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Professional and Adult Education Advisory Services

Research and expert advice to help you secure share in a competitive market

Deep, Collective Adult and Grad Ed Market Expertise

460+

Professional and Adult Education partners across North America

9K+

market insight analyses completed for partners

100+

workshops and retreats with cabinets, boards, and working groups each year

Research and Advisory

Secure Your Share of a Competitive Market

The graduate and professional education landscape is evolving, and your strategy needs to keep pace. Our best-practice research, advisory, and analytics provides employer-focused market research, marketing and recruiting strategy studies, and implementation resources to help you compete in a crowded market while supporting institutional goals. 

Strategic Planning and Support

Future-Proof Your Professional and Adult Education Strategy

From staying ahead of a fast-changing market and responding to shifts in consumer behavior to using organizational design as a competitive advantage, our best-practice research, tools, and tailored advice will help you prepare for the future of professional and adult education.

  • Design for growth and innovation
  • Develop market-responsive programs
  • Respond to shifts in consumer behavior
  • Explore industry futures
Custom Analyses and Consultation

Build a Blueprint for Growth with Market Insights

Our custom market insights reports help you identify high-demand programs poised for growth, avoid costly launch of programs with limited demand, and support data-driven resource allocation decisions.

EAB’s Market Insights examine factors such as:

  • Enrollment and conferral trends
  • Competitor program positioning
  • Prospect-facing website and inquiry process audits
  • BLS projections and census data
  • Peer program curricula audits
Networking and Professional Development

Harness the Perspective of a Global Network

Our professional, continuing, and online education leadership summits bring together the experience, knowledge, and perspective of researchers, administrators, and practitioners to deliver you the best ideas to take back to your institution.

Research and Insights

4 tactics to reach, recruit, and enroll “stealth shoppers”
Blog

4 tactics to reach, recruit, and enroll “stealth shoppers”

Ten years ago, we interviewed dozens of partner institutions, who said 20% of their prospective graduate and adult…
Adult Education Blog
Use these tried-and-true strategies to start building effective employer partnerships
Blog

Use these tried-and-true strategies to start building effective employer partnerships

While there’s no one-size-fits-all fix, schools can use smart strategies to close the gaps and create strong, lasting…
Higher Education Strategy Blog
What universities should do now in the uncertain OPM landscape
Blog

What universities should do now in the uncertain OPM landscape

Read our blog to learn about what universities should do to prepare for potential changes to the OPM…
Adult Education Blog

Creating a school of professional studies was a gigantic leap for this institution. Having EAB to support and validate that we had the right kinds of ideas.. [was] critically important.

Karen Sibley

Emeritus Dean, School of Professional Studies, Brown University

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Strategic Advisory Services

Drive progress on your institutional priorities with expert guidance, research, and hands-on support

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Adult Learner Recruitment

Reach, enroll, and serve graduate, online, and adult learners with next-generation marketing and growth strategies

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Higher Education Strategy Forum

Tailored support and resources for college and university presidents and chiefs of staff

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