General Educational Leadership & Administration at Northeastern Illinois University

What traits are you looking for in a educational leadership and administration school? To help you decide if Northeastern Illinois University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's educational leadership and administration program.

Northeastern Illinois University is located in Chicago, Illinois and approximately 7,119 students attend the school each year.

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.

Northeastern Illinois University General Educational Leadership & Administration Degrees Available

Master’s Degree in Educational Leadership and Administration

Northeastern Illinois University General Educational Leadership & Administration Rankings

Educational Leadership and Administration Student Demographics at Northeastern Illinois University

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

Northeastern Illinois University General Educational Leadership & Administration Master’s Program

67% Women

46% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 33% of educational leadership and administration master's degrees went to men and 67% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 28% men graduate in educational leadership and administration each year. Northeastern Illinois University does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 5% more men than average.

In the educational leadership and administration master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 46% of degree recipients. That is 13% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Northeastern Illinois University with a master's in educational leadership and administration.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	22
White	28
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	7

Urban Education & Leadership

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 Northeastern Illinois 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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