Educational Administration at Eastern Illinois University

If you plan to study educational administration, take a look at what Eastern Illinois University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

EIU is located in Charleston, Illinois and approximately 8,626 students attend the school each year.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Educational Administration section at the bottom of this page.

EIU Educational Administration Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Education Admin

EIU Educational Administration Rankings

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Education Admin Student Demographics at EIU

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the education admin majors at Eastern Illinois University.

EIU Educational Administration Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 86 students earned a master's degree in education admin from EIU. About 63% of these graduates were women and the other 37% were men. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 29% men graduate in education admin each year. EIU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 8% more men than average.

Of the students who received a education admin master's degree from EIU, 95% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Eastern Illinois University with a master's in education admin.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	82
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Concentrations Within Educational Administration

If you plan to be a education admin major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Eastern Illinois University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Educational Leadership & Administration	111

Related Majors

• Teaching English or French
• Teacher Education Subject Specific
• Special Education
• Student Counseling
• Curriculum & Instruction

Careers That Education Admin Grads May Go Into

A degree in education admin can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for IL, the home state for Eastern Illinois University.

Occupation	Jobs in IL	Average Salary in IL
Elementary and Secondary School Education Administrators	12,610	$103,880
Postsecondary Education Administrators	8,330	$99,690
Preschool Education Administrators	2,510	$57,560
Education Administrators	1,720	$80,440

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Nyttend under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.