The program is designed for:?

• Those currently employed by an institution of higher learning who seek to improve and enhance job performance and assume greater leadership responsibility
• Current and recent undergraduates who plan to pursue higher education leadership as a career
• Those seeking to make a career change into the higher education leadership field

LEARNING OUTCOMES

Upon completion of the program, students will:?

• Have a broad-based, scholarly foundation in higher education organization, structure, administration, and governance
• Be prepared to assume leadership responsibilities in post-secondary education

The M.Ed. in Higher Education Leadership is offered at Mercer's Atlanta and Macon campuses. Students are admitted three times a year for the Fall (August), Spring (January) and Summer (May) terms.?

This program is offered predominantly in class in the evenings, but does integrate hybrid and online learning opportunities. Students taking a course that meets predominantly online still have the option to meet with faculty face-to-face at one of Mercer's various locations.