Higher Education/Higher Education Administration at University of Mississippi

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

Ole Miss is located in University, Mississippi and approximately 21,014 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.

Ole Miss Higher Education/Higher Education Administration Degrees Available

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

Ole Miss 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.

There were 3 students who received their doctoral degrees in higher education/higher education administration, making the school the #66 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Higher Education/Higher Education Administration Student Demographics at Ole Miss

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

Ole Miss Higher Education/Higher Education Administration Master’s Program

Of the 48 higher education/higher education administration students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from Ole Miss, about 25% were men and 75% were women.

Of the students who received a higher education/higher education administration master's degree from Ole Miss, 73% 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 University of Mississippi with a master's in higher education/higher education administration.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	13
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	35
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Related Majors

• 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 MS, the home state for University of Mississippi.

Occupation	Jobs in MS	Average Salary in MS
Postsecondary Education Administrators	1,650	$95,160
Education Administrators	130	$82,830

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 Dudemanfellabra under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.