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General Educational Leadership & Administration at Northern Illinois University

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

NIU is located in Dekalb, Illinois and approximately 16,769 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.

NIU General Educational Leadership & Administration Degrees Available

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

NIU General Educational Leadership & Administration Rankings

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There were 7 students who received their doctoral degrees in educational leadership and administration, making the school the #211 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Educational Leadership and Administration Student Demographics at NIU

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

NIU General Educational Leadership & Administration Master’s Program

76% Women
24% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In the 2020-2021 academic year, 17 students earned a master's degree in educational leadership and administration from NIU. About 76% of these graduates were women and the other 24% were men.

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Of the students who received a educational leadership and administration master's degree from NIU, 76% 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 Northern Illinois University with a master's in educational leadership and administration.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 2
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 13
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

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 IL, the home state for Northern Illinois University.

Occupation Jobs in IL Average Salary in IL
Elementary and Secondary School Education Administrators 12,610 $103,880
Postsecondary Education Administrators 8,330 $99,690
Preschool Education Administrators 2,510 $57,560
Education Administrators 1,720 $80,440

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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