Educational Administration at Portland State University

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

Portland State University is located in Portland, Oregon and has a total student population of 23,640.

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.

Portland State University Educational Administration Degrees Available

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

Portland State University Educational Administration Rankings

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There were 4 students who received their doctoral degrees in education admin, making the school the #313 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Education Admin Student Demographics at Portland State University

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

Portland State University Educational Administration Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 71 students earned a master's degree in education admin from Portland State University. About 65% of these graduates were women and the other 35% were men. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 29% men graduate in education admin each year. Portland State University does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 6% more men than average.

Of the students who received a education admin master's degree from Portland State University, 66% 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 Portland State University with a master's in education admin.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	11
White	47
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	7

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 Portland State University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Educational Leadership & Administration	73
Adult & Continuing Education Administration	16
Higher Education/Higher Education Administration	9

Related Majors

• Teacher Education Subject Specific
• Teaching English or French
• Curriculum & Instruction
• Student Counseling
• Special Education

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 OR, the home state for Portland State University.

Occupation	Jobs in OR	Average Salary in OR
Elementary and Secondary School Education Administrators	3,520	$103,540
Postsecondary Education Administrators	1,620	$107,520
Education Administrators	420	$59,490

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 Visitor7 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.