Higher Education/Higher Education Administration at The University of Alabama

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

UA is located in Tuscaloosa, Alabama and approximately 37,840 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.

UA Higher Education/Higher Education Administration Degrees Available

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

UA Higher Education/Higher Education Administration Rankings

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There were 18 students who received their doctoral degrees in higher education/higher education administration, making the school the #7 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Higher Education/Higher Education Administration Student Demographics at UA

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

UA Higher Education/Higher Education Administration Master’s Program

Of the 18 students who graduated with a master’s in higher education/higher education administration from UA in 2021, 28% were men and 72% were women.

Of the students who received a higher education/higher education administration master's degree from UA, 72% 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 The University of Alabama with a master's in higher education/higher education administration.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	13
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Related Majors

• Secondary School Administration/Principalship
• Educational, Instructional, & Curriculum 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 AL, the home state for The University of Alabama.

Occupation	Jobs in AL	Average Salary in AL
Postsecondary Education Administrators	2,340	$111,960
Education Administrators	620	$95,830

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 Deutschlandreform under License

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