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General Educational Leadership at Western Governors University

If you plan to study General Educational Leadership, you may want to check out the program at Western Governors University. Get started with the following essential facts.

Western Governors University sits in Salt Lake City, UT.

During the most recent reporting year, 623 general educational leadership degrees were awarded at Western Governors University.

Online & Distance Learning at Western Governors University

Western Governors University operates as a distance-education institution, so General Educational Leadership coursework can be completed remotely.

General Educational Leadership Rankings at Western Governors University

These rankings give you a sense of how Western Governors University’s General Educational Leadership program against peer institutions.

Master’s-Level Rankings

Ranking	Scope	Rank
Best Value	Rocky Mountains (Region)	#2 of 20
Best Value	Utah	#2 of 7
Best Schools (Quality)	Utah	#5 of 7
Best Schools (Quality)	Rocky Mountains (Region)	#7 of 21
Best Value	Nationwide	#36 of 531
Best Schools (Quality)	Nationwide	#150 of 499

Student Demographics & Diversity

Below you’ll find the composition of General Educational Leadership graduates at Western Governors University, broken down by degree level.

Across all degree levels, General Educational Leadership graduates at Western Governors University are 73% women (455) and 27% men (168).

General Educational Leadership Master’s Program at Western Governors University

Among the 623 master’s general educational leadership degrees awarded at Western Governors University, 73% were women (455) and 27% were men (168).

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity of General Educational Leadership master’s degree recipients at Western Governors University.

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	509
Hispanic / Latino	36
Black / African American	22
Asian	4
American Indian / Alaska Native	8
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander	1
Two or More Races	11
Unknown	32

Racial-ethnic minorities make up 13% of General Educational Leadership master’s degree recipients at Western Governors University, below the national average of 33%.*

*The racial-ethnic minorities figure is the total number of graduates minus White, international (nonresident), and unknown-race graduates.

Top-Paying Careers for General Educational Leadership Graduates

Graduates of the General Educational Leadership program at Western Governors University go on to a range of careers. The table below ranks the top-paying careers for General Educational Leadership majors, ordered by median annual salary:

Occupation	Nationwide Median Wage
Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare	$178,795
Education Administrators, Postsecondary	$161,927
Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary	$129,049
Education Administrators, All Other	$91,340

References

• IPEDS — Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System
• U.S. Department of Education — College Scorecard
• O*NET Online (Bureau of Labor Statistics)
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.