Educational Administration at North Carolina State University

What traits are you looking for in a education admin school? To help you decide if North Carolina State University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's education admin program.

NC State is located in Raleigh, North Carolina and has a total student population of 36,042.

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.

NC State Educational Administration Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Education Admin
• Doctorate Degree in Education Admin

Online Classes Are Available at NC State

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

For those who are interested in distance learning, NC State does offer online courses in education admin for the following degree levels:

NC State Educational Administration Rankings

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

There were 15 students who received their doctoral degrees in education admin, making the school the #159 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Education Admin Student Demographics at NC State

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

NC State Educational Administration Master’s Program

Of the 81 students who graduated with a master’s in education admin from NC State in 2021, 22% were men and 78% were women.

Of the students who received a education admin master's degree from NC State, 59% were white. This is typical for this degree on the natiowide level. In the education admin master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 37% of degree recipients. That is 4% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	22
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	48
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	6

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 table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at North Carolina State University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Adult & Continuing Education Administration	51
General Educational Leadership & Administration	19
Higher Education/Higher Education Administration	18
Other Educational Administration & Supervision	8

Related Majors

• Special Education
• Other Education
• Instructional Media Design
• General Education
• Curriculum & Instruction

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 NC, the home state for North Carolina State University.

Occupation	Jobs in NC	Average Salary in NC
Elementary and Secondary School Education Administrators	8,370	$71,740
Postsecondary Education Administrators	4,620	$107,460
Preschool Education Administrators	1,750	$47,330
Education Administrators	1,250	$82,040

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 Haruhide000 under License

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