Educational Administration at Grand Valley State University

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

GVSU is located in Allendale, Michigan and approximately 23,350 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.

GVSU Educational Administration Degrees Available

• Basic Certificate in Education Admin (Less Than 1 Year)
• Master’s Degree in Education Admin

GVSU Educational Administration Rankings

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Education Admin Student Demographics at GVSU

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

GVSU Educational Administration Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 80 students earned a master's degree in education admin from GVSU. About 69% of these graduates were women and the other 31% were men. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 29% men graduate in education admin each year. GVSU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 2% more men than average.

Of the students who received a education admin master's degree from GVSU, 78% 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 Grand Valley State University with a master's in education admin.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	10
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	62
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Concentrations Within Educational Administration

Educational Administration majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Grand Valley State University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Educational Leadership & Administration	49
Higher Education/Higher Education Administration	33

Related Majors

• Instructional Media Design
• Student Counseling
• Curriculum & Instruction
• Special Education
• Teacher Education Subject 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 MI, the home state for Grand Valley State University.

Occupation	Jobs in MI	Average Salary in MI
Elementary and Secondary School Education Administrators	6,590	$92,990
Postsecondary Education Administrators	5,230	$119,470
Preschool Education Administrators	880	$51,520
Education Administrators	830	$77,390

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 Demhem under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.