University of Michigan

For nearly seven decades the University of Michigan's Center for the Study of Higher and Postsecondary Education (CSHPE) has been educating scholars and practitioners who seek to improve higher and postsecondary education. CSHPE faculty seek to enhance students’ capacity for analytical and critical thinking about higher education issues, for innovation in higher education research and practice, and reflective leadership in the production and application of knowledge that contributes to the public good. Upon completion of their degrees, CSHPE graduates enter a diverse array of positions.

Master’s graduates often pursue positions in academic advising, admissions, not-for profit advocacy organizations that support access to higher education, student affairs, institutional research, and wide variety of administrative positions in two- and four-year colleges and universities and related organizations. Doctoral students prepare for faculty roles and administrative leadership positions in higher education institutions, policy organizations, and research and consulting firms.