Higher Education/Higher Education Administration at University of Illinois at Chicago

What traits are you looking for in a higher education/higher education administration school? To help you decide if University of Illinois at Chicago is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's higher education/higher education administration program.

UIC is located in Chicago, Illinois and has a total student population of 33,518.

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.

UIC Higher Education/Higher Education Administration Degrees Available

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

UIC Higher Education/Higher Education Administration Rankings

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Higher Education/Higher Education Administration Student Demographics at UIC

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

UIC Higher Education/Higher Education Administration Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 12 higher education/higher education administration majors earned their master's degree from UIC. Of these graduates, 33% were men and 67% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 30% men graduate in higher education/higher education administration each year. UIC does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 3% more men than average.

In the higher education/higher education administration master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 75% of degree recipients. That is 35% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	8
White	3
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Related Majors

• Urban Education & Leadership
• Educational, Instructional, & Curriculum Supervision

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 IL, the home state for University of Illinois at Chicago.

Occupation	Jobs in IL	Average Salary in IL
Postsecondary Education Administrators	8,330	$99,690
Education Administrators	1,720	$80,440

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 Hied5 under License

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