Higher Education/Higher Education Administration at North Carolina State University

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

NC State is located in Raleigh, North Carolina and approximately 36,042 students attend the school each year.

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.

NC State Higher Education/Higher Education Administration Degrees Available

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

NC State Higher Education/Higher Education Administration Rankings

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There were 1 student who received their doctoral degrees in higher education/higher education administration, making the school the #86 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Higher Education/Higher Education Administration Student Demographics at NC State

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

NC State Higher Education/Higher Education Administration Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 17 higher education/higher education administration majors earned their master's degree from NC State. Of these graduates, 18% were men and 82% were women.

Of the students who received a higher education/higher education administration master's degree from NC State, 71% 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 North Carolina State University with a master's in higher education/higher education administration.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	12
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Related Majors

• Other Educational Administration & Supervision
• General Educational Leadership & Administration
• Adult & Continuing Education 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 NC, the home state for North Carolina State University.

Occupation	Jobs in NC	Average Salary in NC
Postsecondary Education Administrators	4,620	$107,460
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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