Higher Education/Higher Education Administration at University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

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

U-M is located in Ann Arbor, Michigan and approximately 47,907 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.

U-M Higher Education/Higher Education Administration Degrees Available

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

U-M Higher Education/Higher Education Administration Rankings

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There were 4 students who received their doctoral degrees in higher education/higher education administration, making the school the #53 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Higher Education/Higher Education Administration Student Demographics at U-M

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

U-M Higher Education/Higher Education Administration Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 27 higher education/higher education administration majors earned their master's degree from U-M. Of these graduates, 41% were men and 59% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 30% men graduate in higher education/higher education administration each year. U-M does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 10% more men than average.

In the higher education/higher education administration master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 59% of degree recipients. That is 20% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	9
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

Related Majors

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 MI, the home state for University of Michigan - Ann Arbor.

Occupation	Jobs in MI	Average Salary in MI
Postsecondary Education Administrators	5,230	$119,470
Education Administrators	830	$77,390

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 Dwight Burdette under License

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