Higher Education/Higher Education Administration at Providence College

If you are interested in studying higher education/higher education administration, you may want to check out the program at Providence College. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Providence is located in Providence, Rhode Island and approximately 4,821 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.

Providence Higher Education/Higher Education Administration Degrees Available

Master’s Degree in Higher Education/Higher Education Administration

Providence Higher Education/Higher Education Administration Rankings

Higher Education/Higher Education Administration Student Demographics at Providence

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the higher education/higher education administration majors at Providence College.

Providence Higher Education/Higher Education Administration Master’s Program

64% Women

50% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 36% of higher education/higher education administration master's degrees went to men and 64% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 29% men graduate in higher education/higher education administration each year. Providence does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 7% more men than average.

In the higher education/higher education administration master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 50% of degree recipients. That is 8% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Providence College with a master's in higher education/higher education administration.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	6
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	11
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

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 RI, the home state for Providence College.

Occupation	Jobs in RI	Average Salary in RI
Postsecondary Education Administrators	790	$116,780
Education Administrators	100	$104,700

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
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