{"id":3324,"date":"2015-11-19T11:00:41","date_gmt":"2015-11-19T17:00:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/stgwww.capella.edu\/blogs\/cublog\/?p=3324"},"modified":"2016-09-27T15:13:12","modified_gmt":"2016-09-27T20:13:12","slug":"quick-guide-to-online-higher-education-degree-programs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stgwww.capella.edu\/blogs\/cublog\/quick-guide-to-online-higher-education-degree-programs\/","title":{"rendered":"Quick Guide to Advanced Degree Programs for Careers in Higher Ed"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Higher education administrators set the tone for and make decisions on every aspect of the college or university they manage \u2013 from academic affairs and student services to faculty research and development. The job outlook for postsecondary education administrators is <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bls.gov\/ooh\/management\/postsecondary-education-administrators.htm\">projected to grow 15% from 2012-2022<\/a>, faster than the average for other occupations, due in part to increased student enrollment.<\/p>\n<p>Education requirements vary by position, but most administrators of colleges and universities require a master\u2019s or doctoral degree, especially those in senior leadership positions.<\/p>\n<p>If you are considering an advanced degree program or certificate in higher education, here\u2019s a helpful guide outlining the difference between three options.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Interested in an advanced degree in K-12 education? <\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Here\u2019s a <\/em><a href=\"http:\/\/stgwww.capella.edu\/blogs\/cublog\/guide-to-online-doctoral-programs-in-education\/\"><em>quick guide to EdS, EdD, and PhD degrees<\/em><\/a><em>.<\/em><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5143\" src=\"http:\/\/stgwww.capella.edu\/blogs\/cublog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2015\/11\/Chart_GuidetoAdvDegreeforHigherEd-2.jpg\" alt=\"chart_guidetoadvdegreeforhighered\" width=\"1375\" height=\"2657\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stgwww.capella.edu\/blogs\/cublog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2015\/11\/Chart_GuidetoAdvDegreeforHigherEd-2.jpg 1375w, https:\/\/stgwww.capella.edu\/blogs\/cublog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2015\/11\/Chart_GuidetoAdvDegreeforHigherEd-2-155x300.jpg 155w, https:\/\/stgwww.capella.edu\/blogs\/cublog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2015\/11\/Chart_GuidetoAdvDegreeforHigherEd-2-768x1484.jpg 768w, https:\/\/stgwww.capella.edu\/blogs\/cublog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2015\/11\/Chart_GuidetoAdvDegreeforHigherEd-2-238x460.jpg 238w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 639px) 98vw, (max-width: 1199px) 64vw, 770px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><em>Learn more about Capella\u2019s <\/em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.capella.edu\/online-education-degrees\/\"><em>online education degrees<\/em><\/a><em> in higher education administration.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Compare advanced degree and certificate program options for higher education administrators and professionals, including the Doctor of Education and post-master\u2019s certificates.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":81,"featured_media":3371,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[37],"tags":[218,48,145],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/stgwww.capella.edu\/blogs\/cublog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3324"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/stgwww.capella.edu\/blogs\/cublog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/stgwww.capella.edu\/blogs\/cublog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stgwww.capella.edu\/blogs\/cublog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/81"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stgwww.capella.edu\/blogs\/cublog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3324"}],"version-history":[{"count":16,"href":"https:\/\/stgwww.capella.edu\/blogs\/cublog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3324\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5145,"href":"https:\/\/stgwww.capella.edu\/blogs\/cublog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3324\/revisions\/5145"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stgwww.capella.edu\/blogs\/cublog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3371"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/stgwww.capella.edu\/blogs\/cublog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3324"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stgwww.capella.edu\/blogs\/cublog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3324"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stgwww.capella.edu\/blogs\/cublog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3324"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}