In the context of socio-economic transformations in Russia, the quality of education is of decisive importance for the successful development of the state and society. Over the past decades, quality issues have been at the center of discussions about higher education. The main factor determining the need to improve the quality of Russian education and, above all, higher education is to increase the role of education in all spheres of the life of society and the individual: in industry, in the service sector and in other areas, including in the field of higher education.