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.
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Scott recently donated $42 million to 10,000 Degrees, a Bay Area nonprofit that helps low-income and minority students access higher education.
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Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 5 Nov. 2025
Fights against the higher education establishment are laudable, but most voters fail to see the connection of such battles to their everyday lives.
—Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2025
Trade school enrollment rose 5% between 2020 and 2023, about double the rate for four-year universities, according to the higher education marketing firm Validated Insights.
—Stephen Tave, Fortune, 5 Nov. 2025
However, going to university has become significantly more expensive, with the cost of higher education shifting from the state to the individual via tuition fees.
—Ian King, CNBC, 5 Nov. 2025
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Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 5 Nov. 2025
Fights against the higher education establishment are laudable, but most voters fail to see the connection of such battles to their everyday lives.
—Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2025
Trade school enrollment rose 5% between 2020 and 2023, about double the rate for four-year universities, according to the higher education marketing firm Validated Insights.
—Stephen Tave, Fortune, 5 Nov. 2025
However, going to university has become significantly more expensive, with the cost of higher education shifting from the state to the individual via tuition fees.
—Ian King, CNBC, 5 Nov. 2025
See All Example Sentences for higher education
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“Higher education.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/higher%20education. Accessed 9 Nov. 2025.
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