Educational Administration at University of Nevada - Las Vegas

What traits are you looking for in a education admin school? To help you decide if University of Nevada - Las Vegas is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's education admin program.

UNLV is located in Las Vegas, Nevada and approximately 31,142 students attend the school each year.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Educational Administration section at the bottom of this page.

UNLV Educational Administration Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Education Admin
• Doctorate Degree in Education Admin

Online Classes Are Available at UNLV

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.

For those who are interested in distance learning, UNLV does offer online courses in education admin for the following degree levels:

• Master’s Degree

UNLV Educational 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 2 students who received their doctoral degrees in education admin, making the school the #357 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Education Admin Student Demographics at UNLV

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the education admin majors at University of Nevada - Las Vegas.

UNLV Educational Administration Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 74 education admin majors earned their master's degree from UNLV. Of these graduates, 20% were men and 80% were women.

In the education admin master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 61% of degree recipients. That is 28% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Nevada - Las Vegas with a master's in education admin.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	18
Hispanic or Latino	17
White	21
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	15

Concentrations Within Educational Administration

The following education admin concentations are available at University of Nevada - Las Vegas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of Nevada - Las Vegas. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Educational Leadership & Administration	32
Urban Education & Leadership	27
Higher Education/Higher Education Administration	21

Related Majors

• Educational Assessment
• Other Education
• Teaching English or French
• Student Counseling
• Teacher Education Subject Specific

Careers That Education Admin Grads May Go Into

A degree in education admin can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for NV, the home state for University of Nevada - Las Vegas.

Occupation	Jobs in NV	Average Salary in NV
Elementary and Secondary School Education Administrators	1,610	$92,370
Postsecondary Education Administrators	800	$115,060
Preschool Education Administrators	190	$56,800
Education Administrators	170	$84,480

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 Stan Shebs under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.