Best Graduate Higher Education Administration Colleges Tuition Comparison

University of California-Los Angeles ranked first in the Best Graduate Higher Education Administration Colleges rankings, followed by University of Michigan-Ann Arbor and Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus.

The average tuition & fees of Best Graduate Higher Education Administration Colleges is $15,900 for in-state and $53,893 for out-of-state students for the academic year 2024-2025.

University of Southern California has the highest tuition & fees of $71,647 and University of Georgia has the lowest tuition & fees of $31,688 among Best Graduate Higher Education Administration Colleges. For graduate programs, the 2025 average graduate tuition & fees of the schools is $18,988 for in-state and $47,248 for out-of-state students.

The average acceptance rate is 31.06% and the SAT score is 1428 for the Best Graduate Higher Education Administration Colleges. Their acceptance rate is relatively low, making it somewhat difficult to get into the schools, and the SAT score is high.

Table. Best Graduate Higher Education Administration Colleges Tuition & Fees Comparison
RankSchool NameUndergraduate TuitionGraduate TuitionAcceptance RateSAT/ACT Scores Student PopulationGraduation Rate
1University of California-Los AngelesLos Angeles, CA$46,121 ($14,233)
$1,597 ($486)		$29,578 ($14,476)
$593 ($593)		8.97%
0.24%		-47,335
657		93%
1%
2University of Michigan-Ann ArborAnn Arbor, MI$63,081 ($18,848)
$2,974 ($539)		$57,776 ($28,886)
$2,724 ($1,362)		15.64%
-2.30%		1,460 SAT
33 ACT
-10 /0		52,855
790		93%
3Pennsylvania State University-Main CampusUniversity Park, PA$41,790 ($20,644)
$1,602 ($410)		$45,574 ($26,034)
$1,746 ($516)		60.56%
6.34%		1,330 SAT
30 ACT
20 /1		50,737
338		86%
1%
4University of Southern CaliforniaLos Angeles, CA$71,647
$3,410		$71,515
$3,387		9.81%
-0.21%		1,500 SAT
33 ACT
-10 /0		46,566
-581		92%
1%
5Michigan State UniversityEast Lansing, MI$44,850 ($18,079)
$810 ($809)		$41,848 ($21,772)
$624 ($624)		84.80%
0.88%		1,260 SAT
28 ACT
10 /0		52,089
773		81%
-1%
6University of PennsylvaniaPhiladelphia, PA$68,686
$2,582		$47,844
$1,810		5.40%
-0.47%		1,550 SAT
35 ACT
10 /0		29,109
398		97%
1%
7Vanderbilt UniversityNashville, TN$67,498
$3,552		$57,868
$1,740		5.86%
-0.42%		1,540 SAT
35 ACT0 /0		13,575
119		94%
2%
8University of GeorgiaAthens, GA$31,688 ($11,450)
$1,468 ($270)		$29,774 ($11,002)
$3,198 ($734)		37.70%
0.50%		1,370 SAT
32 ACT
100 /3		43,146
1,531		90%
3%
9Indiana University-BloomingtonBloomington, IN$41,891 ($12,144)
$1,409 ($354)		$33,454 ($11,756)
$44 ($145)		78.21%
-2.16%		1,290 SAT
30 ACT
10 /0		48,424
897		80%
-1%
10Harvard UniversityCambridge, MA$61,676
$2,600		$57,248
$1,808		3.65%
0.20%		1,550 SAT
35 ACT0 /0		30,259
-127		98%
1%
Average$53,893 ($15,900)$47,248 ($18,988)31%1,42841,41090%