HigginsattendedIndianaUniversitywherehewasgraduatedwithaBSinbusinessadministrationandmanagementthroughtheschoolofPublicandenvironmentalaffairs(SPEA).Inaddition,hewasalsoamemberofDeltaUpsilon'sIndianachapterwhereheservedasthevicepresidentofexternalaffairs.Higginsplacedthirdonthe11thseasonofTheBachelorettefeaturingKaitlynBristowe.