General Educational Leadership & Administration at University of South Dakota

Every general educational leadership and administration school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the educational leadership and administration program at University of South Dakota stacks up to those at other schools.

USD is located in Vermillion, South Dakota and has a total student population of 9,459.

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

USD General Educational Leadership & Administration Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Educational Leadership and Administration
• Doctorate Degree in Educational Leadership and Administration

USD General Educational Leadership & Administration Rankings

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There were 23 students who received their doctoral degrees in educational leadership and administration, making the school the #66 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Educational Leadership and Administration Student Demographics at USD

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the educational leadership and administration majors at University of South Dakota.

USD General Educational Leadership & Administration Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 63 students earned a master's degree in educational leadership and administration from USD. About 59% of these graduates were women and the other 41% were men. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 29% men graduate in educational leadership and administration each year. USD does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 12% more men than average.

Of the students who received a educational leadership and administration master's degree from USD, 94% 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 South Dakota with a master's in educational leadership and administration.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	59
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Related Majors

Careers That Educational Leadership and Administration Grads May Go Into

A degree in educational leadership and 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 SD, the home state for University of South Dakota.

Occupation	Jobs in SD	Average Salary in SD
Elementary and Secondary School Education Administrators	610	$79,570
Postsecondary Education Administrators	220	$111,940
Preschool Education Administrators	100	$55,490
Education Administrators	70	$73,320

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 Ammodramus under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.