Higher Education/Higher Education Administration at University of Louisville

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

UofL is located in Louisville, Kentucky and approximately 22,211 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.

UofL Higher Education/Higher Education Administration Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at UofL

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

UofL does offer online education options in higher education/higher education administration for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

UofL Higher Education/Higher Education Administration Rankings

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Higher Education/Higher Education Administration Student Demographics at UofL

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

UofL Higher Education/Higher Education Administration Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 103 higher education/higher education administration majors earned their master's degree from UofL. Of these graduates, 77% were men and 23% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 30% men graduate in higher education/higher education administration each year. UofL does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 46% more men than average.

Of the students who received a higher education/higher education administration master's degree from UofL, 55% were white. This is typical for this degree on the natiowide level. In the higher education/higher education administration master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 45% of degree recipients. That is 5% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	5
Black or African American	14
Hispanic or Latino	17
White	57
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	10

Related Majors

• Elementary & Middle School Administration/Principalship
• Other Educational Administration & 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 KY, the home state for University of Louisville.

Occupation	Jobs in KY	Average Salary in KY
Postsecondary Education Administrators	2,160	$86,620
Education Administrators	620	$82,070

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 Ken Lund under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.