Higher Education/Higher Education Administration at Wilmington University

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

Wilmington University is located in New Castle, Delaware and approximately 14,769 students attend the school each year.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Higher Education/Higher Education Administration section at the bottom of this page.

Wilmington University Higher Education/Higher Education Administration Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Higher Education/Higher Education Administration
• Doctorate Degree in Higher Education/Higher Education Administration

Online Classes Are Available at Wilmington 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.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? Wilmington University offers distance education options for higher education/higher education administration at the following degree levels:

• Master’s Degree

Wilmington University Higher Education/Higher Education 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 20 students who received their doctoral degrees in higher education/higher education administration, making the school the #3 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Higher Education/Higher Education Administration Student Demographics at Wilmington University

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the higher education/higher education administration majors at Wilmington University.

Wilmington University Higher Education/Higher Education Administration Master’s Program

Of the 6 students who graduated with a master’s in higher education/higher education administration from Wilmington University in 2021, 33% were men and 67% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 30% men graduate in higher education/higher education administration each year. Wilmington University does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 3% more men than average.

In the higher education/higher education administration master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 50% of degree recipients. That is 10% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	3
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Related Majors

• General Educational Leadership & Administration

Careers That Higher Education/Higher Education Administration Grads May Go Into

A degree in higher education/higher education 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 DE, the home state for Wilmington University.

Occupation	Jobs in DE	Average Salary in DE
Postsecondary Education Administrators	280	$147,160
Education Administrators	50	$121,170

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 Chris Light under License

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