Educational Administration at George Mason University

Every educational administration school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the education admin program at George Mason University stacks up to those at other schools.

GMU is located in Fairfax, Virginia and approximately 38,541 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.

GMU Educational Administration Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Education Admin

Online Classes Are Available at GMU

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

For those who are interested in distance learning, GMU does offer online courses in education admin for the following degree levels:

GMU Educational Administration Rankings

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Education Admin Student Demographics at GMU

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

GMU Educational Administration Master’s Program

Of the 142 education admin students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from GMU, about 13% were men and 87% were women.

Of the students who received a education admin master's degree from GMU, 64% were white. This is typical for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	6
Black or African American	24
Hispanic or Latino	11
White	91
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	9

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 completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from George Mason University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Educational Leadership & Administration	145
Higher Education/Higher Education Administration	20

Related Majors

• Teacher Education Grade Specific
• General Education
• Student Counseling
• Teaching English or French
• Instructional Media Design

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 VA, the home state for George Mason University.

Occupation	Jobs in VA	Average Salary in VA
Elementary and Secondary School Education Administrators	6,930	$95,430
Postsecondary Education Administrators	2,770	$113,240
Education Administrators	1,280	$104,310
Preschool Education Administrators	1,000	$55,080

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 Lucien Dalarun under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.