Higher Education/Higher Education Administration at West Virginia University

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

WVU is located in Morgantown, West Virginia and has a total student population of 26,269.

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.

WVU Higher Education/Higher Education Administration Degrees Available

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

WVU Higher Education/Higher Education 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.

There were 1 student who received their doctoral degrees in higher education/higher education administration, making the school the #86 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Higher Education/Higher Education Administration Student Demographics at WVU

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

WVU Higher Education/Higher Education Administration Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 44% of higher education/higher education administration master's degrees went to men and 56% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 30% men graduate in higher education/higher education administration each year. WVU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 13% more men than average.

Of the students who received a higher education/higher education administration 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 higher education/higher education administration.

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

Related Majors

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 WV, the home state for West Virginia University.

Occupation	Jobs in WV	Average Salary in WV
Postsecondary Education Administrators	930	$107,750
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.