General Educational Leadership & Administration at Governors State University

Every general educational leadership & administration school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the educational leadership and administration 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 General Educational Leadership & Administration section at the bottom of this page.

GSU General Educational Leadership & Administration Degrees Available

Master’s Degree in Educational Leadership and Administration

GSU General Educational Leadership & Administration Rankings

Educational Leadership and Administration Student Demographics at GSU

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the educational leadership and administration majors at Governors State University.

GSU General Educational Leadership & Administration Master’s Program

70% Women

33% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 30% of educational leadership and administration master's degrees went to men and 70% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 28% men graduate in educational leadership and administration 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 educational leadership and administration 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 educational leadership and administration.

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

Careers That Educational Leadership and Administration Grads May Go Into

A degree in educational leadership and 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 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
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