General Educational Leadership & Administration at Mississippi State University

If you are interested in studying general educational leadership and administration, you may want to check out the program at Mississippi State University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Mississippi State is located in Mississippi State, Mississippi and approximately 22,986 students attend the school each year.

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.

Mississippi State General Educational Leadership & Administration Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Educational Leadership and Administration
• Doctorate Degree in Educational Leadership and Administration

Mississippi State General Educational Leadership & Administration Rankings

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In 2021, 36 students received their master’s degree in educational leadership and administration from Mississippi State. This makes it the #142 most popular school for educational leadership and administration master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 4 students who received their doctoral degrees in educational leadership and administration, making the school the #253 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Educational Leadership and Administration Student Demographics at Mississippi State

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

Mississippi State General Educational Leadership & Administration Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 36 students earned a master's degree in educational leadership and administration from Mississippi State. About 78% of these graduates were women and the other 22% were men.

Of the students who received a educational leadership and administration master's degree from Mississippi State, 67% 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 Mississippi State University with a master's in educational leadership and administration.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	10
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	24
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Mississippi State also has a doctoral program available in educational leadership and administration. In 2021, 4 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Community College Education

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 MS, the home state for Mississippi State University.

Occupation	Jobs in MS	Average Salary in MS
Elementary and Secondary School Education Administrators	2,770	$77,330
Postsecondary Education Administrators	1,650	$95,160
Preschool Education Administrators	380	$43,190
Education Administrators	130	$82,830

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.