Educational Administration at Governors State University

Every educational administration school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the education admin program at Governors State University stacks up to those at other schools.

GSU is located in University Park, Illinois and has a total student population of 4,650.

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.

GSU Educational Administration Degrees Available

Master’s Degree in Education Admin

GSU Educational Administration Rankings

Education Admin Student Demographics at GSU

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

GSU Educational Administration Master’s Program

70% Women

33% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 30% of education admin master's degrees went to men and 70% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 28% men graduate in education admin each year. GSU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 2% more men than average.

Of the students who received a education admin master's degree from GSU, 58% were white. This is typical for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	6
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	19
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

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 Governors State University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Educational Leadership & Administration	33

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 IL, the home state for Governors State University.

Occupation	Jobs in IL	Average Salary in IL
Elementary and Secondary School Education Administrators	12,610	$103,880
Postsecondary Education Administrators	8,330	$99,690
Preschool Education Administrators	2,510	$57,560
Education Administrators	1,720	$80,440

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
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