for Higher Education; Ed. D., University of Tennessee. Academic administration; the professoriate; planning for higher education; essentials of academic publishing; comparative international higher education.
Amy Fann, Assistant Professor; Ph.D., University of California Los Angeles. Access and equity; tribal colleges; transfer issues.
Bonita Jacobs, Associate Professor; Ph.D., Texas A&M University Student development administration; enrollment management; transfer students.
Ron Newsom, Associate Professor; Ph.D., Florida State University. Qualitative research methodology; teaching and learning; adult learning and education; narrative and self-directed learning; analysis of dissertation research in higher and adult education.
Kathleen Whitson, Senior Lecturer and Program Coordinator; Ph.D., University of North Texas. Access and equity; teaching and learning; economic development; the evolving mission of the community college.
Adjunct faculty and areas of specialization
Jesse Jones, President of the North Texas Community College Consortium; Ph.D., University of North Texas. Community college administration; instruction; consortia.
Gwenn Pasco, Director of Academic Services, College of Education; Ed. D., Columbia University. Student cultures; student affairs administration.
Dale Tampke, Associate Professor and Dean of Undergraduate Studies; Ph.D., University of Illinois. Undergraduate retention; higher education organization; higher education budgeting and finance; housing and residence life; assessment; institutional effectiveness.
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University of North Texas
Higher Education Doctoral Program Coordinator
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Denton, Texas 76203-5017
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Toulouse Graduate School
940-565-2383
Higher Education
Master's Degree Program
Opportunities for graduate studies
At the University of North Texas, we provide course work leading to a Master of Education or a Master of Science degree in Higher Education. These degrees prepare you for entry-level and mid-level management positions at public and private colleges and universities in:
- advancement offices
- advising centers
- alumni offices
- career centers
- development offices
- diversity centers
- Greek life
- international student offices
- residence life
- student housing
- student unions
We offer further specialization in advancement, community college administration, general administration and student affairs.
Our curriculum supplies the historical, theoretical and philosophical foundations that enable you to be an effective leader in higher education. The program is enhanced by our faculty members' affiliations with the Bill J. Priest Center for Community College Education, the Don A. Buchholz Endowed Chair in Community College Education, the Center for Higher Education and the North Texas Community College Consortium.
Collectively, our faculty members have written, co-written or edited more than two dozen books, monographs and book chapters and more than 100 articles in refereed journals. They also:
- serve or have served as editors or editorial board members for the Journal of College Student Development, the College Student Affairs Journal, and the College Student Services Journal of Research and Practice
- have presented several hundred invited and refereed papers at national, regional and state professional meetings and conferences
The College of Education's graduate programs were rated fourth of the nine public Texas universities ranked by U.S. News and World Report's America's Best Graduate Schools. The programs were rated third in total grant funded research and fourth in the average annual externally funded research expenditures per faculty. It is also one of the top producers of teachers, administrators, counselors, health professionals and other school professionals in Texas.
Admission requirements
You will need to meet the admission requirements of the Toulouse Graduate School as well as a specific set of department requirements. The graduate school requirements are outlined at catalog.unt.edu or tsgs.unt.edu. The departmental requirements are:
- an overall 2.8 grade point average
- verbal and quantitative GRE scores (Scores are reviewed in the holistic process.)
- a departmental application
- three recommendation forms
- a writing sample
An interview may be required. All required admission materials must be filed in the higher education program office by July 1 for the fall semester,Nov. 15 for the spring semester, or April 1 for the summer semester.
Degree requirements
M. Ed. degree
- 18 semester hours of higher education core courses
- 9 semester hours of higher education specialization courses
- 6 semester hours in an internship or field project
- 3 semester hours of a research course
M. S. degree
- 8 semester hours of higher education core courses
- 9 semester hours of higher education specialization courses
- 6 semester hours of a research course
- 6 semester hours in an internship or field project
- pass a written comprehensive examination
In addition, you will need to maintain a minimum 3.0 overall GPA to earn either degree.
Financial assistance
Our department funds several scholarships to help you pay for your graduate education. These scholarship amounts vary each year.We also have graduate and research assistant positions available. For more information on the scholarships and assistant positions, visit www.coe.unt.edu/che. Information about other financial assistance opportunities is at graduateschool.unt.edu or financialaid.unt.edu.