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

There are certain penalty exceptions, such as for distributions for higher education expenses or to purchase a first home. — Jessica Dickler,kate Dore, Cfp®, Ea, CNBC, 1 July 2026

Families purchase healthcare, save for retirement, pay for higher education, and often rely on private transportation. — Steven Delco, Hartford Courant, 29 June 2026

Our higher education was started by people of faith — Harvard, Yale, Princeton — were founded to train ministers of the Gospel. — Aliza Chasan, CBS News, 1 July 2026

Did the conservative-education movement amount to anything more than what the rest of American higher education had become, a capital-improvement project? — Ann Manov, Harpers Magazine, 30 June 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