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General Educational Leadership & Administration at George Mason University

General Educational Leadership & Administration at George Mason University

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

GMU is located in Fairfax, Virginia and has a total student population of 38,541.

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

GMU General Educational Leadership & Administration Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Educational Leadership and Administration

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 educational leadership and administration for the following degree levels:

  • Master’s Degree

GMU General Educational Leadership & Administration Rankings

Educational Leadership and Administration Student Demographics at GMU

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the educational leadership and administration majors at George Mason University.

GMU General Educational Leadership & Administration Master’s Program

74% Women
30% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 26% of educational leadership and administration master's degrees went to men and 74% went to women.

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Of the students who received a educational leadership and administration master's degree from GMU, 58% 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 educational leadership and administration.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 6
Black or African American 12
Hispanic or Latino 9
White 52
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 11

Careers That Educational Leadership and Administration Grads May Go Into

A degree in educational leadership and 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 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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