Education Strategy Consulting

Our teams help clients anticipate the future and develop strategies that create, preserve and recover value for long-term success. We work across the education ecosystem — from delivery and support to investing — to help government, foundations, Pre-K-12 and higher education institutions, investors, and education companies achieve their strategic goals.


What the EY-Parthenon Education Strategy Consulting team can do for you

Leaders in education are under significant pressure due to rapid technological advancements, changing workforce demands and increased diversity among student populations. To remain relevant and effective, it’s critical that they prepare students for a dynamic workforce, align with job market requirements and create inclusive environments that cater to all learners. Additionally, financial constraints and the need for accountability further necessitate innovative approaches to sustain quality education and support student wellbeing.

As the education industry transforms, EY-Parthenon teams can help you answer some of your most critical questions:

Transformative strategy

  • How can we implement a strategy that can drive better outcomes for students?
  • How can we grow the business and impact in uncertain market conditions?
  • In what ways can performance improvement strategies be tailored to address unique challenges, and how can these strategies drive transformative change?
  • What changes to our current operating structure would best position us to anticipate and adapt to future disruptions in the education sector?

Transformative transactions

  • How can we identify and assess potential acquisition targets that align with our strategic vision?
  • What are the critical success factors for executing a transformative transaction that supports education, and how can we mitigate risks associated with such changes?
  • In what ways can we facilitate transformative transactions to drive innovation and growth?

EY-Parthenon Education Strategy Consulting professionals advise clients on developing transformative growth strategies by providing broad market, competitor and customer insights. But a strategy alone is not enough: We also help organizations execute strategy through real operational change. We help them become more agile and efficient, transforming the vision into reality by leveraging strategic, financial and operational perspectives, based on deep sector experience and firmwide knowledge to help enable end-to-end execution.

We have dedicated consultants serving clients in the following segments of the education sector:


Is your higher ed institution at risk? Use the IVM to find out.

A new EY-Parthenon metric shows that 40% of US higher education institutions are at or nearing financial and operational risk. The Institutional Viability Metric (IVM) uses data to help higher ed institutions assess risk and achieve earlier intervention on financial health.


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