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Colleges offering doctoral degrees (research) in Higher Education

114 U.S. colleges and universities offer Higher Education at the phd level. Results are ordered by the number of graduates each school reported in the program.

All levels Certificate 94 Associate 1 Bachelor 3 Master 225 PhD 114 Professional 8

Most schools offering it: Pennsylvania (22), New York (20), Texas (19), California (18), Michigan (14), Missouri (12)

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Showing 97–114 of 114 schools

PSU
Public

Higher Education: 1 graduate in 2024-25
PhD · Online option

Students
3,707
Retention
68%
Programs
119
Awards 2024-25
967
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US
Private nonprofit

Higher Education: 1 graduate in 2024-25
PhD · Fully online

Admission
Open
Students
1,130
Retention
55%
Programs
36
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AU
Private nonprofit

Amridge University

Montgomery, AL

Higher Education: 1 graduate in 2024-25
PhD · Fully online

Admission
Open
Students
639
Programs
19
Awards 2024-25
193
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HU
Private nonprofit

Harvard University

Cambridge, MA

Higher Education
PhD

Students
30,259
Retention
98%
Programs
259
Awards 2024-25
11,030
CampusOnlineHybrid
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WSU
Public

Higher Education
PhD

Students
25,685
Retention
78%
Programs
222
Awards 2024-25
7,458
CampusOnlineHybrid
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BU
Private nonprofit

Higher Education
PhD

Students
20,626
Retention
91%
Programs
150
Awards 2024-25
6,853
CampusOnlineHybrid
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MSU
Public

Higher Education
PhD

Students
17,135
Retention
79%
Programs
139
Awards 2024-25
3,796
CampusOnlineHybrid
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UM
Public

Higher Education
PhD

Students
12,029
Retention
83%
Programs
175
Awards 2024-25
2,766
CampusOnlineHybrid
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CBU
Private nonprofit

Higher Education
PhD · Fully online

Students
11,902
Retention
74%
Programs
116
Awards 2024-25
3,244
CampusOnlineHybrid
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SB
Public

SUNY Brockport

Brockport, NY

Higher Education
PhD · Online option

Students
7,482
Retention
72%
Programs
101
Awards 2024-25
2,014
CampusOnlineHybrid
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LCC
Private nonprofit

Lewis & Clark College

Portland, OR

Higher Education
PhD

Students
3,504
Retention
89%
Programs
54
Awards 2024-25
993
CampusOnlineHybrid
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BU
Private nonprofit

Bellarmine University

Louisville, KY

Higher Education
PhD

Students
2,886
Retention
75%
Programs
67
Awards 2024-25
774
CampusOnlineHybrid
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