School of Education Online

Certificate in Enrollment Management

Your pathway to a leadership career in higher education.

Whether you’re already a higher education professional striving for career advancement or are seeking to enter the field with leadership expertise, the online Certificate in Enrollment Management from Notre Dame of Maryland University can help you achieve your goals. Receive academic support from industry-experienced educators and gain proficiency in topics that are essential to enrollment management, including admissions processes, financial aid modeling, retention methods, marketing strategies and more. While providing the professional expertise you need for a leadership career in enrollment management and retention, the graduate-level enrollment management certificate program also offers credits that can be rolled into the Master of Arts in Higher Education Leadership for Changing Populations program.

• 100% online
• Flexible schedule options
• Transfer your certificate credits to a master’s degree

Potential Careers

• Admissions director
• Financial aid director
• Marketing director
• Associate vice president for enrollment management
   

Master of Arts in Higher Education Leadership for Changing Populations

Prepare for director roles with NDMU’s online MA in Higher Education Leadership. Gain practical skills that propel you into senior administration.

As the higher education landscape in Maryland and the nation undergoes substantial change and innovation, now is the time to earn the online master’s in higher education degree designed to help you lead institutions into an ever-changing future. With the M.A. in Higher Education Leadership for Changing Populations program from Notre Dame of Maryland University, you’ll discover the importance of higher education administration in a globally diverse society.

This online master’s in higher education program offers concentrations in enrollment management and philanthropy, each of which cover topics including education policy, strategic planning, learning theory and more. The M.A. in Higher Education Leadership for Changing Populations program maximizes professional competence in educational leadership and provides students innovative educational opportunities to address changing populations.

• 100% online
• Two career-focused areas of concentration
• Leads to NDMU’s online Ph.D. in Higher Education Leadership for Changing Populations

Potential Careers

• Admissions director
• Development director
• Financial aid director
• Marketing director
• Associate vice president for enrollment management
• Associate vice president for institutional advancement

Ph.D. in Higher Education Leadership for Changing Populations

Learn to navigate evolving student demographics, funding challenges, and educational innovation. Higher ed is changing — are you ready to lead?

Now, become the most effective leader possible for these new populations with the online Ph.D. in Higher Education Leadership for Changing Populations from Notre Dame of Maryland University. You’ll gain hands-on experience with education practice and policy as you enhance your management and organizational experience. And when you graduate, you’ll be prepared to address the needs of colleges and universities with increasingly diverse populations.

• 100% online coursework with no residency requirement
• Affordable tuition and values-based curriculum
• Rolling admission and multiple start dates
• One weekend on campus for comprehensive exams

Potential Careers

• University administration
• Dean
• Education researcher
• College professor
• Nonprofit director
• Chief academic officer/Chief learning officer