Educational Administration at Wilkes University

What traits are you looking for in a education admin school? To help you decide if Wilkes University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's education admin program.

Wilkes is located in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania and approximately 4,781 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.

Wilkes Educational Administration Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at Wilkes

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? Wilkes offers distance education options for education admin at the following degree levels:

• Master’s Degree

Wilkes 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 33 students who received their doctoral degrees in education admin, making the school the #54 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Education Admin Student Demographics at Wilkes

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

Wilkes Educational Administration Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 60 students graduated with a master's degree in education admin from Wilkes. About 45% were men and 55% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 29% men graduate in education admin each year. Wilkes does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 16% more men than average.

Of the students who received a education admin master's degree from Wilkes, 78% 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 Wilkes University with a master's in education admin.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	7
White	47
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Concentrations Within Educational Administration

If you plan to be a education admin major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Wilkes University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Elementary & Middle School Administration/Principalship	54
General Educational Leadership & Administration	29
International School Administration/Leadership	10

Related Majors

• Special Education
• Other Education
• Teaching English or French
• Teacher Education Grade Specific
• Instructional Media Design

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 PA, the home state for Wilkes University.

Occupation	Jobs in PA	Average Salary in PA
Elementary and Secondary School Education Administrators	8,460	$100,010
Postsecondary Education Administrators	4,750	$112,890
Preschool Education Administrators	2,730	$48,890
Education Administrators	940	$80,560

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 Jrmski under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.