Educational Administration at Western Michigan University

Every educational administration school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the education admin program at Western Michigan University stacks up to those at other schools.

WMU is located in Kalamazoo, Michigan and has a total student population of 19,887.

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.

WMU Educational Administration Degrees Available

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

WMU Educational 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 13 students who received their doctoral degrees in education admin, making the school the #184 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Education Admin Student Demographics at WMU

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

WMU Educational Administration Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 35% of education admin master's degrees went to men and 65% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 29% men graduate in education admin each year. WMU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 6% more men than average.

Of the students who received a education admin master's degree from WMU, 77% 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 Michigan University with a master's in education admin.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	9
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	40
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Educational Administration

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

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Educational Leadership & Administration	50
Other Educational Administration & Supervision	8
Administration of Special Education	3
Higher Education/Higher Education Administration	3
Secondary School Administration/Principalship	2

Related Majors

• Education Philosophy
• Educational Assessment
• Instructional Media Design
• Other Education
• Teaching English or French

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 MI, the home state for Western Michigan University.

Occupation	Jobs in MI	Average Salary in MI
Elementary and Secondary School Education Administrators	6,590	$92,990
Postsecondary Education Administrators	5,230	$119,470
Preschool Education Administrators	880	$51,520
Education Administrators	830	$77,390

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 TheKuLeR under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.