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 1423 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 Level | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Associate's Degree | 0% |
| Bachelor's Degree | 31.97% |
| Master's Degree | 49.54% |
| Doctoral Degree | 48.21% |
| Other | 3.44% |
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 Experience | Percentage |
|---|---|
| 0 to 2 years | 18.35% |
| 3 to 5 years | 55.87% |
| 6 to 8 years | 15.52% |
| 9+ years | 10.26% |
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 (69.71%)
- Teaching (52.42%)
- Communication (47.65%)
- Management (44.62%)
- Research (42.09%)
- Strategic Planning (34.72%)
- Planning (32.19%)
- Operations (30.5%)
- Coordinating (27.2%)
- Innovation (23.12%)
Defining Skills
A core skill for this occupation, it occurs frequently in job postings.
- Student Services (35.15%)
- Curriculum Development (31.83%)
Necessary Skills
A skill that is requested frequently in this occupation but isn’t specific to it.
- Administrative Support (9.81%)
- Budget Development (3.84%)
- Academic Affairs (21.16%)
- Academic Standards (3.16%)
- Student Recruitment (10.32%)
- Social Work (5.63%)
- Continuous Improvement Process (9.73%)
- Conflict Resolution (6.23%)
- Enrollment Management (8.62%)
- Marketing (12.88%)
- Faculty Development (16.21%)
- Financial Management (4.27%)
- Higher Education (18.09%)
- Program Development (12.37%)
- Performance Review (2.56%)
- Strategic Leadership (5.97%)
- Nursing (10.07%)
- Finance (9.13%)
- Health Sciences (8.96%)
- Project Management (8.96%)
- Nurse Education (11.95%)
- Pedagogy (5.2%)
- Social Sciences (5.55%)
- Student Engagement (9.39%)
- Effective Communication (4.01%)
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 Dean of Students
- Associate Academic Dean
- Assistant to the Dean
- 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.
- Dean (General)
- Higher Education Administrator
- Dean of Academic Affairs
- Higher Education Program Director
- Provost
- Higher Education Program Coordinator
- Campus Director
- Elementary and Secondary School Administrator (General)
- Dean of Students
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 (41)
- University of California (17)
- Jefferson College (16)
- Rasmussen College (16)
- Texas A&M University (16)
- East Carolina University (14)
- University of Chicago (14)
- University of Florida (14)
- Rutgers University (14)
- Scad (13)
North Carolina
- University of North Carolina (9)
- East Carolina University (8)
- North Carolina State University (8)
- Duke University (6)
- North Carolina A&T State University (4)
- Appalachian State University (3)
- Sandhills Community College (2)
- Winston-Salem State University (2)
- Elon 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!
- Adult and Community College Education Master's Degrees
- Community College Leadership Doctoral Degrees
- Educational Leadership Doctoral Degrees
- Teaching and Learning Statistics and Data Science Graduate Certificates
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