Higher Education/Higher Education Administration at Florida International University

If you are interested in studying higher education/higher education administration, you may want to check out the program at Florida International University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

FIU is located in Miami, Florida and approximately 58,836 students attend the school each year.

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

FIU Higher Education/Higher Education Administration Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Higher Education/Higher Education Administration
• Doctorate Degree in Higher Education/Higher Education Administration

Online Classes Are Available at FIU

Online courses are a good option for students who need a more flexible schedule that allows them to pursue an education when and where they want. Whether you're going to school part-time or full-time, you may find distance education the right choice for you.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? FIU offers distance education options for higher education/higher education administration at the following degree levels:

• Master’s Degree

FIU Higher Education/Higher Education Administration Rankings

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

There were 5 students who received their doctoral degrees in higher education/higher education administration, making the school the #47 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Higher Education/Higher Education Administration Student Demographics at FIU

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the higher education/higher education administration majors at Florida International University.

FIU Higher Education/Higher Education Administration Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 50 students graduated with a master's degree in higher education/higher education administration from FIU. About 22% were men and 78% were women.

In the higher education/higher education administration master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 88% of degree recipients. That is 48% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Florida International University with a master's in higher education/higher education administration.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	15
Hispanic or Latino	27
White	5
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Related Majors

• Urban Education & Leadership
• General Educational Leadership & Administration

Careers That Higher Education/Higher Education Administration Grads May Go Into

A degree in higher education/higher education administration can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for FL, the home state for Florida International University.

Occupation	Jobs in FL	Average Salary in FL
Education Administrators	1,330	$88,360

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 Comayagua99 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.