Higher Education/Higher Education Administration at Grand Valley State 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 Grand Valley State University stacks up to those at other schools.

GVSU is located in Allendale, Michigan and has a total student population of 23,350.

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.

GVSU Higher Education/Higher Education Administration Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Higher Education/Higher Education Administration

GVSU Higher Education/Higher Education Administration Rankings

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Higher Education/Higher Education Administration Student Demographics at GVSU

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

GVSU Higher Education/Higher Education Administration Master’s Program

The higher education/higher education administration program at GVSU awarded 33 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 33% of these degrees went to men with the other 67% going to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 30% men graduate in higher education/higher education administration each year. GVSU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 3% more men than average.

Of the students who received a higher education/higher education administration master's degree from GVSU, 70% 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 higher education/higher education administration.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	6
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	23
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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 MI, the home state for Grand Valley State University.

Occupation	Jobs in MI	Average Salary in MI
Postsecondary Education Administrators	5,230	$119,470
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.