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Higher Education Associate Dean

What Does a Professional in this Career Do?

An Associate Dean is an administrator at a university or college who specializes in a faculty, school, or administrative division, and ranks immediately below deans in the administrative hierarchy at the institution.

Job Outlook

There were 66 Higher Education Associate Dean job postings in North Carolina in the past year and 1462 in the United States.

In combination with other careers in the College / University Administrator industry, which includes the Higher Education Associate Dean career, the following graph shows the number of people employed for each year since 2015:

Salary

Many new Higher Education Associate Dean jobs have salaries estimated to be in the following ranges, based on the requirements and responsibilities listed in job postings from the past year.

National

The average estimated salary in the United States for this career, based on job postings in the past year, is $124,397.

State

The average estimated salary in North Carolina for this career, based on job postings in the past year, is $119,324.

Percentiles represent the percentage that is lower than the value. For example, 25% of estimated salaries for Higher Education Associate Dean postings in the United States in the past year were lower than $103,063.

Education and Experience

Posted Higher Education Associate Dean jobs typically require the following level of education. The numbers below are based on job postings in the United States from the past year. Not all job postings list education requirements.

Education LevelPercentage
Associate's Degree0%
Bachelor's Degree30.78%
Master's Degree49.52%
Doctoral Degree48.84%
Other3.21%

Posted Higher Education Associate Dean jobs typically require the following number of years of experience. The numbers below are based on job postings in the United States from the past year. Not all job postings list experience requirements.

Years of ExperiencePercentage
0 to 2 years18.37%
3 to 5 years56.04%
6 to 8 years15.75%
9+ years9.84%

Skills

Below are listings of the most common general and specialized skills Higher Education Associate Dean positions expect applicants to have as well as the most common skills that distinguish individuals from their peers. The percentage of job postings that specifically mention each skill is also listed.

Baseline Skills

A skill that is required across a broad range of occupations, including this one.

  • Leadership (69.56%)
  • Teaching (53.01%)
  • Communication (47.47%)
  • Management (45.21%)
  • Research (41.93%)
  • Strategic Planning (34.61%)
  • Planning (31.94%)
  • Operations (29.69%)
  • Coordinating (27.7%)
  • Innovation (23.19%)

Defining Skills

A core skill for this occupation, it occurs frequently in job postings.

  • Student Services (34.97%)
  • Curriculum Development (31.72%)

Necessary Skills

A skill that is requested frequently in this occupation but isn’t specific to it.

  • Administrative Support (9.58%)
  • Budget Development (4.08%)
  • Academic Affairs (20.57%)
  • Academic Standards (3%)
  • Student Recruitment (9.83%)
  • Social Work (5.41%)
  • Continuous Improvement Process (9.49%)
  • Conflict Resolution (6%)
  • Enrollment Management (8.49%)
  • Marketing (12.57%)
  • Faculty Development (15.4%)
  • Financial Management (4%)
  • Higher Education (17.74%)
  • Program Development (11.32%)
  • Performance Review (2.66%)
  • Strategic Leadership (5.75%)
  • Nursing (10.16%)
  • Finance (9.16%)
  • Health Sciences (8.66%)
  • Project Management (8.33%)
  • Nurse Education (12.24%)
  • Pedagogy (5%)
  • Social Sciences (5.41%)
  • Student Engagement (9.41%)
  • Effective Communication (4%)

Alternative Job Titles

Sometimes employers post jobs with Higher Education Associate Dean skills but a different job title. Some common alternative job titles include:

  • Associate Dean
  • Associate Dean of Nursing
  • Associate Dean of Student Affairs
  • College Associate
  • Associate Dean of Academic Affairs
  • Associate Dean of Faculty
  • Associate Academic Dean
  • Assistant to the Dean
  • Associate Dean of Students
  • Dean of Education

Similar Occupations

If you are interested in exploring occupations with similar skills, you may want to research the following job titles. Note that we only list occupations that have at least one corresponding NC State Online and Distance Education program.

Common Employers

Here are the employers that have posted the most Higher Education Associate Dean jobs in the past year along with how many they have posted.

United States

  • California State University (38)
  • Rasmussen College (20)
  • Texas A&M University (18)
  • University of California (18)
  • Jefferson College (16)
  • Rutgers University (16)
  • Scad (13)
  • Georgetown University (13)
  • East Carolina University (13)
  • Keiser University (13)

North Carolina

  • East Carolina University (8)
  • University of North Carolina (8)
  • North Carolina State University (8)
  • Duke University (6)
  • North Carolina A&T State University (4)
  • Appalachian State University (3)
  • Wake Forest Baptist Health (3)
  • Sandhills Community College (2)
  • Winston-Salem State University (2)
  • Central Piedmont Community College (2)

NC State Programs Relevant to this Career

If you are interested in preparing for a career in this field, the following NC State Online and Distance Education programs offer a great place to start!