LaDa

This might sound crazy, but disregard those rankings! There isn't an online list of the top programs. Student Affairs is a very tight-knit field, and you'll go farther based off your experiences and networking, more so than the rankings from a company where schools can "buy" their way into top slots (looking at US News Rankings). From my research, the better schools for a master in Student Affairs or Higher Education include: University of Maryland - College Park, University of Vermont, Michigan State University, Bowling Green, Colorado State University, UCONN, and Indiana or The Ohio State (one of those red ones, I can't remember which). That's in no specific order - but your own list will develop its own order after you talk with the program and current grads. Good luck!

U.V.M !!!!!

I'll start UVM's program this summer and out of all the schools I looked at/applied to, UVM was the clear front-runner. If you're looking for a program with a strong alumni base, dedicated focus to social justice, and with a plethora of assistantships UVM is a program you should apply to. Of course I'm biased now that I've committed to the program, but it's arguably the best HESA program that I've encountered. Maryland College-Park would be my second recommendation, but it was a more research/PhD focused program and that was a huge turnoff for me.