Class Type100% onlineSee state availability
Next Start Date
About Start Dates
Start dates for individual programs may vary and are subject to change. Please request free information & speak with an admission advisor for the latest program start dates.
Placement Tests
Placement Information
Lead in higher education with an online master of education degree
Create the ideal environments and opportunities to maximize student achievement with a Master of Education (M.Ed.) in Educational Leadership with a focus in Higher Education Leadership. In this theory-to-practice program, aligned with National Educational Leadership Preparation Program standards, you’ll learn how to lead and manage the culture, people and programs that support the development and well-being of learners. With Franklin’s streamlined 12-month, 100% online program, you’ll gain the knowledge to help you excel as an effective higher education leader.
Program Availability
12-Month Completion
Earn your M.Ed. and qualify for leadership roles faster.
$2,000 Smart Start Scholarship
New students in the M.Ed. program qualify for an automatic $2,000 scholarship.
Tailored to Fit Your Life
Focus on one class at a time.
Real-World Practitioners
Learn from experienced, in-field education professionals.
100% Online Coursework
Balance earning your degree with other work-life commitments.
Program Overview
Develop and maintain a student affairs culture that fosters learning and development
The focus area course provides a deep dive into student affairs theory and practice. The broadest and most critical area of a college and university, student affairs bridges academic and administrative departments providing the potential for a multitude of touchpoints with each student over the course of the college experience. In order to help students gain and articulate transferable skills through experiences inside and outside of the classroom, the quality of learner interactions with systems and structures ultimately impacts student achievement.
You’ll learn how to define student affairs as a profession and how mission, governance and culture impact the delivery of services to students. You’ll be prepared to analyze how finances influence action and articulate strategies to manage legal liability and risk. You will also learn strategies to meet the needs of diverse learners and how to collaborate with stakeholders to define services and create environments that enhance student learning and development.
Earn an applied master of education degree that sets you up for success
Choosing Franklin for your M.Ed. is a win-win. The M.Ed. is an applied degree, which means that it’s designed to help you impact your day-to-day work. What you learn is able to be applied to real-world situations in real time. No delayed ROI here.
In addition, by choosing Franklin, a University that’s catered to ambitious adults for 120 years, you’ll learn alongside classmates who are also working professionals in K-12 education, at community and technical colleges and at four-year colleges and universities across the country. In addition to mirroring cross-functional workplace collaboration scenarios, the interdisciplinary nature of the program layers in additional peer-to-peer learning opportunities.
Get a theory-to-practice perspective on leadership in education
With curriculum aligned to National Educational Leadership Preparation Program (NELP) Recognition Standards and taught by faculty who are in-field practitioners, you’ll get both the what and the how of effective education leadership.
While you’ll also have ample opportunities – including the capstone project – to delve deeply into your own experiences and incorporate them into your coursework, the broad scope of the degree program enables you to be conversant with functional area specialists in order to lead effectively.
Future Start Dates
Start dates for individual programs may vary and are subject to change. Please request free information & speak with an admission advisor for the latest program start dates.
Your Best Value Master of Education
Choose Franklin's Master of Education and get a high-quality degree that fits your life and your budget.
Automatic Smart Start Scholarship
Take One Class at a Time
Balance your education with your life.
Finish Fast
Realize your career goals sooner.
Tuition Guarantee
Inflation-proof your degree cost by locking-in your tuition rate from day one through graduation.
Courses & Curriculum
This course focuses on the development of the skills and knowledge required to meet the day-to-day decisions and problems that confront educational leaders to include relationships among local, state, and federal agencies as well as families, community members, and school personnel.
This course is an introduction to school administration, including the theoretical and historical development of school administration as an academic discipline, an examination of organizational behavior and theory, an exploration of political and legal structures which impact schools and school administration, and the development of the concepts and practices associated with successful leadership and decision making. The course will explore the challenge for both aspiring and veteran school leaders to create a community of shared commitment, responsibility, and accountability designed to serve the learning of the adults and the children in the school?a sustainable, professional learning community.
This course explores human ethics within educational foundations. It assists learners to reflect on their own experiences to develop humane values of self-determination and self-realization, and social and individual empowerment. The course addresses the legal and political underpinnings of schooling in a globalizing and postmodern world, providing an overview of major issues in school law, to include U.S. Supreme Court decisions as well as relevant state and federal lower court opinions.
This course will focus on the tools that educators need to achieve deep alignment. Effective curriculum design and deep alignment are critical factors in maximizing student achievement. The purpose of the course is to strengthen the knowledge and skills of learners as instructional designers and managers by evaluating models for managing curriculum as they identify and research current and emerging issues in curriculum.
This course prepares learners to participate in program planning and evaluation activities, emphasizing both traditional and newly emerging approaches. The course examines how to plan, implement and evaluate school-based programs. Emphasis is placed on translating research into practice through implementation and evaluation of empirically supported programs and practices. Attention is given to monitoring student progress, at both course and program levels.
This course examines current and emerging issues and trends impacting education: inquiring into demographic shifts; globalization; technology, data-based decision-making; inclusion of diverse learners in American schools; and recent research on student achievement when influenced by race, gender, and poverty. Additionally, the issues and responsibilities related to understanding, responding to, and influencing the larger political, social, economic, legal and cultural contexts as they impact the school community.
This capstone course is designed to complete an action research project that positively impacts the educational environment, reflect on the impact and changes that result, and inform others about what has been learned through this process.
Higher Education Leadership:
The purpose of this course is to provide a survey and overview of student affairs theory and practice. It introduces learners to the foundational philosophies of the profession, examines the integration of student affairs functions and administrators in higher education, explores the variety of roles student affairs professionals play on college campuses, and seeks to develop an understanding of institutional cultures and the professional's role within those cultures. These objectives will be explored within the context of examining the central role student affairs plays in helping students gain and articulate transferable skills gained through experiences outside of the classroom.
OR
K-12 Building Level Leadership:
This course covers curriculum and intervention strategies for working with children in a supportive, equitable, culturally responsive, and inclusive culture within the educational environment. Learners will use their observation, assessment and communication skills to meet the individualized needs of children in inclusive environments. Includes the role of the teacher as a professional working with families, collaboration with interdisciplinary teams, and cultural competence.
Program Details
2021 - 2022 Tuition | Cost Per Credit |
---|---|
Standard tuition per credit hour | $670 |
Current service members | $536 |
Graduate Prerequisite Courses (500 level) | $398 |
Graduate Prerequisite Courses (500 level) - International Students | $526 |
2022 - 2023 Tuition | Cost Per Credit |
---|---|
Standard tuition per credit hour | $670 |
Nursing programs |
$670 |
MSN-Generalist and MSN-Nurse Administrator | $598 |
RN-MSN Pathway (NURS 500) | $298 |
Current service members | $536 |
Graduate Prerequisite Courses (500 level) | $398 |
Graduate Prerequisite Courses (500 level) - International Students | $526 |
Know the Total Cost of Your Master’s from Day One
Save yourself the anxiety of annual tuition increases with Franklin’s Tuition Guarantee. The guarantee lets you lock-in what you’ll pay from first-term through graduation, as long as you remain actively enrolled. Not only will this help you maximize funding sources - like employer reimbursement or financial aid, it will keep you focused on earning your degree.
To be awarded a graduate degree, students must:
- Successfully complete all required curriculum courses.
- Maintain a minimum cumulative grade point average (GPA) of 3.00.
- Complete the residency requirement:
- Master of Education students must earn at least 20 of the 32 required credits at Franklin University.
- Complete the payment of all requisite tuition and fees;
- Not to be under disciplinary dismissal due to academic dishonesty or violation of Student Code of Conduct.
Transfer credit awarded based on experiential learning shall not count toward the residence requirement at Franklin University.
The admission process reflects Franklin University’s efforts to clearly identify the performance standards that can help predict student success in graduate level study. The selection criterion for Franklin’s graduate programs, as determined by faculty, emphasizes academic ability, contributory work experience, and personal qualities and characteristics.
Requirements for admission include having earned a bachelor's degree from an institution accredited by a Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA)-recognized accrediting organization with a GPA of at least a 2.75 on a 4.0 scale.*
Applicants who earned at least a 2.5 GPA on a 4.0 scale in their earned bachelor’s degree will automatically be granted conditional enrollment status. Applicants who earned lower than a 2.5 GPA on a 4.0 scale in their earned bachelor’s degree can petition for conditional enrollment status to the program chair by submitting an essay detailing other criteria that the applicant believes should be considered to demonstrate their ability to be successful in a graduate program. This petition could include details on the applicant’s work experience, work ethic, level of professionalism, personality characteristics, level of difficulty of program of study previously completed, etc.
Conditional enrollment requires students to achieve a final grade of “B” (3.0 GPA) or better in the first graduate-level course of their program. If the terms of the conditional enrollment are not met, the student will not be allowed to advance in their program and will be unable to earn this graduate degree from Franklin University.
English Language Testing & TOEFL IELTS
Prospective students must demonstrate English Language Proficiency. The requirement is met through any of the following:
- The applicant is a citizen of a country where English is the official language.*
- The applicant has received a bachelor’s degree (or higher) from an institution located in an English-speaking country in which the courses were taught in English.*
- The applicant has earned appropriate scores on language proficiency exams taken within the last two years, as listed in the Academic Catalog.
*For more information about English proficiency, including a list of English-speaking nations, please visit our International Students section.
Career Opportunities
Dean of Students
Deans of students set departmental goals and manage budgets and programs related to student services provided by a college or university.
Admissions Director
Admissions directors set university enrollment goals, participate in the awarding of financial aid and scholarships, and oversee admissions team members who manage the application process.
Student Affairs Director
Student affairs directors oversee student activities, manage student organizations, administer budgets and evaluate co-curricular programs for a college or university.
Financial Aid Director
Financial aid directors implement a university’s financial aid policies while overseeing the financial aid staff that evaluates student eligibility for scholarships, grants, loans and work study programs.
Employment Outlook
From 2021-2031, jobs in Education Leadership & Administration are expected to increase by 8%.
All Occupations
2021 |
759,414 jobs
|
2031 |
822,508 jobs
|
Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary
2021 |
268,404 jobs
|
2031 |
285,838 jobs
|
Education Administrators, Postsecondary
2021 |
195,842 jobs
|
2031 |
207,988 jobs
|
Education Administrators, All Other
2021 |
83,324 jobs
|
2031 |
95,195 jobs
|
Instructional Coordinators
2021 |
211,844 jobs
|
2031 |
233,488 jobs
|
Source information provided by Lightcast.
Education Leadership Knowledge & Skillsets
Gain in-demand skills sought by employers with curriculum that teaches you:
- Direct and monitor the development, implementation, evaluation, revision, quality and appropriateness of curriculum, instruction and assessment documents and materials.
- Demonstrate the capacity to evaluate, develop and implement coherent curriculum, instruction, data system, support and assessments that promote student and adult success and well-being.
- Develop and manage a system of assessing and reporting teacher progress, and tracking classroom and student growth and development.
- Lead administrative tasks related to school improvement and school achievement.
- Compile data from a variety of sources to analyze issues, ensuring compliance with organizational policies and procedures, and/or monitoring program components.
- Manage assigned programs to ensure compliance with legal, financial and district requirements.
- Serve as the Deputy Title IX Coordinator for student complaints; receive student complaints of discrimination and harassment; collaborate to implement related training to the campus.
- Lead the development, delivery, and evaluation of teacher preparation and professional learning, including new teacher orientation and coaching.
- Lead teams responsible for instructional support.
- Professionally develop the instructional support team members into highly effective and results-oriented instructional leaders.
- Demonstrate the capacity to build the educational organization’s professional capacity, engage staff in developing a collaborative professional culture, and improve systems of supervision, evaluation, support, and professional learning that promote student and adult success and well-being.
- Lead First Year Experience programs, by collaborating across divisions to create a high-touch retention program.
- Lead with an equity lens to develop policies and procedures that ensure all students are treated with dignity and respect and provided with equal opportunity and access to learning and co-curricular programs.
- Work alongside colleagues to create programs and partnerships that enhance retention and graduation rates, student learning, and the student experience.
- Direct, manage and monitor the effectiveness of admissions office programs and services.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
The Master of Education (M.Ed.) in Higher Education Leadership is an applied master’s-level education degree focused on leadership at two-and four-year colleges and universities.
With a Master of Education (M.Ed.) in Educational Leadership degree with a focus in Higher Education Leadership, you can qualify for positions like admissions director, dean of students, director of student affairs or financial aid director.
The Master of Education (M.Ed) in Educational Leadership with a focus in Higher Education Leadership enables you to lead and manage the culture, people and programs that support the development and well-being of learners.
Franklin’s Master of Education (M.Ed) in Educational Leadership with a focus in Higher Education Leadership is a 12-month, 100% online program that is aligned with standards set forth by the National Educational Leadership Preparation Program. In Franklin’s streamlined, theory-to-practice program, you’ll be taught by in-field practitioners.
Choose from three start dates each year – fall (August), spring (January) or summer (May).
Franklin University offers a quality education at a competitive cost so you can afford to invest in your future. Our per credit hour tuition rates (vs. per year or per term rates) enable you to get a realistic estimate of exactly how much your degree will cost. Our 2022-2023 tuition rate is $670 per credit hour. Use Franklin’s free MyCost Estimator to get a personalized estimate of your total degree cost. If you have any questions, ask our helpful staff about available financing options and financial aid programs.
Franklin's master's degree programs are specifically designed for busy, working adults -- that means you could finish your M.Ed. in Education Leadership degree in as few as 12 months.
Back to College Blog
- Degrees
- Microcredentials & Certificates
- Admissions
- Tuition & Financial Aid
- Transferring Credit
- The Franklin Experience
- About Us
- FranklinWORKS Marketplace
Franklin University
201 S Grant Ave.
Columbus, OH 43215
Local: (614) 797-4700
Toll Free: (877) 341-6300
admissions@franklin.edu
Copyright 2023 Franklin University
Franklin University is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission (1.800.621.7440) and authorized by the Ohio Department of Higher Education.
This institution is authorized by the Indiana Board for Proprietary Education, 101 W. Ohio St., Suite 670, Indianapolis, IN 46204-1984.
Franklin University is committed to being an inclusive community free from all forms of discrimination and harassment.
-
Degrees
- Program Finder
-
Bachelor's Degrees
- Accounting
- Applied Management
- Business Administration
- Business Forensics
- Communications
- Computer Science
- Criminal Justice Administration
- Cybersecurity
- Education
- Emergency Management & Homeland Security
- Energy Management
- Entrepreneurship
- Exercise Science
- Financial Management
- Financial Planning
- Forensic Accounting
- Health Education & Promotion
- Health Information Management
- Healthcare Management
- Human Resources Management
- Information Systems
- Information Technology
- Interactive Media Design
- Logistics Management
- Management & Leadership
- Marketing
- Nursing (RN-BSN)
- Operations & Supply Chain Management
- Psychology
- Public Administration
- Public Relations
- Public Safety Management & Leadership
- Social Sciences
- Sport Management
- Web Development
-
Master's Degrees
- Accounting
- Business Analytics
- Business Psychology
- Computer Science
- Criminal Justice Administration
- Cybersecurity
- Data Analytics
- Education
- Health Informatics
- Healthcare Administration (MHA)
- Human Resource Management
- Information Technology
- Instructional Design & Learning Technology
- MBA Programs
- MSN Programs
- Marketing & Communication
- Professional Sales Leadership
- Public Administration (MPA)
-
Doctoral Degrees
- Associate Degrees
-
Online Degrees
- Online Learning at Franklin
- Accounting Programs
- Business & Leadership Programs
- Computer Science Programs
- Criminal Justice & Public Safety Programs
- Cybersecurity Programs
- Data & Analytics Programs
- Education Programs
- Finance Programs
- Healthcare Programs
- Human Resources Programs
- Information Technology Programs
- Marketing & Communications Programs
- Nursing Programs
- Operations & Project Management Programs
- Psychology Programs
- Public & Social Sciences Programs
- Online Learning Facts
- Degrees By Location
- Degrees By College
- Minors
- Degree Completion Programs
- Second Bachelor's Degrees
-
Microcredentials & Certificates
- Microcredentials
-
Undergraduate Certificates
- Accounting Data Analytics
- Business Analysis
- Project Management
-
Graduate Certificates
- Cyber Defense
- Cyber Governance
- Criminal Justice Leadership
- Data Analytics
- Instructional Design
-
Post-Graduate Certificates
- Adult-Gerontology Primary Care Nurse Practitioner
- Family Nurse Practitioner
- Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner
-
Post-Baccalaureate Teacher Certification
- Adolescence to Young Adult Education (7-12)
- Primary Education (PK-5)
- Intervention Specialist: Mild/Moderate (K-12)
- Middle Childhood Education (4-9)
-
Admissions
- Undergraduate Students
- Graduate Students
- Partnership Students
-
International Students
- Study in the U.S.
- Earn Your Degree Online
- Community College Students
- College Credit Plus
-
Military & Veterans
-
Active Duty
- Air Force
- Army
- Coast Guard
- Marines
- Navy
-
Veterans
- Montgomery GI Bill® - Selected Reserves
- Montgomery GI Bill®
- Post-9/11 GI Bill®
- Vocational Rehabilitation and Employment VetSuccess Program
- Yellow Ribbon Program
- Spouses & Family
-
Active Duty
- Online Open House
-
Admission Requirements
- Associate Degrees
-
Bachelor's Degrees
- General Bachelor's Degree
- Nursing (RN-BSN)
-
Master's Degrees
- Accounting
- Business Administration (MBA)
- Business Analytics
- Business Psychology
- Computer Science
- Criminal Justice Administration
- Cybersecurity
- Data Analytics
- Health Informatics
- Healthcare Administration (MHA)
- Human Resource Management
- Information Technology
- Instructional Design & Learning Technology
- Marketing & Communication
- Nurse Administrator (MSN-ADM)
- Nursing-Adult-Gerontology Primary Care Nurse Practitioner
- Nursing-Family Nurse Practitioner (MSN-FNP)
- Nursing-Generalist (MSN)
- Nursing-Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner
- Public Administration
-
Doctoral Degrees
- Business Administration (DBA)
- Healthcare Administration (DHA)
- Instructional Design Leadership (DPS)
- Nursing Practice-Family Nurse Practitioner (DNP-FNP)
- Nursing Practice-Leadership Track (DNP)
- Organizational Leadership (Ed.D.)
-
Graduate Certificates
- Criminal Justice Leadership
- Instructional Design
-
Tuition & Financial Aid
- Tuition & Fees
- Cost Estimate Calculator Tool
- Tuition Guarantee
- Undergrad Tuition Comparison
- Federal Aid & State Aid
- Institutional Aid & Private Loans
- Applying for Aid
- Community College Students
- Scholarships
- Payment Options
- Financial Aid Resources
-
Transferring Credit
- Estimate Your Transfer Credit
- How to Transfer Credits
-
Types of Transfer Credit
- Previously Earned College Credit
- Certificates + Professional Training Credit
- Military Training Credit
- Testing & Portfolio Credit
-
Transferring from a Community College
- Partner Schools
- Pathway Portal
- Transfer into a Bachelor’s Degree
- Transfer into a Master’s Degree
- Transfer into a Doctoral Degree
- Transfer into an Associate Degree
-
The Franklin Experience
- Built For Working Adults
- Transfer Friendly
- Accredited University & Quality Degrees
- Fast & Affordable
- Student Success Stories
- Valued By Employers
- Nonprofit
- Student Support
- Career Development
-
About Us
-
Locations
-
Ohio
- Columbus
-
Ohio
-
Partnerships
- Employer Partnerships
-
Community College Partnerships
-
Career Advancement Program
- Benefits for Community Colleges
- Benefits for Businesses
-
Career Advancement Program
- Medical School Partnerships
-
Global Partnerships
- Solutions
-
Case Studies
- Al Baha University
- MCBS
- Saudi Electronic University
- Current Partnerships
-
College Credit Plus Partnerships
- Become a Partner
- Current Partners
- Teachers
-
Faculty & Staff
- Board of Trustees
- University Leadership
- University Directory
- Faculty Profiles
- President's Welcome
- Admission Advisors
-
University Details
- Accreditation
- State Authorization & Professional Licensure Information
- Our Mission & Values
- The Four Cornerstones
- Our History
- Consumer Information
- Safety & Security
- Bookstore
- Assessment
- Map & Directions
-
Franklin Pressroom
-
COVID-19 Updates
- Students
- Faculty & Staff
- Future Students
- Events
- News
- Presentations & Awards
- Request an Expert
- Speakers' Bureau
- Event Hosting
-
COVID-19 Updates
- Careers at Franklin
-
Policy Information
- Title IX
- Community Standards & Student Code of Conduct
- Discrimination Harassment & Sexual Misconduct
- Anti-Hazing Policy
- Drug Free School & Communities Act
- Franklin Intervention & Awareness Team
- Filing Complaints
-
Office of Academic Scholarship
-
Institutional Review Board (IRB)
- Application & Review Process
- Cayuse
- CITI Training
- Research Review Categories
- Committee & Policies
- Documents, Resources & FAQs
- Research at Franklin University
- Programs & Support
- Resources
- Research Opportunities
- About Us
-
Institutional Review Board (IRB)
- Office of Accessibility Services
- Combating Copyright Infringement
- Financial Aid Statement
- Influenza Information
- Information Technology Acceptable Use
- Notice of Privacy Rights (FERPA)
- Privacy Statement
- Student Parking
- Tuition Refund Policy
- Vaccinations
- Inclement Weather Policy
- Transfer Credit Policy & Procedures
- Community Engagement
- Request Your Franklin Transcripts
- Urbana University Resources
- Give to Franklin
-
Locations