Higher Education/Higher Education Administration at University of Pennsylvania

What traits are you looking for in a higher education/higher education administration school? To help you decide if University of Pennsylvania is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's higher education/higher education administration program.

UPenn is located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and approximately 26,552 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.

UPenn Higher Education/Higher Education Administration Degrees Available

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

UPenn Higher Education/Higher Education Administration Rankings

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There were 20 students who received their doctoral degrees in higher education/higher education administration, making the school the #3 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Higher Education/Higher Education Administration Student Demographics at UPenn

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

UPenn Higher Education/Higher Education Administration Master’s Program

Of the 43 students who earned a master's degree in Higher Education/Higher Education Administration from UPenn in 2020-2021, 28% were men and 72% were women.

Of the students who received a higher education/higher education administration master's degree from UPenn, 53% were white. This is typical for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	23
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

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 PA, the home state for University of Pennsylvania.

Occupation	Jobs in PA	Average Salary in PA
Postsecondary Education Administrators	4,750	$112,890
Education Administrators	940	$80,560

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 WestCoastivieS under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.