Since the reform and opening up, China's market economy has developed rapidly, laying a solid foundation for the development of China's higher education. However, from the current point of view, the development of higher education in China is still limited to the promotion of quantity, and there are great differences in the development of different regions. Based on the introduction of the current situation of higher education in China and relevant theories, and the analysis of the differences in regional education scale, quality and scientific research level, this paper provides a choice of paths to solve the regional coordination problem of higher education.