Higher Education/Higher Education Administration at Virginia Tech

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

Virginia Tech is located in Blacksburg, Virginia and has a total student population of 37,024.

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.

Virginia Tech Higher Education/Higher Education Administration Degrees Available

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

Virginia Tech Higher Education/Higher Education Administration Rankings

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There were 2 students who received their doctoral degrees in higher education/higher education administration, making the school the #75 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Higher Education/Higher Education Administration Student Demographics at Virginia Tech

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

Virginia Tech Higher Education/Higher Education Administration Master’s Program

Of the 7 students who earned a master's degree in Higher Education/Higher Education Administration from Virginia Tech in 2020-2021, 29% were men and 71% were women.

Of the students who received a higher education/higher education administration master's degree from Virginia Tech, 57% were white. This is typical for this degree on the natiowide level. In the higher education/higher education administration master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 43% of degree recipients. That is 3% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	4
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Related Majors

• Other Educational Administration & Supervision

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 VA, the home state for Virginia Tech.

Occupation	Jobs in VA	Average Salary in VA
Postsecondary Education Administrators	2,770	$113,240
Education Administrators	1,280	$104,310

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 Eric T Gunther under License

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