Modeled career paths · Higher education administration

Where does a Director of Student Affairs go next?

What employers are asking a Director of Student Affairs for, what they pay, and where people go next. From live postings and Startline’s modeled career map: what the ads say, never estimated.

Typical advancement
Academic Dean+43% typical comp change · ~3.0y typical
66% of modeled moves out of Director of Student Affairs go here
executive step100% of modeled exits move upward from there
Specialist path
Provost+93% typical comp change · ~3.0y typical
22% of modeled moves out of Director of Student Affairs go here
executive stepno modeled onward moves above the evidence floor
Higher-growth opportunity
VP Learning Technology+50% typical comp change · ~7.0y typical
reachable via Director of Digital Learning. 3% joint modeled share
executive stepno modeled onward moves above the evidence floor
VP People+36% typical comp change · ~7.0y typical
reachable via Director of People. 2% joint modeled share
executive step100% of modeled exits move upward from there
Chief Human Resources Officer+108% typical comp change · ~7.0y typical
reachable via Director of People. 1% joint modeled share
executive stepno modeled onward moves above the evidence floor
Adjacent career
Director of Advising-24% typical comp change · ~4.0y typical
3% of modeled moves out of Director of Student Affairs go here
lateral0% of modeled exits move upward from there
Director of Digital Learning+5% typical comp change · ~4.0y typical
3% of modeled moves out of Director of Student Affairs go here
lateral84% of modeled exits move upward from there
Director of Learning & Development-32% typical comp change · ~4.0y typical
3% of modeled moves out of Director of Student Affairs go here
lateral0% of modeled exits move upward from there

What this page cannot know is which of these fit you. That is what the free list is for.