M.S.Ed. in Higher Education and Student Affairs

Higher Education and Student Affairs

M.S.Ed. in Higher Education and Student Affairs

Consistently ranked one of the best programs in the nation, the HESA master's program will provide you with experiences that combine cutting-edge research in the classroom along with hands-on experience through graduate assistantship.

The program is designed to help you achieve desired learning outcomes and will prepare you well for a career in higher education and student affairs.

You’ll study with widely known faculty members and prominent higher education practitioners to acquire the knowledge, skills, competencies, and philosophy required for exemplary professional practice in 21st century postsecondary educational institutions and other settings.

This is an in-person degree program, meaning students are required to attend the their core courses in person. All students are required to hold an approved graduate assistantship in higher education and student affairs for the duration of their program. While some portions of the program may utilize online, hybrid, and other technological modes, the majority of the HESA experience will take place in Bloomington. Attending community events will be an integral part of your being a contributing member of the HESA community.

Coursework is designed to enhance your professional development and is completed through four fundamental elements:

  1. basic core
  2. counseling and counselor education
  3. foundations
  4. electives

Most full-time students take two academic years and one summer session to complete the degree requirements. To complete courses in the preferred sequence, students need to begin coursework in the fall semester.

All students are required to hold a graduate assistantship in higher education and student affairs.

Our faculty

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Associate Professor and Program Coordinator

Research Areas:
College Impact, High-Impact Educational Practices, Minoritized Students’ Collegiate Experiences, LGBTQ+ Collegians, Institutional Change Processes
Email:
cakilgo@iu.edu
Phone:
(812) 856-8391
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Associate Professor; Director, Center for Post Secondary Research

Research Areas:
Academic affairs and student affairs partnerships for more equitable campus environments, diversity and equity initiatives in higher education, and improved student affairs teaching and practice
Email:
llepeau@indiana.edu
Phone:
(812) 856-8392
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Associate Dean for Graduate Studies

Email:
tflaird@indiana.edu
Phone:
(812) 856-8366
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Associate Professor

Research Areas:
Faculty, Faculty Development, Medical Education
Email:
mmpalmer@iu.edu
Phone:
(317) 679-8987
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Assistant Professor

Research Areas:
Critical Race Theory, Resilience, Social Identities, Student Success
Email:
opatron@iu.edu
Phone:
(812) 856-8388
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Assistant Professor

Research Areas:
College Student Persistence and Completion, Access and Equity, Underrepresented Student Outcomes
Email:
maushirl@indiana.edu
Phone:
(812) 856-8387
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Interim Vice Provost for Undergraduate Education

Research Areas:
Student Success in Higher Education, Identity Development in College, Community Colleges
Email:
vatorres@iu.edu
Phone:
(812) 856-8022
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Associate Professor

Research Areas:
History of education
Email:
andwalto@indiana.edu
Phone:
(812) 856-8358

Contact Us

hesa@indiana.edu