Educational Administration at Appalachian State University

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

Appalachian State is located in Boone, North Carolina and approximately 20,023 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.

Appalachian State Educational Administration Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at Appalachian State

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? Appalachian State offers distance education options for education admin at the following degree levels:

• Master’s Degree

Appalachian State 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 12 students who received their doctoral degrees in education admin, making the school the #189 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Education Admin Student Demographics at Appalachian State

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

Appalachian State Educational Administration Master’s Program

Of the 59 students who graduated with a master’s in education admin from Appalachian State in 2021, 32% were men and 68% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 29% men graduate in education admin each year. Appalachian State does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 3% more men than average.

Of the students who received a education admin master's degree from Appalachian State, 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 Appalachian State University with a master's in education admin.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	49
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Related Majors

• Multilingual Education
• Curriculum & Instruction
• Instructional Media Design
• Student Counseling
• Special Education

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 NC, the home state for Appalachian State University.

Occupation	Jobs in NC	Average Salary in NC
Elementary and Secondary School Education Administrators	8,370	$71,740
Postsecondary Education Administrators	4,620	$107,460
Preschool Education Administrators	1,750	$47,330
Education Administrators	1,250	$82,040

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 Clayhefner under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.