Higher Education/Higher Education Administration at George Washington University

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

GWU is located in Washington, District of Columbia and has a total student population of 27,017.

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.

GWU 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 GWU

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.

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

GWU Higher Education/Higher Education 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.

There were 16 students who received their doctoral degrees in higher education/higher education administration, making the school the #9 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Higher Education/Higher Education Administration Student Demographics at GWU

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

GWU Higher Education/Higher Education Administration Master’s Program

Of the 22 higher education/higher education administration students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from GWU, about 32% were men and 68% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 30% men graduate in higher education/higher education administration each year. GWU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 1% more men than average.

Of the students who received a higher education/higher education administration master's degree from GWU, 59% 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 George Washington University with a master's in higher education/higher education administration.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	13
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Related Majors

• 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 DC, the home state for George Washington University.

Occupation	Jobs in DC	Average Salary in DC
Postsecondary Education Administrators	1,490	$117,680
Education Administrators	940	$105,730

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 Michiel1972 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.