Educational Administration at Governors State University

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

GSU is located in University Park, Illinois and approximately 4,650 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.

GSU Educational Administration Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Education Admin

GSU Educational Administration Rankings

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Education Admin Student Demographics at GSU

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

GSU Educational Administration Master’s Program

Of the 33 students who earned a master's degree in Educational Administration from GSU in 2020-2021, 39% were men and 61% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 29% men graduate in education admin each year. GSU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 10% more men than average.

In the education admin master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 48% of degree recipients. That is 16% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	15
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	14
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Concentrations Within Educational Administration

The following education admin concentations are available at Governors State University. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Governors State University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Educational Leadership & Administration	33

Related Majors

• Special Education
• Teacher Education Subject Specific
• Instructional Media Design
• Student Counseling
• Teacher Education Grade Specific

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 Governors State 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 User:Astuishin under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.