General Educational Leadership & Administration at Northwest Missouri State University

What traits are you looking for in a educational leadership and administration school? To help you decide if Northwest Missouri State University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's educational leadership and administration program.

Northwest is located in Maryville, Missouri and has a total student population of 7,267.

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.

Northwest General Educational Leadership & Administration Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Educational Leadership and Administration

Online Classes Are Available at Northwest

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.

Northwest does offer online education options in educational leadership and administration for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

• Master’s Degree

Northwest General Educational Leadership & 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.

Educational Leadership and Administration Student Demographics at Northwest

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

Northwest General Educational Leadership & Administration Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 200 educational leadership and administration majors earned their master's degree from Northwest. Of these graduates, 39% were men and 61% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 29% men graduate in educational leadership and administration each year. Northwest does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 10% more men than average.

Of the students who received a educational leadership and administration master's degree from Northwest, 90% 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 Northwest Missouri State University with a master's in educational leadership and administration.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	7
Hispanic or Latino	8
White	180
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

Related Majors

• Secondary School Administration/Principalship
• Superintendency & Educational System Administration

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 MO, the home state for Northwest Missouri State University.

Occupation	Jobs in MO	Average Salary in MO
Elementary and Secondary School Education Administrators	5,770	$90,740
Postsecondary Education Administrators	2,140	$115,110
Preschool Education Administrators	640	$51,940
Education Administrators	380	$79,220

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 poster under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.