Postsecondary education administrators help create enriching undergraduate experiences for students. How do you become a postsecondary administrator?Postsecondary administrators often complete both a bachelor's and master's degree, and some may even have received a Ph.D. In terms of which area to study for a master's degree, many professionals opt to study information science, higher education administration or counseling. Employers largely look for candidates who have studied in areas specifically related to administration, as opposed to a general education degree. In addition to a master's degree, personal experience is very important, and employers at colleges and universities will look for applicants who have applied their skills in real-world settings. Many senior-level administrators, in fact, work their way up from entry-level college administration jobs. These types of jobs include entry-level roles at admissions and registrar offices as well as working as a tutor at a school's learning center. You could also seek out internships at organizations that work in cooperation with higher education, such as those that help students prepare for college or national or regional chapters of academic or extracurricular honors programs or membership clubs. Working as a Teaching Assistant Consultant is also a good way to gather experience - for example, the University of California, Davis runs a Teaching Assistant Consultants Program in which participants "gain valuable skills and experience by developing peer-facilitated programs and services for UC Davis TAs and AIs [Assistant Instructors]," with the aim of improving undergraduate education at the school. What skills are important for postsecondary education administrators to have?Postsecondary education administrators should be driven, ambitious professionals that believe the sky's the limit when it comes to improving higher education. They should be effective communicators who are able to powerfully convey to others the benefits of the programs and services they are developing, as well as to be able to successfully coordinate action among a university's many stakeholders. They should also be highly detailed-oriented and able to juggle multiple tasks at once. "Undergraduate enrollment in the U.S. is expected to increase to 19.3 million students by 2026."