Educational Administration at Western Carolina University

If you plan to study educational administration, take a look at what Western Carolina University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

WCU is located in Cullowhee, North Carolina and approximately 12,243 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.

WCU Educational Administration Degrees Available

Master’s Degree in Education Admin

WCU Educational Administration Rankings

There were 16 students who received their doctoral degrees in education admin, making the school the #144 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Education Admin Student Demographics at WCU

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

WCU Educational Administration Master’s Program

63% Women

16% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 37% of education admin master's degrees went to men and 63% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 28% men graduate in education admin each year. WCU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 9% more men than average.

Of the students who received a education admin master's degree from WCU, 79% 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 Western Carolina University with a master's in education admin.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	15
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Concentrations Within Educational Administration

The following education admin concentations are available at Western Carolina University. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Western Carolina University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Educational Leadership & Administration	52
Educational, Instructional, & Curriculum Supervision	14

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 NC, the home state for Western Carolina University.

Occupation	Jobs in NC	Average Salary in NC
Elementary and Secondary School Education Administrators	8,370	$71,740
Postsecondary Education Administrators	4,620	$107,460
Preschool Education Administrators	1,750	$47,330
Education Administrators	1,250	$82,040

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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