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General Educational Leadership at American University

If you plan to study General Educational Leadership, take a look at what American University. Get started with the following essential facts.

American University sits in Washington, DC.

For the most recent IPEDS reporting year, 101 general educational leadership degrees were granted at American University.

Studying Online at American University

Many students take online classes at American University. Among 12,321 students, 895 (7%) studied exclusively online and 1,822 (15%) took at least some classes online.

General Educational Leadership Rankings at American University

Use these rankings to compare American University’s General Educational Leadership program against other schools offering the same major.

Master’s-Level Rankings

Ranking	Scope	Rank
Best Schools (Quality)	District Of Columbia	#1 of 3
Best Value	District Of Columbia	#2 of 3
Best Schools (Quality)	Middle Atlantic (Region)	#3 of 75
Best Schools (Quality)	Nationwide	#9 of 499
Best Value	Middle Atlantic (Region)	#86 of 88
Best Value	Nationwide	#523 of 531

Student Demographics & Diversity

Take a look at the composition of General Educational Leadership graduates at American University, broken down by degree level.

Looking at the program as a whole, General Educational Leadership graduates at American University are 76% women (77) and 24% men (24).

General Educational Leadership Master’s Program at American University

Of the 67 master’s general educational leadership graduates at American University, 75% were women (50) and 25% were men (17).

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity of General Educational Leadership master’s degree recipients at American University.

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	28
Hispanic / Latino	6
Black / African American	27
Asian	3
Two or More Races	1
International (Nonresident)	1
Unknown	1

Racial-ethnic minorities make up 55% of General Educational Leadership master’s degree recipients at American University, above the national average of 33%.*

General Educational Leadership Doctoral Program at American University

Among the 34 doctoral general educational leadership graduates at American University, 79% were women (27) and 21% were men (7).

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity of General Educational Leadership doctoral degree recipients at American University.

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	7
Hispanic / Latino	3
Black / African American	22
Two or More Races	2

Racial-ethnic minorities make up 79% of General Educational Leadership doctoral degree recipients at American University, higher than the national average of 43%.*

*The racial-ethnic minorities figure is the total number of graduates minus White, international (nonresident), and unknown-race graduates.

Top-Paying Careers for General Educational Leadership Graduates

Students who finish General Educational Leadership program at American University work across a variety of fields. Below are the top-paying careers for General Educational Leadership majors, ordered by median annual salary:

Occupation	Nationwide Median Wage
Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare	$178,795
Education Administrators, Postsecondary	$161,927
Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary	$129,049
Education Administrators, All Other	$91,340

References

• IPEDS — Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System
• U.S. Department of Education — College Scorecard
• O*NET Online (Bureau of Labor Statistics)
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.