Educational Administration at University of West Alabama

If you are interested in studying educational administration, you may want to check out the program at University of West Alabama. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

University of West Alabama is located in Livingston, Alabama and approximately 5,734 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.

University of West Alabama Educational Administration Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Education Admin

Online Classes Are Available at University of West Alabama

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, University of West Alabama does offer online courses in education admin for the following degree levels:

• Master’s Degree

University of West Alabama 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.

Education Admin Student Demographics at University of West Alabama

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the education admin majors at University of West Alabama.

University of West Alabama Educational Administration Master’s Program

The education admin program at University of West Alabama awarded 183 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 36% of these degrees went to men with the other 64% going to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 29% men graduate in education admin each year. University of West Alabama does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 6% more men than average.

Of the students who received a education admin master's degree from University of West Alabama, 54% were white. This is below average for this degree on the natiowide level. In the education admin master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 38% of degree recipients. That is 5% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	65
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	98
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	19

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 table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at University of West Alabama. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Educational Leadership & Administration	222
Higher Education/Higher Education Administration	38

Related Majors

• Other Education
• Instructional Media Design
• Teacher Education Subject Specific
• Special Education
• Student Counseling

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 AL, the home state for University of West Alabama.

Occupation	Jobs in AL	Average Salary in AL
Elementary and Secondary School Education Administrators	3,590	$83,420
Postsecondary Education Administrators	2,340	$111,960
Education Administrators	620	$95,830
Preschool Education Administrators	330	$39,100

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 Jet Lowe under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.