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

The donation, believed to be the largest ever from an individual to a university, comes at a time when higher education has been under attack on many fronts. — Susan Svrluga, Washington Post, 30 Sep. 2026

But her sharpest point was directed at parents and the status hierarchy around higher education. — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 30 Sep. 2026

Wynwood is becoming a place where technology, finance, luxury housing and higher education are converging. — Miami Herald, 30 Sep. 2026

Heightened immigration enforcement, data privacy concerns and shifting policies at present can augment existing barriers to higher education and financial aid for these groups, according to researchers. — Tarini Mehta, Sacbee.com, 30 Sep. 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