Higher Ed Careers

Higher ed careers can be varied in type, job responsibility, functional area, location, institutional type, and many other factors. The websites listed below for job searching and the salary information can help you begin to understand and navigate this complex landscape.

Websites for Job Searching

Listed here are some composite sites dedicated to finding jobs in higher education. Also remember to look at the human resources pages of institutions that you are interested in working for.

Remember that submitting an application is just one of the many steps involved in getting hired. Also remember to talk with Lois Trautvetter, Carla Cortes, and your instructors and mentors to see if they can connect you with an alum or colleague that has some connection with the department, institution or area of interest. We strongly encourage you to contact the MSHE Career Coach, Carla Cortes when you begin applying for a position.

Also, remember that you can utilize the Northwestern University Career Services Office and your undergraduate institutions’ career services office.

General Sites

• The Chronicle jobs page
• Inside Higher Ed jobs page
• Higher Ed Jobs
• Academic Keys
• College Board
• Association for the Study of Higher Education
• American Education Research Association
• Higher Education Recruitment Consortium (HERC)
• Indeed 
• GlassDoor
• SimplyHired (check out the “who do I know” feature that links with your LinkedIn network)

Alumni Relations and Development

• CASE (Council for Advancement and Support of Education)

Advising

• National Academic Advising Association (NACADA) jobs board

Career Services

• MBA Career Services Council
• NACE (National Association of Colleges & Employers)
• NALP (National Association for Law Placement

Student Affairs

• E-Source for College Transitions
• Student Affairs
• Professional Organizations for Student Affairs
• National Association of Student Affairs Professionals
• NASPA
• Association for Student Judicial Affairs
• Placement Exchange
• National Orientation Directors Administration
• National Association for Campus Activities
• Association of College and University Housing Officers

Admissions, Enrollment Management and College Access

• National Association for College Admissions Counseling
• Illinois Association for College Admissions Counseling
• National Association of Financial Aid Administrators
• American Association of Collegiate Registrars & Admissions Offices
• The College Board

International Education/Study Abroad

• NAFSA: Association of International Educators
• Forum on Education Abroad
• SECUSS-L Listserv (sign-up for a free electronic forum for Education Abroad professionals)

Discipline-Specific Job Sites

• GMAC - Jobs in admission at business schools
• AAMC - Jobs in Medical Schools

Other Job Sites

• Campus Compact (Civic & Social Engagement)
• Association for Public Policy Analysis & Management
• Action Without Borders
• Non-Profit Jobs

Higher Education Administration Salary Info

Check out Highered Jobs and the Chronicle for information on average salaries for higher education administrators (you must be connected through Northwestern’s network to open the Chronicle article).Glassdoor.com is also a great resource  for salary comparison.

The College and University Professional Association for Human Resources (CUPA-HR) also does an annual survey to gather data about higher education professionals’ salaries. 

• College and University Professional Association for Human Resources (CUPA-HR) Professionals in Higher Education Salary Report - 2017

• Selected data: 

  https://www.cupahr.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/PHE16-Selected-Data.pdf

If you’re looking to move to a new geographic area, you’ll also want to check out a cost of living calculator.