Educational Administration at West Virginia University

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

WVU is located in Morgantown, West Virginia and approximately 26,269 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.

WVU Educational Administration Degrees Available

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

WVU Educational Administration Rankings

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There were 1 student who received their doctoral degrees in education admin, making the school the #364 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Education Admin Student Demographics at WVU

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

WVU Educational Administration Master’s Program

Of the 16 students who earned a master's degree in Educational Administration from WVU in 2020-2021, 44% were men and 56% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 29% men graduate in education admin each year. WVU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 15% more men than average.

Of the students who received a education admin master's degree from WVU, 75% 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 West Virginia University with a master's in education admin.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	12
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 West Virginia University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Higher Education/Higher Education Administration	17

Related Majors

• Instructional Media Design
• Special Education
• Student Counseling
• Teacher Education Grade Specific
• General Education

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 WV, the home state for West Virginia University.

Occupation	Jobs in WV	Average Salary in WV
Elementary and Secondary School Education Administrators	1,450	$70,290
Postsecondary Education Administrators	930	$107,750
Preschool Education Administrators	200	$38,210
Education Administrators	190	$88,000

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 Swimmerguy269 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.