higher education

noun

: education beyond the secondary level

especially : education provided by a college or university

Examples of higher education in a Sentence

Students and their parents worry about the rising cost of higher education.

Recent Examples on the Web

By state law, the California State University, California Community Colleges and all higher education institutions that qualify for Cal Grant financial aid must adopt these policies. — Tarini Mehta, Sacbee.com, 7 Oct. 2026

The proposal also could face legal challenges from higher education groups or business associations that could delay it. — Annie Ma, Fortune, 7 Oct. 2026

The football team was bad, morale in the athletic department was terrible, and the school was in the first phase of a massive effort to catch up to the rest of higher education, and NCAA athletics. — Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 Oct. 2026

This opinion piece is the first in a series on trust and transparency in higher education. — Stephen Green, Washington Post, 6 Oct. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1834, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for higher education

• acclimatisation
• acclimatization
• acidification
• actualization
• annualization
• autocorrelation
• autoregulation
• beatification
• beneficiation
• biodegradation
• biotransformation
• bureaucratization

Kids Definition

higher education

noun

: education provided by a college or university