Educational Administration at Murray State University

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

Murray State is located in Murray, Kentucky and approximately 9,449 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.

Murray State Educational Administration Degrees Available

Master’s Degree in Education Admin

Murray State Educational Administration Rankings

There were 18 students who received their doctoral degrees in education admin, making the school the #124 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Education Admin Student Demographics at Murray State

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

Murray State Educational Administration Master’s Program

60% Women

15% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 40% of education admin master's degrees went to men and 60% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 28% men graduate in education admin each year. Murray State does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 12% more men than average.

Of the students who received a education admin master's degree from Murray State, 83% 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 Murray State University with a master's in education admin.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	6
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	39
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Concentrations Within Educational Administration

If you plan to be a education admin major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Murray State University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Other Educational Administration & Supervision	46
General Educational Leadership & Administration	18
Higher Education/Higher Education Administration	7

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 KY, the home state for Murray State University.

Occupation	Jobs in KY	Average Salary in KY
Elementary and Secondary School Education Administrators	4,290	$87,420
Postsecondary Education Administrators	2,160	$86,620
Education Administrators	620	$82,070
Preschool Education Administrators	440	$42,370

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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