Educational Administration at William Carey University

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

William Carey University is located in Hattiesburg, Mississippi and approximately 5,472 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.

William Carey University Educational Administration Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at William Carey University

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.

For those who are interested in distance learning, William Carey University does offer online courses in education admin for the following degree levels:

• Master’s Degree

William Carey University 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 44 students who received their doctoral degrees in education admin, making the school the #31 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Education Admin Student Demographics at William Carey University

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

William Carey University Educational Administration Master’s Program

Of the 184 students who graduated with a master’s in education admin from William Carey University in 2021, 23% were men and 77% were women.

Of the students who received a education admin master's degree from William Carey University, 65% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level. In the education admin master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 35% of degree recipients. That is 2% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from William Carey University with a master's in education admin.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	63
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	119
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Concentrations Within Educational Administration

The following education admin concentations are available at William Carey University. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from William Carey University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Educational Leadership & Administration	215
Higher Education/Higher Education Administration	13

Related Majors

• Student Counseling
• Other Education
• Teacher Education Subject Specific
• Special Education
• Teacher Education Grade Specific

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 MS, the home state for William Carey University.

Occupation	Jobs in MS	Average Salary in MS
Elementary and Secondary School Education Administrators	2,770	$77,330
Postsecondary Education Administrators	1,650	$95,160
Preschool Education Administrators	380	$43,190
Education Administrators	130	$82,830

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 Woodlot under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.