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 executive order instructed the Departments of Justice and Education to investigate DEI programs at institutions of higher education. — Synai Ferrell, ABC News, 9 Sep. 2026

Scholarships are underwritten by NMSC with its own funds and by about 260 business organizations, higher education institutions and individual donors. — Rebecca Noel, Charlotte Observer, 9 Sep. 2026

Since taking over, the Taliban have issued dozens of decrees that prohibit women from higher education, most forms of employment and political and even public participation. — Ruchi Kumar, NPR, 8 Sep. 2026

The ruling ends two decades of policies designed to help students without legal status access higher education in Illinois. — Kate Perez, Chicago Tribune, 8 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