General Educational Leadership & Administration at Western Michigan University

If you are interested in studying general educational leadership & administration, you may want to check out the program at Western Michigan University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

WMU is located in Kalamazoo, Michigan and approximately 19,887 students attend the school each year.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in General Educational Leadership & Administration section at the bottom of this page.

WMU General Educational Leadership & Administration Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Educational Leadership and Administration

WMU General Educational Leadership & Administration Rankings

There were 2 students who received their doctoral degrees in educational leadership and administration, making the school the #293 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Educational Leadership and Administration Student Demographics at WMU

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the educational leadership and administration majors at Western Michigan University.

WMU General Educational Leadership & Administration Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 57% of educational leadership and administration master's degrees went to men and 43% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 28% men graduate in educational leadership and administration each year. WMU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 29% more men than average.

Of the students who received a educational leadership and administration master's degree from WMU, 83% 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 educational leadership and administration.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	19
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Related Majors

• Secondary School Administration/Principalship
• Administration of Special Education
• Higher Education/Higher Education Administration
• Other Educational Administration & Supervision

Careers That Educational Leadership and Administration Grads May Go Into

A degree in educational leadership and 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 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.