Educational Administration at University of New Mexico - Main Campus

If you plan to study educational administration, take a look at what University of New Mexico - Main Campus has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

UNM is located in Albuquerque, New Mexico and has a total student population of 22,311.

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.

UNM Educational Administration Degrees Available

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

UNM 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 6 students who received their doctoral degrees in education admin, making the school the #285 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Education Admin Student Demographics at UNM

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the education admin majors at University of New Mexico - Main Campus.

UNM Educational Administration Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 5 students graduated with a master's degree in education admin from UNM. About 60% were men and 40% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 29% men graduate in education admin each year. UNM does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 31% more men than average.

Of the students who received a education admin master's degree from UNM, 60% were white. This is typical for this degree on the natiowide level. In the education admin master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 40% of degree recipients. That is 7% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	3
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Educational Administration

If you plan to be a education admin major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of New Mexico - Main Campus. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Educational Leadership & Administration	16

Related Majors

• Curriculum & Instruction
• Teaching English or French
• Other Education
• Instructional Media Design
• Education Philosophy

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 NM, the home state for University of New Mexico - Main Campus.

Occupation	Jobs in NM	Average Salary in NM
Elementary and Secondary School Education Administrators	1,580	$85,530
Postsecondary Education Administrators	630	$91,000
Preschool Education Administrators	300	$46,340
Education Administrators	280	$70,920

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 PerryPlanet under License

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