General Educational Leadership & Administration at Northern Illinois University

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

NIU is located in Dekalb, Illinois and has a total student population of 16,769.

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.

NIU General Educational Leadership & Administration Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Educational Leadership and Administration

NIU General Educational Leadership & Administration Rankings

There were 7 students who received their doctoral degrees in educational leadership and administration, making the school the #211 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Educational Leadership and Administration Student Demographics at NIU

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

NIU General Educational Leadership & Administration Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 38% of educational leadership and administration master's degrees went to men and 63% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 28% men graduate in educational leadership and administration each year. NIU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 10% more men than average.

Of the students who received a educational leadership and administration master's degree from NIU, 56% were white. This is below average for this degree on the natiowide level. In the educational leadership and administration master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 44% of degree recipients. That is 11% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	9
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Related Majors

• Other Educational Administration & Supervision
• Adult & Continuing Education Administration

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 Northern 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
• Image Credit: By Andy McMurray under License

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