Higher Education/Higher Education Administration at Syracuse University

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

Syracuse is located in Syracuse, New York and has a total student population of 21,322.

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.

Syracuse Higher Education/Higher Education Administration Degrees Available

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

Syracuse 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 Syracuse

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

Syracuse Higher Education/Higher Education Administration Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 13 students graduated with a master's degree in higher education/higher education administration from Syracuse. About 38% were men and 62% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 30% men graduate in higher education/higher education administration each year. Syracuse does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 8% more men than average.

In the higher education/higher education administration master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 54% of degree recipients. That is 14% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	6
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Related Majors

• Other Educational Administration & Supervision
• General Educational Leadership & 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 NY, the home state for Syracuse University.

Occupation	Jobs in NY	Average Salary in NY
Postsecondary Education Administrators	10,810	$124,350

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 Justing under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.